RUTS DC PRESENT THE RUTS
Featuring Ruts D.C.
- Date
- Sat 30 Oct 2027
- Starts
- 7:00 PM
- Venue
- hmv Empire
- City
- Coventry
About the event
RUTS DC present 50 years of RUTS Music (1977-2027)
THE RUTS
+ special guests
In 1977, The Ruts emerged from London with a sound unlike anybody else around them - the raw urgency of punk colliding with reggae, dub and rock, driven by formidable musicianship and a fierce sense of purpose. With Malcolm Owen, Paul Fox, Dave Ruffy and Segs Jennings, The Ruts created a body of music whose power has endured far beyond its original moment.
After losing Malcolm Owen in 1980, the remaining members chose integrity over nostalgia by re-inventing themselves as Ruts DC, eventually losing Paul Fox in 2007. Ruts DC remain a living, evolving band to this day.
But the time has come to celebrate the whole story. This tour is about taking the music that exploded out of a movement and bringing it onto a stage in 2027 with all its urgency and relevance intact. Music made across five decades - from the albums The Crack and Grin & Bear It, through Animal Now, Rhythm Collision, Music Must Destroy, and Counterculture? with the classic singles In A Rut. Babylon's Burning. Something That I Said. Jah War. Staring At The Rude Boys. West One (Shine On Me) and more.
An AGMP Concerts presentation.
This event is for over 18s only - No refunds will be issued for under 18s
Good to know
- Saturday 30 October 2027 — the show starts at 7:00 PM.
- hmv Empire is in Coventry.
- Within a minute's walk of hmv Empire: Snax in the City, The Dog and Greggs; the nearest railway station is Coventry, about 9 minutes on foot (what's nearby).
- Ruts D.C. plays 5 more dates on this tour.
- New to gigs? What doors, curfews, age limits and presales mean.
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Venue
hmv Empire
hmv Empire is a live music venue in Coventry, United Kingdom on 22 Hertford Street. The calendar is mixed, leaning indie, alternative and punk. Acts booked here more than once include An Afternoon of Indie - Indie for the over 30s (2 shows). 3 shows …
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Tickets
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