In fact, it had everything one could expect until ¾ done when Wilko Johnson, fresh from an album with Roger Daltrey, a Q Magazine Icon award, and an 11-hour operation to remove a 3kg tumour, his pancreas, his spleen and part of his stomach made a guest appearance and blew the roof off of the venue. The crowd bounced, Hussey snarled, Watt-Roy dripped (he must be the most active, intense bass player of a certain age on planet Earth). The Blockheads played a great mix of old and new. But the core players: Chaz Jankel (guitar/keyboards), Mick Gallagher (keyboards), Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and John Turnbull (guitar) remain firmly intact and bang out a groove just as they did in 1979.Īnd so to The Jazz Cafe on 19 December and the first of two packed out Christmas celebrations. There have been personnel changes: Derek Hussey now stands where Dury once did, although his vocal and lyrical styles are remarkably similar (or maybe not so remarkable – they were close friends and Hussey once worked as Dury’s minder), a revolving door of saxophonists is headed by the highly acclaimed Gilad Atzmon and John Roberts hides behind the cymbals. The ‘backing band’ really was the band a collection of great musicians that have played sessions on an awful lot of records and who were (and remain) just about the tightest live collective you’ll ever see. The important thing to note about Ian Dury and the Blockheads is that it wasn’t: IAN DURY and the Blockheads. Their own material has won critical (if not commercial) acclaim, but it goes without saying that devoid of the seminal man at the front, The Blockheads are a lightweight, low-viscosity version of their former selves, right? In Dury’s absence, The Blockheads have continued to perform both the classic songs from the 70s and 80s as well as material from their own three albums – the last of which was part fan-funded through a Kickstarter campaign. Their drummer Charley Charles died of cancer in 1990 and frontman Dury succumbed to the same fate 10 years later. Get acquinted with Tiketti's service fees here.Ian Dury and the Blockheads were a band that knew adversity. Our service and delivery fees will be added to the ticket price. Ticket from 24,50 € (door 25€), age limit 18 Next March the Finnish audience will get to enjoy breathtaking energy and unrepeatable guitar playing as Wilko Johnson rises on stage of Tavastia. Feelgood phenomenon, “Oil City Confidential”, in 2009, and thus recently there been a fresh interest turned into the eccentric guitarit's direction. An acclaimed director Julien Temple made a documentary on Dr. Feelgood as one of their influencing bands. For example The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Jam and The Boomtown Rats have all named Dr. Especially admired was the band’s guitar player Wilko Johnson whose manic stage performances with a machine gun like guitar playing inspired many young musicians. Feelgood has left a long lasting imprinting on later generations.

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Feelgood, the Brittish Wilko Johnson is arriving to Helsinki for a concert at Tavastia on Thursday, March 1st.

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