Ruts Dc Present the Ruts

Ruts DC present a concert celebrating The Ruts, the London group formed in 1977 that fused punk with reggae, dub and rock. The night takes place at Band On The Wall in Manchester.

The Ruts formed in London in 1977 and built their sound on punk urgency mixed with reggae, dub and rock. The original line-up comprised Malcolm Owen, Paul Fox, Dave Ruffy and Segs Jennings, and their debut album, The Crack, appeared in 1979.

After the loss of Malcolm Owen in 1980, the remaining members carried on as Ruts DC, and Paul Fox left the group in 2007. Ruts DC continue to perform today. This tour looks back across the group's recorded output, drawing on the albums Grin & Bear It, Animal Now, Rhythm Collision, Music Must Destroy and Counterculture?, as well as singles including In A Rut, Babylon's Burning and Staring At The Rude Boys.

The concert is billed with special guests and is staged at Band On The Wall, a venue at Swan Street in the Northern Quarter that mainly hosts pop, rock and indie concerts. It suits listeners who want to hear the band's music across its history.