Music News - The Stranglers team up with punk icons Ruts DC for NZ shows
02 June 2017 - 0 Comments
The Stranglers will be joined on their
New Zealand tour next year by fellow UK
punk icons Ruts
DC; playing the
Town
Hall in Auckland on February 2 and The Opera House in Wellington on February 3. Known for their classics including
Babylon’s
Burning,
Staring
at the Rude Boys and
Something
That I Said, Ruts
DC creates a formidable double act with The Stranglers as they
recreate the heady days of the 70s/80s Brit-punk explosion.
The teaming up of the two acts recently smashed box office records around the
UK, becoming the highest selling tour of The
Stranglers’ career.
‘The Classic Collection Tour’ coincides with the re-release of the entire Stranglers studio
album catalogue from the period 1977 - 82. And as reviews from the UK have
indicated, New Zealand audiences can expect an exciting mix of material,
including
Golden Brown,
Always the Sun,
Peaches,
Strange Little Girl,
5 Minutes and
No More Heroes. Fans
can also expect driving rhythms, anthemic melodies, quirky time signatures held
together by those trademark rumbling bass lines and swirling keyboards.
The Stranglers are riding high on the crest of a resurgent wave of popularity. They continue
to out-rock many on the live circuit, including much younger bands, and their
large and loyal fan base has grown in recent years as new converts join the
ranks. With record-breaking, sell-out shows including their 2016 Australian and
New Zealand tour and festival appearances throughout the UK and the rest of the
world, public demand to hear and see the group has never been so high.
Don’t miss The
Stranglers and Ruts
DC - the inventors and ultimate purveyors of Brit-punk - on the
same stage in Auckland and Wellington next year.
Tickets are on sale now from
www.mjrpresents.com
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