What A Waste - 
The Ian Dury & The Blockheads Tribute

What A Waste - The Ian Dury & The Blockheads Tribute

The Ian Dury & The Blockheads Tribute

The UK's most authentic Ian Dury & The Blockheads tribute act Brought to you by six totally committed musicians with a love & respect for the music of The Blockheads & the poetry of Ian Dury

A live experience that faithfully recreates the humour, poetry and expert musicianship of one of the UK’s most original, diverse and unique bands.


Made up of 6 seasoned musicians with a genuine enthusiasm for performing the most authentic show possible.

We are currently playing the set from the iconic 1990 live album & reunion show Warts 'N' Audience.


We're ready....are you?

The What A Waste set includes: 

Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part3), What A Waste, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, I Want To Be Stright, Clever Trevor, Billericay Dickie, There Ain't Half Been Some Clever B*stards, My Old Man, Sweet Gene Vincent, Blockheads, F*cking Ada, Pardon, Inbetweenies, Plastow Patricia, Jack Sh*t George, Wake Up & Make Love With Me, If I was With A Woman, Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy, I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra, Common As Muck

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