One of the most legendary backing bands in musical history, The Blockheads, will be pumping out the delicious funk based tunes that propelled them and Ian Dury to success in the seventies and eighties in the mac’s outdoor arena, a perfect summer time marriage. Following Dury’s untimely death in 2000, the band have constantly toured and retain original members Chaz Jankel, Norman Watt-Roy, John Turnbull and Mick Gallagher, with Derek ‘The Draw’ Hussey, former Dury chaperone, taking on vocal duties.

Fri 20 Jul 8pm at the mac, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH £19 macbirmingham.co.uk