The Ruts

The Ruts were a Punk Rock band from London, UK of the late 70s, early 80s. Combining straightforward beefy Punk tracks, such as Babylon is Burning and In A Rut with Dub Reggae classics like Give Youth A Chance and Jah War, they were most similar to The Clash in terms of stance and influence, walking the walk and talking the talk. After meeting at the Deeply Vale Free Festival, The Ruts were formed on 18 August ]1977, the band consisted of Malcolm Owen (vocals), Paul Fox (guitar), John "Segs" Jennings (bass) and Dave Ruffy (drums). Read more on Last.fm

Artist biography provided by Last.fm

Appearances

FIRST

21/06/1979
Babylon's Burning
Mimed Performance

LAST

08/05/1980
Staring At The Rude Boys
Mimed Performance

TOTAL
(+ )

Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Studio Performances

Repeat Performances

Live Performances

Satellite Performances

Music Videos

Linked Performances

Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
08/05/1980	Staring At The Rude Boys Mimed Performance
17/04/1980	Staring At The Rude Boys Mimed Performance
06/09/1979	Something That I Said Mimed Performance
05/07/1979	Babylon's Burning Mimed Performance
21/06/1979	Babylon's Burning Mimed Performance

Feedback

We really value your feedback and help, so if you notice any inaccuracies or would like to let us know about something, fill out this form.^*

^*Please note, we are unable to action performance or episode video requests, and so any such requests will be ignored, as we do not have access to the BBC's TOTP video archive. Your feedback is stored and processed securely. We aim to reply to all feedback received. Once your feedback has been actioned it will be deleted from our server.