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On this day, 31 Jan 1979, Adam and the Ants played Newport’s Stowaway Club on their Young Parisians UK tour.
Signed to Decca, the band was let them go in early 1979, the group signed with independent label Do It Records and rerecorded and released their second single "Zerox" (with a changed B-side, "Whip In My Valise") before recording their debut album Dirk Wears White Sox.
The group existed in two incarnations, both fronted by Adam Ant, lasting from 1977 to 1982. The first, founded in May 1977 and known simply as The Ants until November of that year, achieved considerable cult popularity during the transition from the punk rock era to the post-punk and new wave era and were noted for their high camp, overtly sexualised stage performances and songs. The final line-up of this incarnation—Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman, and Leigh Gorman—left the band in January 1980 at the suggestion of de facto manager Malcolm McLaren to form Bow Wow Wow.
The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer/producer Chris Hughes, and was noted for its use of Burundi drums.
Setlist
Nietzsche Baby
Day I Met God
Animals and Men
Cleopatra
Kick!
Never Trust a Man (With Egg on His Face)
Catholic Day
Boil in the Bag Man
Family of Noise
Press Darlings
Zerox
Lady
Puerto Rican
Fall-In
