Adam Ant – review

Academy, SheffieldAdam and the Ants were one of the biggest pop phenomena of the 1980s, although their former leader has long battled mental problems which, in 2010, saw him briefly sectioned. This unexpected comeback tour is a hot ticket, and there's a huge turnout.Clad in full pirate regalia, the now bespectacled 56-year-old looks like a cross between the dandy highwayman of 1981 and Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow: there are gasps of delight – and perhaps disbelief – as Ant makes his e...

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