I just saw him in Jersey!!! 2024 and he is still rocking!!!💞💞💞

Put this man in rock n roll hall of fame

If I had a time machine, it would be programmed to go directly to this concert.

I hung out with Adam backstage before and after a show in Jan 84. The man almost never spoke a word to anyone but would go on stage and give 100% energy.

I'm 19 years old and a few months ago I found my mom's old vinyl record with this band, so I started looking up video clips and music. This concert is awesome!!! I bought a ticket to see him in LA this May. He still looks great and will be awesome to hear some of these songs live. Really excited!

Dude was just THE shit, that's all there is to it. It's easy for people who don't care for his music to miss the fact that he was tremendously talented, not only musically, but in regards to performance, presence, and image.

Marco Pirroni, the most underrated guitarist of all time!

One of the most underrated singer/songwriters of all time. Got to see him in 1984, during the Strip tour. During summer of ‘82, I watched this over & over

This is the absolute example of what a performance is...this is masterful

Once upon a time I imagined myself after high school at 18 on a plane to England to meet him and woo him into loving me and being my husband. He is by far still my very favorite artist. He remains all talent, even in his mental despair he had flair. I love you Adam, keep going until you can't. Love, Jenny

this was by far the finest of all the adam and the ants line ups... they were tight and creative far ahead of anyone else. the album prince charming doesn't sound dated at all if you listen to it now

Been watching this three times a day, I'm that addicted. Can't take my eyes off him he's so gorgeous and still is. He is a fashion icon and the most amazing person, the whole package.My favorite musician of all time.Utter perfection.

Amazing!!! Forty years later I remember EVERY WORD to EVERY song!!!!! This is a portrait of my youth!!!!!!!!

A gift to generations of women.

I've followed Adam Ant's career since the 80's. Saw him in concert several times and remember watching this performance on HBO. I saw him in concert right before the pandemic and will get to see him perform in California in May. Really excited for it as I'm not sure how much longer he will be touring. Still my all-time favorite artist!

i appreciate Adam And The Ants a lot more now than I did when I was a teenager. They made some absolutely brilliant records.

Oh, another reason I have been watching this so often is I watch Adam's facial expressions, body movement, THIS DUDE IS HAVING THE TIME OF HIS LIFE IN THIS VIDEO. I try to syphon his happiness into myself these days.

Had my first dose of Antmania at age 15 when a girlfriend brought an issue of a UK teen girl's magazine back from her summer vacation "over 'ome". I loved the attire the whole band wore in their comic book adventures. They reflected my passion for sewing and wearing costumes. I saved up babysitting money for months to buy my first pair of thigh high brown leather boots. I felt otherworldly when I wore them to high school with my pirate shirt and jacquard vest. I didn't care if the other students thought I was odd; jeans, Miami pastels and day-glo brights were not my style. Finally, I saw a performer who reflected my inner warrior. I still hadn't heard one single song but I knew it had to be good if the visuals were any indication. It took almost a year to convince the local record store to bring in an Adam and the Ants album, despite my weekly requests. When Prince Charming showed up as an import, I had to pay twice the price but it was finally here. I couldn't wait to get home and put in on the turntable. (My mother's only comment was "What do you call that for music?" I said, "Mine!!) Prince Charming wasn't at all what I was expecting. It was so much more; sexy, primal, drum-driven and Marco's guitar. It was SO completely different from the pap on the radio. I was in LOVE with the band; their sound, the imagery, the lyrics and those wonderful drums! At the time I was too young and shy to experiment with boys; none to chose from and too far from any city where there was a 'scene' where emerging impulses could be danced away. I felt like I was sitting on the sidelines of something monumental yet to be uncovered.(Oh, the years before the internet and KZfaq were so frustrating.) When the next album arrived, it was Dirk Wears White Socks. Egad! My brain lit up! It was a whole other world of imagery and I knew I'd found something that truly resonated with my soul. Sadly, it was decades (and one marriage) before I found a fetish scene that allowed me finally explore some of the ideas HE put in my head but the wait was worth it. I now had words to describe the feelings his music aroused in me. It was liberating!!! Although only Puss In Boots ever got local radio play I was ecstatic every time I heard it. I still get up and dance when it comes up on my playlist. Adam Ant opened up an entire side of my personality and freed me from some old-fashioned thinking; women can be playful, sexy and fun. Adam said so and I, to this day, believe him!!

Just saw Adam Ant at The Greek in LA. Great show. I was in Jr. High in the early 80s when I was introduced to his music. I had a friend who was obsessed and dressed like Adam, had all the albums, posters, magazine covers... and this exact concert on a bootleg VHS! Very underrated music!

I need help. I can't stop watching this.

Long live our Dandy Highway Man!...Viva Prince Charming!.O:-) Tally Ho!....

I was 12 years old and my neighbour who worked for CBS records took me and my 8 year old sister to this show at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. We were up in the balcony. Thought all gigs would be like this after this one !!

I literally love EVERYTHING about this. Pop, dandy, punk, panto..with maybe the prettiest face I've ever seen fronting the whole thing with boundless energy and sex appeal. Its too much frankly, shouldn't be allowed lol. Love Adam Ant, wish I'd been alive at the time so I could've gone *sigh*

This definitely deserves a proper dvd release. A lesson to all those bands these days that get on stage wearing plain t-shirts and jeans. Really looking forward to Kings in June.

Anyone listening in 2023? I heard them when I was 6/7 years old. Still here 30+ years later

Brilliant glam punk (fusion of glam rock and punk). Always loved them. Not a dull moment in this show.

A true artist. His way of dealing with his bipolar comes out in his performing, music, clothes. He is an extremely intelligent and interesting person. Loved him then and love him now.

Ber & Kayla - He was the "Elvis" of the '80's! I don't know who, today, could compare. I saw him when I was 21 in 1984, and my sister & I have been obsessed since! I don't know what it is about him, he exudes SOMETHING that gets to us girls! :)~

Adam Ant is most handsome man I ever seen!!! 😍❤️💋

This is show-biz at its best! What a wonderful creation..super talented, everything that's missing from pop music today - real imagination performed with conviction and belief...love the Ants

He was my idol when Kings of the Wild Frontier came out, but when Prince Charming hit the shelves...Oh my god! I was at that perfect age, loved new romantic and punk and anything different and i loved men that were not afraid to wear makeup and look "Dandy". He is still amazing in 2017, touring and looking great. He was truly original, I mean..who else would mix the different sounds that he did?

Greatest entertainer of all time. I named my son after him.

What a fantastic live band they were, so complex the arrangements, nothing sounded like them at the time and since. Its almost prog-pop. Great stuff

I got into English band XTC beginning at Drums and Wires, contemporaries of AA. Neither one was New Wave skinny tie music but had a style all their own. That’s why it holds up so well.

Proving yet again how unfair life is, because I was too young to truly appreciate what a great artist Adam was. Thank gods he's still around and as 'talented' as ever.

talent and eye candy

Legend! saw him in oc a few years ago.. saw him in london at the Matthew Ashman tribute... seeing him again on friday. some people are just born to stand on stage with a mic. uncompromising. inspiring. professional. artist. gentleman.

Dammit, I love him!!!

How awesome is this, can't believe I'm only just watching it now!!!

I heard he's back to performing. If that's true, I'm so happy for him. He's over come so many obstacles and he deserves to be back. Rock on, Adam Ant.

He's a great showman and concerts were full of energy. I love watching the old videos, he's my idol from my late teens and early 20's. What a hottie!!

Adam and the ants are performers and put on a great concert but more of a show Awesome! I saw Adam ant in concert in the 80's the Strip Tour it was an awesome performance most of the audience was dressed up as the Adam and the ants it was amazing and fun! Long live Ant music!

total commitment absolute talent.

Feel blessed to have seen this incredible man twice -- this & the Strip tour. Oh to have my youth back!!

I was 13 when this tour came to a town literally 5 minutes away from my house. My parents refused me to go. Then in 95, I was to see Adam in Providence, RI. The tour was cancelled. I'm seeing him on the 6th of April 2024, and nobody is getting in my way!

I just crumble when I hear and see this man! One talented guy, an amazing artist back then and still today! Ants 🐜 rule! 💜

my 12 year old self was not wrong -- 40+ years later, I'm still feeling him.

Absolutely gorgeous, talented songwriter and what a vocal! Massive fan x

The thing most unusual & appealing to me about this band, besides the costuming & asexual Adam, of course, was the underlying nod to Native Americans, the respect, the chanting, war calls & the DRUMS. They were the only REAL Americans. Marco, responsible for much of the music, is pure genius ! Caught these blokes live in L.A. every time they graced our shores. A one in a million band ! This was them at their epitome.

How does this performance (and not just this performance), with musicians changing instruments between numbers etc etc, compare with today’s ‘music’? This band and their fans/followers have something to be extremely proud of. Well done Adam And The Ants, each member of this group are very accomplished and to be congratulated.

A rock and roll king in his prime, with a 1st class entourage of brilliant musicians. Unbeatable.

Best concert ever. Genius.

Wonderful Era of the pop music.

They made the 80's such a blast!!!! What entertainers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great fun!

My first ever single was Prince Charming in 1981 when I was 9. I had the album for Christmas that year and then promptly went back and bought Kings of the Wild Frontier soon after which I liked even more. He was my first true pop idol and inspires me still today over 40 years later. True icon and legend.

Oh wow, I never knew there was a video recording of this tour! It's brilliant, thanks for uploading. I went to this tour, at the Cornwall Coliseum show in December 1981 in Par, near St Austell, Cornwall. This video is bringing back such great memories. I'd been to their other tour earlier that year too, the Stand And Deliver tour, at the same venue. These were the first two concerts I'd ever been to. My friend and I went dressed up like Adam, with red feathers in our hair, red sashes around our waists, frilly shirts, ankle boots with fringes and red feathers sewn onto them, skull and crossbone earings, white stripes across our noses, the full works! Lol. We must have looked a right mess but we had an amazing time! Fun days. :)

so unplugged the jukbox and do his all the flavour.....ANT MUSIC !!!

That's why youtube is so good : a memory of all we could'nd see . Historical shows. Amazing moments

perfect live adam does not stop sooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant show, I went to see the Prince Charming Revue at the Dominion Theatre in London on the 21st and 24th December 1981 and I have seen plenty of other people’s shows since then but this is the best one and have seen him 7 times through the years.

Thank you Mr. Murphy--what a gift this is to all of us Ant People! Adam is one of the most gifted and original rockers of all time, so happy to have been an 80's club girl!

He still makes my knees weak ..

Just have to say ANOTHER HUGE THANK YOU...for posting this...I watch it literally every night to fulfill my obsession...my hubby on the other hand not so happy haha...especially every time I giggle at :50 into picasso... OMG Adam gives good face! Still does, got to see him last month WAS AMAZING....would give anything to have been able to see him live in his prime...so again THANK YOU!

Thank you for this post!!! I remember when MTV broadcast this recording in the 80s. I am a huge ANT fan! it was so awesome! Thank you again!

Every single f'ing thing about him drips sex. I bet I hit puberty just from watching this damn thing on Nicolodean. "The Ants Invasion" is one of the best un-loved songs he ever did. Listening to NIN do a remake of his on a hidden track was one of the highlights of my life. Talent recognizes talent.

I saw this show but I remember the logo being projected onto the screen at the beginning and Adam walking through the screen, it was amazing would love to see that bit again

I saw this in NYC,it was like being in a dream! Beyond outstanding ⭐️❤️🥰🎶

He looks even better now , that;s the thing . I really appreciate his art.

13 years of age all decked up with war paint and dressed up my friend Stu and I went to Leeds to see this concert.. I Loved it and nothing has come close to beating this live performance...

I grew up in town of 700 in Idaho, USA. After high school I went to Alaska for grins and only then heard his music going to disco clubs in Anchorage. When MTV came out I was still very small town mentality and shocked at the Prince Charming and Stand and Deliver videos. I kept MVP on to chance and hear them, although they were considered naughty..lol. I don't think the group had enough exposure in the U.S. They should definitely be in the Hall of Fame!!!!

The first thing of his (theirs) I'd ever seen and I was HOOKED. Love the double drums, his voice, moves, ALL of it. Saw him last night and still Amazing.

Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this, thanks for the upload. All consummate performers showing great skill and flair, Adam Ant and his band gave 110%. Everything worked in sync, pretty brilliant really. One of the best looking men ever to grace a stage anywhere.

Adam..my first musical ❤

Love this concert - great mix of the Prince Charming and Kings of the Wild Frontier era. Happy memories!

Love Adam and the Ants. 80s forever!❤

My girlfriend played his records all the time (and I liked a lot of the songs but acted macho lol) so we went and saw him back around 1994. I was blown away. Truth be told, the greatest bands are the ones that have their own sound. Nobody can even duplicate. A lot of his best songs still sound cool and still hold up today. Very underrated band. We actually met Marco (briefly) the night before the show at a bar.

>Checkerboard floor. Can I enjoy ANYTHING? 😅😅 Also, thanks so much for posting. Footage is incredible.

nobody can voodoo like u adam and play that guitar marco..............................

i would have done anything to be at that show. amazing setlist and adam was the ultimate babe! ugh!!

I remember watching this when it came on MTV and was mystified. Have every album on vinyl. Great showman!!

First concert I ever went to too. Thanks for sharing, a proper trip down memory lane.

The most mesmerising talented musician , I have watched and rewatched this so many times, just love Adam ant 💕

Anyway I am seeing Adam live in Manchester next year for my 50th birthday xxx happy birthday to me 🥰😍🤩😘

To go back in time and see this badass show...thank heavens someone had the idea to record it at least!

Ihave loved that guy and he has inspired me to not listen to people who told me what I couldn't do since I hit puberty. And you know what? Not listening to people who always want to tell me what I can't do, and keep accomplishing things, after I've done it, and they tell me it can't be done....thank you Adam. You were myreality check as a young teen. I keep accomplishing things that people tell me I can't do, after I've already done them, or find people who can help me make them happen. I wanted to be a tough girl. I guess I thought I was bigger than I thought I was. Lol. I guess im a small tough ex wife. But thank you. I have loved your music for a very long time. When things were bad, I had your music in the back of my head. Thank you so much for all your music.

My first ever concert...haven't seen this in many years....thank u

I've watched this about 40 times... It's perfection. It's the perfect combination of pop concert and theater.

I wanted him to bring the Prince Charming revue to America back then !!! I would've done anything to have seen it ...he's wonderful :)

I wish the audio was better. His bass beats are classic

A fantastic band ; Adam at the top with his best line up ever ! Nostalgia !

I saw the review on Jan 3rd 1982 at the Apollo in Manchester, this takes me right back

This man was a genius! Wish I was at this concert...meltdown!

Hi Kayla......I understand!! It's my son Paul who uploaded this....and believe me....BOTH of my sons don't understand my obsession!! Glad you are enjoying it! X

Pop music was so much more fun way back when. AATA are still brilliant

wow... iwas actually at this concert back then .....dominium theatre london ... great to see this ....

I love how Marco always looks like he could be somewhere else having fun! LOL! Stuart Lesley Goddard is PURE SEX!!!!

Love the lyrics "here we are in the 80's" i used to think that the decade would last forever..

It's My Best Favourite Show from this Band. I enjoyed every minutes from start to the end...

This is the perfection all round 🥁🥁❤️watched a hundred times classic music performance 100%genius music to my ears 🦅

I cannot wait to finally see him! 4/19/2024 in New Orleans! 🎉