Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era. By the end of 1979, this early line-up featured musicians Dave Barbarossa, Matthew Ashman and Leigh Gorman – all of whom would later leave the band on 26 January 1980, at the suggestion of then-de facto manager Malcolm McLaren, to form the instrumentalist personnel of Bow Wow Wow. The second incarnation of Adam and the Ants – which featured guitarist Marco Pirroni and drummer/record producer Chris Hughes – existed from about February 1980 to January 1982 and achieved major...