Rusty Egan is the former drummer of the British new wave band Rich Kids.
11 Facts About Rusty Egan
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Rusty Egan continued working with Ure, and later collaborated with The Misfits, Skids, Shock, and Visage.
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However, Egan did not return to Visage when they reformed with a new line-up in 2004.
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Rusty Egan was the DJ at Blitz, the influential New Romantic nightclub in London, where he worked with Steve Strange from 1979 until 1981.
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Rusty Egan owned The Cage, a New Romantic-era record store on London's King's Road.
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Rusty Egan was later brought back into his career as a disc jockey by the allure of the internet as a medium for sharing music he suffered from delusional disorder around this period.
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On 13 June 2008, Rusty Egan appeared DJing at the 'Big Top' as part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
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Rusty Egan appeared alongside former Visage bandmate Steve Strange on makeover show Pop Goes the Band in early 2009 on Living TV.
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Rusty Egan had his teeth and hair drastically reconstructed as part of his makeover.
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Rusty Egan won the category for lifetime achievement at the 2009 Viagra Awards.
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On Friday 18 October 2019, Rusty Egan performed a DJ set overlaid with a commentary of the post punk music scene at the London Palladium, followed by a performance of a number of Visage hits with long time collaborator and friend Midge Ure.