Steve Strange: A strange half-century

In May 2018, IQ published a surprise feature to mark Steve Strange's 50 birthday...

Feature By Gordon Masson | 25 September 2021

X-ray Touring co-founder Steve Strange
Steve Strange co-founded X-ray Touring in 2005

This article was originally published in May 2018, and has been republished following the sad news of Steve Strange’s passing.

 

 

A party on 13 April 2018 to celebrate Steve Strange’s 50th birthday marked the reopening of London’s Subterania, which long-time friend Vince Power has resurrected after a 15-year hiatus. Picking a grassroots club as the destination for his landmark birthday party sums up a man who has dedicated more than half his life to the live music business –…

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