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The Struts: Stylus, Leeds

Dave Simpson, The Guardian, 18 February 2019

IF RAMI Malek hadn't landed the part of Freddie Mercury in the Bohemian Rhapsody film, it should surely have gone to Luke Spiller. The Struts' frontman bears an uncanny resemblance to the glam-era Queen singer — all tousled black hair, eyeliner and sweat-soaked swagger — and channels his supreme showmanship. Miller cavorts around the stage, sports a magnificently daft glittery cape, describes the audience as "scrumptious" and bellows: "Are you ready to boogie, woogie, woogie?"

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