Just to follow-up: I ended up missing the show in DC but did get to the show outside of Philly at the Keswick last week.
Verdict: Adam Ant is in better shape than ever. Performance-wise he was totally on top. Experience-wise, it wasn't nearly as transgressive and empowering as when I saw him last year. But that seemed to be more due to the venue and the type of crowd than anything else. I was really pleased to hear how great some of the new material sounded live vs. on album, since last year he only played maybe 1-2 new songs.
Anyway my full review is here, if anyone is interested:
http://www.spacial-anomaly.com/adam-ant ... rt-review/
I'm basically just so glad I've gotten to see him live twice in the past 2 years. While I enjoyed his music back in the 80s, I have a deeper appreciation now than I ever did for what he was trying to accomplish and also what he about these days...and I love it!