{"id":47853,"date":"2019-03-11T12:23:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=47853"},"modified":"2019-03-11T12:23:23","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T12:23:23","slug":"omd-announce-special-40th-anniversary-world-tour-including-21-uk-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/03\/omd-announce-special-40th-anniversary-world-tour-including-21-uk-dates\/","title":{"rendered":"OMD Announce Special 40th Anniversary World Tour, Including 21 UK dates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) continue their 40th anniversary celebrations with the announcement of a special world tour. Starting in October in Portugal, stretching through to February 2020 finishing in Paris, the band will be joined by both Martin Cooper and Stuart Kershaw. <\/strong><\/h4>\n

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UK dates below are in bold, with VIP pre-sale tomorrow March 12th and general sale March 14th – 9.00am:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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October<\/p>\n

Tues 15th Portugal, Lisbon Aula Magna
\nWeds 16th Portugal, Porto Casa da Musica
\nSat 19th Spain, Madrid Riviera
\nMon 21st Spain Barcelona Apolo
\nWeds 23rd Northern Ireland, Belfast Ulster Hall<\/strong>
\nTues 24th Ireland, Dublin Olympia
\nSat 26th England, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nSun 27th England, York Barbican<\/strong>
\nMon 28th England, Hull Arena<\/strong>
\nWeds 30th England, Gateshead Sage<\/strong>
\nTues 31st Scotland, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

November<\/p>\n

Fri 1st England, Manchester Apollo<\/strong>
\nSun 3rd England, Sheffield City Hall<\/strong>
\nMon 4th England, Liverpool Empire<\/strong>
\nTues 5th England, Birmingham Symphony Hall<\/strong>
\nThurs 7th England, Leicester De Montfort Hall<\/strong>
\nFri 8th England, Bath Pavilion<\/strong>
\nSat 9th England, Oxford New Theatre<\/strong>
\nMon 11th England, Guildford G Live<\/strong>
\nTues 12th England, Portsmouth Guildhall<\/strong>
\nWeds 13th England, Watford Colosseum<\/strong>
\nFri 15th England, Cambridge Corn Exchange<\/strong>
\nSat 16th England, Ipswich Regent<\/strong>
\nSun 17th England, Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion<\/strong>
\nTues 19th England, Bournemouth Pavilion<\/strong>
\nWeds 20th England, London Eventim Apollo<\/strong>
\nMon 25th Germany, Rostock Stadthalle
\nTues 26th Germany, Dresden Kulturpalast
\nThurs 28th Germany, Leipzig Haus Auensee
\nFri 29th Germany, Berlin Tempodrom
\nSat 30th Germany, Hamburg Grosse Freiheit<\/p>\n

December<\/p>\n

Mon 2nd Germany, Saarbr\u00fccken Saarlandhalle
\nTues 3rd Germany, Stuttgart Liederhalle
\nThurs 5th Germany, D\u00fcsseldorf M.Electric-Hall
\nFri 6th Germany, Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle<\/p>\n

February 2020<\/p>\n

Mon 3rd Poland, Krakow Studio
\nTues 4th Poland, Warsaw Progresja
\nFri 7th Norway, Oslo Rockefeller Musichall
\nSun 9th Sweden, Stockholm Berns
\nMon 10th Sweden, Malmo KB
\nWeds 12th Denmark, Copenhagen Vegas
\nFri 14th Belgium, Brussels Ancienne Belgique
\nSat 15th Netherlands, Utrecht Tivoli
\nSun 16th France, Paris La Cigale<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement comes as part of another exciting installment of the band\u2019s 40th anniversary celebrations which first saw the reissue of their first four classic albums on 180g vinyl, mastered at half speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and housed in their original iconic die cut sleeves designed by the legendary Peter Saville.<\/p>\n

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\u201cElectronic music is our language,\u201d Andy McCluskey says. \u201cIt\u2019s how we talk.\u201d\u2028\u201cWe\u2019re at our best when we\u2019re in a room together, working,\u201d Paul Humphreys adds. \u201cThat\u2019s when the sparks and ideas happen. It\u2019s the same now as it ever was.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The band were formed in 1978 by teenage friends Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. They quickly became electro-pioneers with a string of hit albums released throughout the 1980\u2019s, eventually selling over 25 million singles and 15 million albums across their career to date, establishing them as electronic synthesiser pioneers and one of Britain\u2019s best-loved pop groups.<\/p>\n

Last year OMD also played two acclaimed concerts at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in October. Both shows sold out and featured orchestral arrangements of many of OMD\u2019s biggest hits, with The Times\u2019 four star review describing the arrangements as \u201cworking perfectly with the orchestra and demonstrating how uncompromising OMD have been\u201c. It also went on to say that the band \u201crejected every rock\u2019n\u2019roll clich\u00e9 going and made the Philharmonic Hall seem like their spiritual home.\u201d The shows coincided with the anniversary of OMD\u2019s first ever gig which took place at legendary Liverpool club Eric\u2019s in October 1978.<\/p>\n

The celebrations also spawned a must-read special 40th anniversary book which tells the story of OMD from the garage beginnings right through to the latest sell out tours. Featuring memories from band members, other musical artists that they have influenced, famous admirers and loyal fans.<\/p>\n

As part of their world tour, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark will also join The B-52\u2019s and Tom Tom Club for a run of US dates in the August & September. They are also set to release a definitive singles collection later this year. More info is set to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find out more from their official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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