{"id":82870,"date":"2023-07-18T11:50:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T09:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=82870"},"modified":"2023-07-18T11:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T09:50:27","slug":"abc-announce-extra-dates-for-the-lexicon-of-love-orchestral-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/07\/abc-announce-extra-dates-for-the-lexicon-of-love-orchestral-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Announce Extra Dates For ‘The Lexicon of Love’ Orchestral Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Due to demand ABC have announced an extra five dates to their UK tour in January and February 2024 which sees them perform the timeless debut album \u201cThe Lexicon of Love\u201d album in its entirety. The new dates include shows in Southend, Stoke, London, Cardiff and Bournemouth.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Martin Fry\u2019s timeless \u2018The Lexicon Of Love\u2019 went straight to number one upon release. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such \u2018Poison Arrow\u2019, \u2018The Look Of Love\u2019 \u2018Tears Are Not Enough\u2019, and \u2018All Of My Heart\u2019. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best albums of all time.\u00a0

The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit.\u00a0 It sees Martin joined by the Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece. Next year will be 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.
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Tickets for the extra dates go on sale Friday 21st July at 10am while all other dates are on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com<\/a> and www.ticketmaster.co.uk<\/a>. VIP Packages are also available https:\/\/sjm-vip.com\/<\/a>.

ABC fronted by Martin Fry were formed in Sheffield in the 1980\u2019s when they decided they wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post punk vision.\u00a0 ABC\u2019s debut album \u2018The Lexicon Of Love\u2019 (\u201882) went to No 1 and sold over a million records.\u00a0 To date ABC have released 9 studio albums: \u2018The Lexicon Of Love\u2019 (\u201982), \u2018Beauty Stab\u2019 (\u201983), \u2018How To Be A Zillionaire\u2019 (\u201985), \u2018Alphabet City\u2019 (\u201987), \u2018Up\u2019 (\u201989), \u2018Abracadabra\u2019 (\u201991), \u2018Skyscraping\u2019 (\u201997) and \u2018Traffic\u2019 (\u201908). A mere 36 years since the release of their landmark debut album ABC returned with their resounding triumph \u201cThe Lexicon Of Love II\u2019 which immediately entered into the top 5.
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Worldwide hits and six studio albums later; ABC demonstrate that even now over 40 years on from \u2018The Lexicon Of Love\u2019, Martin Fry\u2019s song-writing and musicianship is still as contemporary as it was in the beginning.
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In June 2022 ABC toured\u00a0The Lexicon of Love<\/em>\u00a0with the full symphonic Orchestra to celebrate 40 years since its original release. The magic was captured at their hometown gig in Sheffield on the very date of release 40 years on… for this release ‘The Lexicon of Love Live\u2019 <\/em>which is available now in the following formats on Live Here Now Records:\u00a0\u00a02 x CD \/\u00a03 x sparkly purple Vinyl & as a collector\u2019s edition book & 3 CD.
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Further 40th anniversary celebrations continue with a very special reissue to be released on 4 August. The 4LP and blu-ray box is available to pre-order now from here<\/a>. The 4-LP\/Blu-Ray celebratory edition, overseen by Martin Fry, contains the half-speed Abbey Road remaster by Miles Showell and a further three records putting material on vinyl for the first time including the album performed live at Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 and a premiere commercial release of the \u2018Special Remix\u2019 of The Look Of Love.
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Last week Sky Arts showed a very special concert filmed last year for Greatest Albums Live. Watch again via Now<\/a> <\/a>TV<\/a>.\u00a0
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ABC THE LEXICION OF LOVE EXTRA DATES<\/strong>
January 2024<\/strong>
Monday 29 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Southend Cliffs Pavilion<\/strong>
Tuesday 30 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stoke Regent Theatre<\/strong>
February 2024<\/strong>
Thursday 01 \u00a0 London Palladium<\/strong>
Friday 02\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cardiff St David\u2019s Hall<\/strong>
Saturday 03 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre<\/strong>
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ABC THE LEXICION OF LOVE – DATES ON SALE NOW<\/strong>
FEBRUARY 2024<\/strong>
Monday 05 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brighton Dome<\/strong>
Tuesday 06 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall<\/strong>
Thursday 08\u00a0 \u00a0 Sheffield City Hall<\/strong>
Friday 09 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall<\/strong>
Saturday 10 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gateshead Sage<\/strong>
Monday 12 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Birmingham Symphony Hall<\/strong>
Tuesday 13 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bath Forum<\/strong>
Thursday 15 \u00a0 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall<\/strong>
Friday 16 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manchester Bridgewater Hall<\/strong>
Saturday 17 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 London Palladium<\/strong>
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Due to demand ABC have announced an extra five dates to their UK tour in January and February 2024 which sees them perform the timeless debut album \u201cThe Lexicon of Love\u201d album in its entirety. The new dates include shows in Southend, Stoke, London, Cardiff and Bournemouth.<\/p>\n

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