MIDGE URE AND BAND ELECTRONICA

In the organizer's words:

When MIDGE URE became the frontman of the style-defining new wave and synth-pop band Ultravox in 1979, he could already look back on several successful musical careers. In 2027, the multi-gold and platinum award-winning artist will bring the biggest Ultravox hits such as "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" and "Hymn" to the stage as well as his solo successes and songs from the numerous band projects of his extraordinary career.

"As much as I love spending time writing and recording songs, playing live will always be my 'first love' because I was making music long before I was allowed anywhere near a recording studio. On the tour I will not only be playing a wide selection of hits from my entire career, but also some of my most requested favorites. Reliving and sharing these moments from my life through music is something I'm really looking forward to," says MIDGE URE. The two records that changed the musical landscape forever at the turn of the 70s into the 80s and led to the departure from the guitar-heavy rock and punk of the 70s were co-written, recorded and produced by MIDGE URE, one of the leading figures of the British music scene, and not only changed the charts worldwide, but also his life in the process. These two albums by the bands Visage (Visage) and Ultravox (Vienna) catapulted art-school alternative right into the center of the mainstream and provided a template for much of what was to follow. Synthesizers heralded a futuristic new era and the advent of music videos transformed the pop charts.

"In the previous two years I had progressed from a 'pop band' (Slik) to a 'post-punk band' (The Rich Kids) and then filled in as guitarist for Thin Lizzy. During the fall into the winter of 1979, while I was working on the Visage project with Billy Currie, I was invited to join the band Ultravox. The work we did that winter on the 'Vienna' album was a heady burst of creativity like I'd never experienced before." In 1984, MIDGE URE produced the famous "Band Aid" song together with Bob Geldof and 36 artists, which led to the Live Aid concert in 1985 and subsequent projects - a milestone in music history. In the late 80s and early 90s he celebrated great success with his solo albums "The Gift", "Answers to Nothing", "Pure" and "Breathe". He wrote film music and organized benefit concerts with Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John and Eric Clapton. He conducted major concert series such as "Night of the Proms" and others. Ultravox reunited in 2009, toured with Simple Minds and released a new album in 2012. Shortly before the pandemic, MIDGE URE toured to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the two groundbreaking albums from 1980.