Midge Ure Kicks Off North American Tour Today
August 7, 2024 - New York, NY: Midge Ure kicks off his North American tour tonight at the legendary Daryl's house in Pawling, NY. The gigs dubbed 'Band In A Box' will take Midge across the USA, Canada and back, wrapping up in Ft. Lauderdale on September 12. Full dates below.
Midge talks about the tour: “Lots of people asking me to clarify what ‘Band in a Box’ actually is. It consists of myself on electric guitar, synthesiser and vocals alongside my long time keyboard player Charlie Round-Turner playing live with various loops, samples and programmed drums. A band in a box! This format allows me to perform a full band performance with a ’stripped down’ duo. I will be playing a range of material from my long and varied career. From early Ultravox and Visage to recent solo material. Who knew two people could make so much noise?”
Tickets can be purchased via MidgeUre.com.
Midge Ure recently celebrated his seventieth birthday with a one-night only concert at The Royal Albert Hall celebrating his catalogue and will embark on a European tour before coming to North America. He is also still hosting his Backstage Lockdown Club giving fans exclusive access to a series of intimate, musical events on a monthly subscription basis.
Tour Dates: August 07 - Pawling, NY - Daryl's House August 08 - Hamden, CT - Space BallroomAugust 09 - Boston, MA - City Winery August 10 - Roslyn, NY - Roslyn HotelAugust 11 - New York, NY - City Winery August 13 - Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head August 14 - Philadelphia, PA - City Winery August 15 - Pittsburgh, PA - Jergels August 16 - Toronto, ON - El MocamboAugust 18 - Evanston, IL - SpaceAugust 20 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall August 21 - Minneapolis, MN - Parkway August 23 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw August 24 - Everett, WA - King's HallAugust 25 - Portland, OR - Alberta Rose TheaterAugust 28 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow'sAugust 29 - Oakland, CA - Yoshi's August 30 - Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon August 31 - San Diego, CA - Casbah September 01 - San Juan Capistrano, CA - Coach HouseSeptember 02 - Phoenix, AZ - Musical Instrument MuseumSeptember 04 - Dallas, TX - The GranadaSeptember 05 - Austin, TX - 3Ten LiveSeptember 08 - Atlanta, GA - The EarlSeptember 10 - St. Petersburg, FL - Bayboro BrewingSeptember 11 - Mt. Dora, FL - Mt. Dora Music Hall September 13 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
Midge Ure has an impressive catalogue fronting the groundbreaking electrorock band Ultravox as well as being a member of such notable bands as Visage and Thin Lizzy. He helped form Band Aid where he produced and co-wrote the smash charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas,' still one of the biggest singles in UK music history. He was also one of the principle creators of Live Aid and Live 8 along with Bob Geldof. Ure has spent most of his career touring the globe playing solo and with Ultravox who reformed in 2009. He served the notable role of MD for the Princes Trust at the Royal Albert Hall with a cast of the usual suspects including Queen, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Mark King. Ure is now working on three albums including a follow-up to Fragile, an Orchestrated Pt. 2 in addition to a totally instrumental album.
Photo credit: Nathan Roach
Website: http://www.midgeure.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midge.ure/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/midgeure1
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midge_ure/
No comments:
Post a Comment