ABC Announces Final how At London Royal Albert Hall For 2017
FINAL SHOW ADDED AT THE ICONIC LONDON ROYAL
ALBERT HALL FOR APRIL 2017
PERFORMING ‘THE LEXICON OF LOVE’ IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR
ONE FINAL TIME
PLUS THE BAND’S GREATEST HITS AND TRACKS FROM
THEIR NEW ALBUM ‘THE LEXICON OF LOVE II’
With the Southbank Sinfonia
Conducted by Anne Dudley
Following the success of ‘The Lexicon of Love’ UK tour for October and November 2016, due to high demand ABC have announced the details of a final show at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall on Thursday 6th April 2017. With all shows on the tour nearly sold out this will be a chance to see the band perform ‘The Lexicon of Love’ in its entirety for one final time.
A mere 34 years since the release of one of the landmark albums of the 80’s, ABC returned earlier this year with the release of their most resounding triumph ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ on the Virgin EMI label. The UK tour and special added date for 2017 will be accompanied by the Southbank Sinfonia. ABC will be performing their debut album ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ in its entirety plus all the greatest hits and tracks from ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ including BBC Radio 2 A listed single Viva Love and Flames of Desire.
Sonically doffing its cap to the original, ‘The Lexicon of Love II’ features 10 brand new songs from the pen of ABC kingpin Martin Fry, aided and abetted by various musical cohorts. Taking a less innocent, more experienced view on affairs of the heart than its million selling predecessor, but it still manages to conclude that all you need is love.
Speaking on the new London Royal Albert Hall show Martin Fry said:
“This show brings it all back to where it started. These orchestral shows have been some of our best performances. ”
Foremost among Fry’s collaborators on the new album is Academy Award winning musician and composer Anne Dudley, who has been the long standing conductor on ABC’s critically acclaimed sold out orchestral shows. Anne has provided orchestral arrangements that give ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ its signature sound, and has co written two of the key songs on the album: ‘The Love Inside The Love’ and ‘Brighter Than The Sun’.
Tickets for ABC’s new London show are on sale Friday 26th August at 10am. Limited tickets are still available for Newcastle, Nottingham and Southend via – www.gigsandtours.com / www.ticketmaster.co.uk
Thu 06 Apr 17 London Royal Albert Hall
Fri 21 Oct 16 Manchester Bridgewater Hall *SOLD OUT*
Sat 22 Oct 16 Newcastle City Hall
Mon 24 Oct 16 Birmingham Symphony Hall *SOLD OUT*
Tue 25 Oct 16 London Royal Festival Hall *SOLD OUT*
Wed 26 Oct 16 Brighton Dome *SOLD OUT*
Fri 28 Oct 16 Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre*SOLD OUT*
Sat 29 Oct 16 Sheffield City Hall *SOLD OUT*
Sun 30 Oct 16 Bristol Colston Hall *SOLD OUT*
Tue 01 Nov 16 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Wed 02 Nov 16 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
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The full track listing of ‘The Lexicon Of Love II’ is:
∙ The Flames Of Desire
∙ Viva Love
∙ Ten Below Zero
∙ Confessions Of A Fool
∙ Singer Not The Song
∙ The Ship Of The Seasick Sailor
∙ Kiss Me Goodbye
∙ I Believe In Love
∙ The Love Inside The Love
∙ Brighter Than The Sun
∙ Viva Love Reprise
ABC were formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s when they decided they wanted fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post modern punk vision. ABC’s debut album ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ (‘82) went to No 1 and sold over a million records. To date ABC have released 9 studio albums: ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ (’82), ‘Beauty Stab’ (’83), ‘How To Be A Zillionaire’ (’85), ‘Alphabet City’ (’87), ‘Up’ (’89), ‘Abracadabra’ (’91), ‘Skyscraping’ (’97) ‘Traffic’ (’08) and The Lexicon of Love II (’16).