Howard Jones will embark on a nationwide UK tour on Wednesday 11th April at the O2 Academy Bristol. This will be the first time that Howard will perform his first two studio albums "Human’s Lib" and "Dream Into Action" back to back, live in their entirety, on a full-scale nationwide UK tour.
Human's Lib was first released on March 17th 1984. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts and spent 57 weeks in the top 40. The album includes the hit singles "What Is Love?", "New Song", "Pearl In The Shell" and "Hide & Seek" (the song Howard performed at Live Aid).
Dream Into Action followed, featuring the hit singles "Like To Get To Know You Well", "Things Can Only Get Better", "Look Mama", "Life In One Day" and the US number 1 "No One Is To Blame".
Howard will perform both albums in full at every show accompanied by Robbie Bronnimann on keyboards and sequencing and Jonathan Atkinson on electronic percussion. The show combines retro synths with cutting edge technology combined with live visuals.
Tickets for what promises to be an unforgettable tour of ground-breaking, classic electronic pop, will go on sale to the general public on Friday 2nd December at 10am by booking online from www.ticketweb.co.uk or calling the 24 hour ticket hotline 0844 477 2000.
Fans that can’t wait for the general ticket on-sale date on Friday December 2nd will be able to take advantage of a special “Ticket Pre-sale” with Absolute 80’s radio at 10am on Wednesday 30th November via the following web links: www.absolute80s.com & www.absoluteradio.co.uk/tickets.
To coincide with the tour announcement, Howard will present an exclusive weekly four-part radio series Electronic 80s with Howard Jones on Absolute Radio 80's. The first show will air at 8pm on Sunday December 4th on Absolute 80s which can be heard on DAB, Freesat, Virgin Media, Sky, via the Absolute 80s smartphone app available for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry as well as the online Radio player at www.absolute80s.com.
The radio show will see Howard playing and talking about his favourite electronic pop songs from the decade including classic singles from the likes of Eurythmics, the Human League and Tears For Fears to name a few.
Click here for further info about the series – www.absolute80s.com.
The tour dovetails the release of a 2-disc live DVD Howard Jones: "Human’s Lib" & "Dream Into Action" Live at The indigO2. The DVD was originally filmed on 6th November 2010 at the indigO2 in London where Howard performed his multi-platinum albums "Human’s Lib" and "Dream Into Action" live in their entirety for the first time. The DVD, packed with additional interviews and features packaged in a specially designed slipcase and individually autographed and numbered, can be ordered from shop.howardjones.com or www.amazon.co.uk.
TOURDATES:
Wednesday 11th April 2012
O2 Academy Bristol
General Admission: £20.00 Advance, £22.50 on the door
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academybristol.co.uk
Venue Address: Frogmore Street, Bristol, BS1 5NA
Thursday 12th April 2012
O2 Academy Sheffield
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academysheffield.co.uk
Venue Address: 37-43 Arundel Gate, Sheffield, S1 1DE
Friday 13th April 2012
O2 Academy Liverpool
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academyliverpool.co.uk
Venue Address: 11-13 Hotham Street, Liverpool, L3 5UF
Saturday 14th April 2012
O2 Academy Birmingham
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academybirmingham.co.uk
Venue Address: 16-18 Horsefair, Birmingham, B1 1DB
Tuesday 17th April 2012
O2 Academy Newcastle
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academynewcastle.co.uk
Venue Address: Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SW
Wednesday 18th April 2012
O2 ABC Glasgow
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk
Venue Address: 330 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3JB
Friday 20th April 2012
O2 Academy Bournemouth
General Admission: £20.00
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2academybournemouth.co.uk
Venue Address: 570 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, BH1 4BH
Saturday 21st April 2012
O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
General Admission: £22.50 / £50.00 VIP Package *
Box Office: 0844 477 2000
Book Online: www.o2shepherdsbushempire.co.uk
Venue Address: Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 8TT
* VIP tickets for the London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire concert includes a free double CD of the show recorded at indigO2 in 2010 along with an after show party and souvenir laminate.
