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Zeche, Bochum, Germany
28th May 2015
Midge Ure and Band: “Breathe Again”

MIDGE URE is coming on tour! "Breathe Again" in Germany! An artist who has received Ivor Novello, Grammy, BASCAP awards along with a flotilla of gold and platinum records, really needs very little introduction. Musical success is seldom measured in time spans of more than a few years, if not Andy Warhol's often quoted “fifteen minutes”, so the fact that by the time Midge's single ‘If I Was’ went to No1 in 1985 he had already crammed several musical lifetimes into a 10 year professional career speaks volumes - SLIK, THE RICH KIDS, THIN LIZZY, VISAGE, ULTRAVOX and of course the most famous one off group in musical history Band Aid had by then all had the guiding hand of his musical navigation.

MIDGE appeared to the wider public in a moment of heady teen success with SLIK. Their sway-along single 'Forever And Ever' took over at No.1 in the UK from ABBA's 'Mamma Mia' on Valentine's Day 1976. Soon outgrowing SLIK's pop dimensions, MIDGE was snapped up by ex-SEX PISTOL Glen Matlock the following year for his new outfit, THE RICH KIDS, who charted amid an avalanche of press with a self-titled EMI single early in 1978. By 1979, with his name being added to many musicians' contact book, URE had been asked by Billy Currie, Chris Cross and Warren Cann to become the new front man in ULTRAVOX.

The band was a major influence on the new romantic and electro-pop movements of the early '80s. Their successful trademark was combining MIDGE's powerful guitar riffs with sweeping synthesizer motifs, enigmatic imagery and state-of-the-art visuals. Tracks like 'Reap the Wild Wind', 'Dancing With Tears in My Eyes', 'Love's Great Adventure' and 1981's timeless 'Vienna' were all massive hits the world over as they charted with awesome regularity, not only on single, but with seven consecutive top ten albums in just six years. Indeed, Vienna recently was voted the Nation’s favourite number 2 single of the 80’s, finally granting it a coveted Number 1 position!


In 1995, MIDGE delivered his fourth solo album, ‘Breathe’, to BMG just 10 years after the phenomenal successes of Band Aid and Live Aid. Always one to ring the changes, this album had a very Celtic feel with a plethora of acoustic instruments from Uilleann pipes to mandolins and accordions. The title track was picked up by Swatch watches and headed their most successful advertising campaign ever. The album went triple platinum and was a massive success all over Europe.

After the successful reformation of ULTRAVOX in 2009, MIDGE feels it's time to revisit his Celtic roots, and will perform ‘Breathe’ in its entirety for the first time in 2015. Ably accompanied by the two musicians from India Electric Co, recreating the nature of the album. Of course, he will also play a selection of his other hits like ‘Vienna’, ‘Dancing with Tears in My Eyes’, ‘Fade to Grey’ and ‘If I Was’, as well as songs from his recently released album ‘Fragile’, which was Radio 2 playlisted - it's what audiences, quite rightly, expect...

Additional Concert Info
Doors: 19:00
Starts: 20:00
Ticket fee: 35€ excl. charges VIP tickets are available for 75€
Ticket link: www.LB-EVENTS.de
Info: http://zeche.net/konzert.php?nummer=12

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