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April 18th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 18th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 19th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 19th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 19th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 25th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 15th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 14th - Irving Plaza, NYC
February 25/26 - Vicar Street Dublin
April 18 - Irving Plaza New York
April 14th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 14th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 16th - Borders book store, NYC
April 25th - Irving Plaza, NYC
April 25th - Irving Plaza, NYC
Tour Program Book
Coffee Mug
Knit Cap
Tour Tee Shirt (Front Art)
Tour Tee Shirt ( back) - with USA tour dates
More tee-shirts sold at the gigs
The Erasure Show - concert ticket
The Erasure Show - newspaper ad |
2005 - THE ERASURE SHOW February 25 - Vicar St, Dublin IRELAND February 26 - Vicar St, Dublin IRELAND March 23 - Vega, Copenhahagen, DENMARK March 24 - Vega, Copenhahagen, DENMARK March 26 - Columbiahalle, Berlin GERMANY March 28 - E-Werk, Cologne GERMANY March 29 - Capitol, Offenbach GERMANY March 31 - Muffathalle, Munich GERMANY April 14 - Irving Plaza, New York City
USA April 21 - Irving Plaza, New York City
USA April 30 - Chicago Theatre, Chicago
Illinois USA May 10 - Verizon Wireless Theater,
Houston Texas USA May 17 - 4th & B, San Diego California USA May 18 - The Grove of Anaheim, Anaheim
California USA May 21 - The Independent, San Francisco
California USA May 25 - The Independent, San Francisco
California USA May 28 - Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City Utah USA May 29 - Paramount Theatre, Denver Colorado USA May 31 - Lakewood Theater, Dallas Texas USA June 3 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston Massachussets USA June 5 - Massey Hall, Toronto CANADA June 6 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC USA October 1 - Kino International, Berlin
GERMANY For more information visit : www.AndyBell.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Setlists for The Erasure Show Tour include: - INTRO: a pre-recorded V&A track,
rot'ated between - No Doubt In several venues, Victim of Love and
The Circus were replaced with various other tracks sush as: New York City got the most varied setlists, as Erasure did a 10-night run there.
To see more detailed song listings for individual venues, and to purchase live CD recordings of the gigs, visit : http://www.liveherenow.co.uk
Backing singers : Valerie Chalmers & Ann-Marie Gilkes Merchandise sold includes: Client and Piney Gir and were the opening act s for the UK/Europe gigs. Elkland was the opening band in the USA.
---------------------------------- NEWSDAY'S REVIEW Erasure kicked off its American tour - and an unprecedented 10 shows over the next two weeks at Irving Plaza - with a high-energy, good-time romp through the band's dance-pop catalog... From the moment Andy Bell appeared on the enchanted forest stage to start the show with the lovely balled "No Doubt", the capacity crowd was on his side, singing along, cheering wildly, and ready to support him, if necessary. By the third song, the synth-pop sing-along "Victim Of Love", Bell was twirling around like a ballet dancer and singing like an angel to match the pair of wings he was wearing. The hips were fine. The voice was fine. All was right in Erasure world. It was time to party. With Vince Clarke and his bank of synthesizers supplying the tunes, Bell and his backup singers lead the sweaty, multiracial, multigenerational crowd through a string of pro-love, anti-discriination, disco-fied hymns from the gospel of one-world-is-enough-for-all-of-us. "Drama" and "Stop" were early highlights, since lines like "God only knows you're not to sacrifice the art of love" go down best in three-part harmony accompanied by booty-shaking beats. However, Bell's voice is well-suited to many things, from his dramatic version of "Ave Maria" to his nod to 60s-girl-group simplicity in the 'Nightbird' album songs "I Broke it All In Two", and "I Bet You're Mad At Me", which shows off Erasure's mellower side. The sultry, slowed-down version of Blondie's "Rapture" also worked well, especially with Clarke's deadpan delivery of Debbie Harry's rap. Opening band Elkland was a good fit with Erasure, with singer Jon Pierce sharing Bell's sense of fearless flamboyance as the quartet previewed songs from its "Golden" debut, which hits stores Tuesday. The synth-poppy "Apart" and "I Think I Hate Her" put the band at the top of this year's growing class of new new-wavers. Touring with Erasure should give the newcomers some good ideas about how to get a crowd moving and keeping them happy. - Glen Gamboa
---------------------------------- NEW YORK POST'S REVIEW Erasure has rubbed out the myth that electro-pop is a snooze in concert. At Thursday's opening-night gig, the first of a 10-show residency at Irving Plaza, the British duo - featuring Vince Clarke on keys and Andy Bell at the mike - dished out a program that was pure ear 'n' eye candy. From the moment he stepped out onstage wearing feathered angel wings to his near-naked fan dance late in the show, Bell was the performer's performer, unrelenting in his desire to draw fans into the show. He was as much cheerleader as pop frontman. Sure, he has charisma, but that doesn't do justice to his warmth or self-effacing humor. Still wearing his wings but no halo, Bell had his two backup singers take their pixie costumes off, telling them, "There's not much room up here for flittering fairies." That didn't stop the flamboyantly gay singer from prancing non-stop for the two-hour set, and pounding hit after hit, including "Chains Of Love" and "Victim Of Love" from the band's long career with near-operatic bombast... As frenetic as Bell is, his partner Vince Clarke is sedate. With the demeanor of an undertaker, Clarke concentrates on his keyboard, intensely and unwaveringly. You had to keep an eye on him to catch any sign of life from his corner of the stage. That single-minded focus paid off with synthesizer work that was as precise as the computerized drum loops that backed each song. Given his signature low-key stage persona, Clarke's adept handling of the emcee's bridge during a cover of Blondie's "Rapture" was a shock. The contrast between the stage drone and the emcee earned the chrome-domed musician the night's loudest cheers from a house that had no idea he could speak, let alone rap. There were other covers and a handful of new tunes from Erasure's recent "Nightbird" album, but most of the show was gleaned from the band's classic songbook. Bell was up front and in charge during a show designed to get the house to sing and dance. Which is what they did - whether they knew the words or not. Alison, a cute kid nearby, said, "I don't know the words. I fake it" But that didn't stop her from joining everyone else, singing along with Bell as he vamped on "Love To Hate You", the funk-disco "Broken Chains" [writer means "Chains Of Love"], and the radio smash "Oh L'Amour". Erasure brought the concert full-circle, from this year's ballad hit "Breathe", to its earliest dance anthem, "Sometimes", which closed the gig. This show may have played like a piece of '80s nostalgia a couple of years ago, but with the resurgence of synth-pop, Erasure's music is proving to be indelible. -Dan Aquilante
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Oct 1 - Berlin - Photo by Tegel-Thorsten
Oct 1 - Berlin - Photo by Tegel-Thorsten
Nov 13 - Avalon NYC - Photo by Brooklyn Sue
Nov 13 - Avalon NYC - Photo by Brooklyn Sue
Nov 13 - Avalon NYC - Photo by Brooklyn Sue
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