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ABC announce Lexicon Of Love orchestral tour dates for 2024

ABC will return to the road with a new orchestral tour celebrating their seminal debut album, ‘The Lexicon Of Love’.

Martin Fry and co. have joined forces with Southbank Sinfonia and long-time collaborator Anne Dudley for the run of February 2024 shows, which will feature the album played in full alongside hits from their catalogue. 

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Topping the charts upon its release in 1982, the LP features the Top 20 hit singles Tears Are Not Enough , Poison Arrow , The Look Of Love and All Of My Heart . 

Opening at the Brighton Dome on February 5, the tour will take in Nottingham, Sheffield, Glasgow, Gateshead, Birmingham, Bath, Liverpool and Manchester before concluding at The London Palladium on February 17.

Tickets go on sale 10am BST on July 14.

The full list of tour dates is below.

5 – Brighton Dome, Brighton

6 – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham

8 – City Hall, Sheffield

9 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow

10 – Sage, Gateshead

12 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham

13 – Forum, 13

15 – Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool

16 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

17 – The Palladium, London

It’s not the first time Martin has revisited the album ; the group returned to the UK Top 5 back in 2016 with ‘The Lexicon of Love II’ – an album he never saw himself making.

“I mean, 1983 would have been the right time but it did very well,” the singer told RETROPOP earlier this year. “For years I’d been avoiding the idea but after doing an orchestral show at the Royal Albert Hall I looked out into the audience and I could see and feel how much the songs from the original album meant to them. 

“They’d been through a time capsule like I had of, you know, kids growing up, failed marriages, businesses falling apart, shit happening to them, and yet there they were singing along. It was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what was happening to them now as elder statesmen?’ and that’s where the germ of the idea for ‘The Lexicon of Love II’ came from.”

It was originally called ‘The Lexicon of a Lost Ideal’ until someone at the record company heard the tracks and suggested the eventual title. “If they’d suggested that at the beginning, I’d never have finished it because it would have been too intimidating,” he laughed. 

“But I embraced the idea, like ‘If there can be 37 episodes of ‘Breaking Bad’, why can’t there be another episode of ‘The Lexicon of Love’?”

READ MORE: Martin Fry: ‘If there can be 37 episodes of Breaking Bad, why can’t there be another episode of ‘The Lexicon of Love?’

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The first hall of the show was good but lacking in recognisable hits. They are hugely talented and sound fantastic but we had to wait until the 2nd half when lexicon of love was played before standing up and dancing was required. 37 years and their hits are as rare and valuable as his gold jacket.

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ABC Announce The Lexicon Of Love Orchestral Tour In 2024

‘The Lexicon of Love’ Orchestral Tour Announced  The classic album performed in its entirety plus their other greatest hits across the UK in February 2024     with Southbank Sinfonia  Conducted by Anne Dudley 

Tickets go on sale Friday 14th July at 10am here.

ABC THE LEXICION OF LOVE FEBRUARY 2024 

Monday 05 Brighton Dome  Tuesday 06 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall  Thursday 08 Sheffield City Hall  Friday 09 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall  Saturday 10 Gateshead Sage  Monday 12 Birmingham Symphony Hall  Tuesday 13 Bath Forum  Thursday 15 Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  Friday 16 Manchester Bridgewater Hall  Saturday 17 London Palladium      The Lexicon Of Love The 40th anniversary edition released on 4 August   A 4-LP & Blu-ray set containing new album mixes as well as material never before released on vinyl alongside sleeve notes by Martin Fry    'The Lexicon of Love Live’ from Sheffield is available now 

Ahead of their Sky Arts concert airing this Friday and to celebrate 15 years performing the iconic and timeless debut album “The Lexicon of Love” album in its entirety, ABC have announced a full UK tour for February 2024 including a date at London Palladium.     Martin Fry’s timeless ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ went straight to number one upon release. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, and ‘All Of My Heart’. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best albums of all time.      The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit.[INCOMPATIBLE CHARACTER] It sees Martin joined by Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece. Next year will be 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.  

ABC fronted by Martin Fry were formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s when they decided they wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post 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) and ‘Traffic’ (’08). A mere 36 years since the release of their landmark debut album ABC returned with their resounding triumph “The Lexicon Of Love II’ which immediately entered into the top 5.    Worldwide hits and six studio albums later; ABC demonstrate that even now over 40 years on from ‘The Lexicon Of Love’, Martin Fry’s song-writing and musicianship is still as contemporary as it was in the beginning.  

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ABC Announce Extra Dates For ‘The Lexicon of Love’ Orchestral Tour

Due to demand abc have announced an extra five dates to their uk tour in january and february 2024 which sees them perform the timeless debut album “the lexicon of love” album in its entirety. the new dates include shows in southend, stoke, london, cardiff and bournemouth..

Martin Fry’s timeless ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ went straight to number one upon release. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ ‘Tears Are Not Enough’, and ‘All Of My Heart’. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best albums of all time.  The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit.  It sees Martin joined by the Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece. Next year will be 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.   Tickets for the extra dates go on sale Friday 21st July at 10am while all other dates are on sale now via www. gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk . VIP Packages are also available https://sjm-vip.com/ . ABC fronted by Martin Fry were formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s when they decided they wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post 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) and ‘Traffic’ (’08). A mere 36 years since the release of their landmark debut album ABC returned with their resounding triumph “The Lexicon Of Love II’ which immediately entered into the top 5.   Worldwide hits and six studio albums later; ABC demonstrate that even now over 40 years on from ‘The Lexicon Of Love’, Martin Fry’s song-writing and musicianship is still as contemporary as it was in the beginning.   In June 2022 ABC toured  The Lexicon of Love  with the full symphonic Orchestra to celebrate 40 years since its original release. The magic was captured at their hometown gig in Sheffield on the very date of release 40 years on… for this release ‘ The Lexicon of Love Live’ which is available now in the following formats on Live Here Now Records:  2 x CD / 3 x sparkly purple Vinyl & as a collector’s edition book & 3 CD.   Further 40th anniversary celebrations continue with a very special reissue to be released on 4 August. The 4LP and blu-ray box is available to pre-order now from here . The 4-LP/Blu-Ray celebratory edition, overseen by Martin Fry, contains the half-speed Abbey Road remaster by Miles Showell and a further three records putting material on vinyl for the first time including the album performed live at Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 and a premiere commercial release of the ‘Special Remix’ of The Look Of Love.   Last week Sky Arts showed a very special concert filmed last year for Greatest Albums Live. Watch again via Now TV .    ABC THE LEXICION OF LOVE EXTRA DATES January 2024 Monday 29       Southend Cliffs Pavilion Tuesday 30      Stoke Regent Theatre February 2024 Thursday 01   London Palladium Friday 02         Cardiff St David’s Hall Saturday 03     Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre   ABC THE LEXICION OF LOVE – DATES ON SALE NOW FEBRUARY 2024 Monday 05       Brighton Dome Tuesday 06      Nottingham Royal Concert Hall Thursday 08    Sheffield City Hall Friday 09          Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Saturday 10     Gateshead Sage Monday 12       Birmingham Symphony Hall Tuesday 13      Bath Forum Thursday 15   Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Friday 16          Manchester Bridgewater Hall Saturday 17     London Palladium  

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ABC The Lexicon of Love 40th Anniversary Tour 2024: Dates, venues and win tickets

11 July 2023, 06:00 | Updated: 16 April 2024, 11:48

ABC's iconic album The Lexicon of Love will be performed in full, 40 years after its release.

ABC's The Lexicon of Love is still one of the most iconic LPs ever released by a British group, so don't miss your chance to hear it performed in full by Martin Fry.

Released on 21st June 1982, The Lexicon Of Love went straight to number one upon release, and gave the world Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, Tears Are Not Enough, and All Of My Heart.

Fans will get to hear all of these 80s anthems as Martin takes to the stage backed by the Southbank Sinfonia Conducted by Anne Dudley. They will also perform their other greatest hits.

ABC were formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s when they decided they wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post punk vision.

To date ABC have released nine studio albums; The Lexicon Of Love, Beauty Stab, How To Be A Zillionaire, Alphabet City 87, Up 89, Abracadabra, Skyscraping and Traffic.

The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit.

It sees Martin joined by Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece.

Next year will be 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.

ABC The 40th Anniversary Tour 2024 UK dates:

• Mon 29th January 2024 - Southend Cliffs Pavilion – new show
• Tue 30th January 2024 - Stoke Regent Theatre – new show
• Thursday 1st February 2024 - London Palladium – new show
• Friday 2nd February 2024 - Cardiff St David’s Hall – new show
• Saturday 3rd February 2024 - Bournemouth Pavilion Theatre – new show
• Monday 5th February - Brighton Dome
• Tuesday 6th February - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
• Thursday 8th February - Sheffield City Hall
• Friday 9th February - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
• Saturday 10th February - Gateshead Sage
• Monday 12th February - Birmingham Symphony Hall
• Tuesday 13th February - Bath Forum
• Thursday 15th February - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
• Friday 16th February - Manchester Bridgewater Hall
• Saturday 17th February - London Palladium

Win Tickets to the 40th Anniversary Tour:

ABC on Heart 80s, February 2024 – Specific Rules

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5. Within 48 hours of the closing time of the Promotion, all eligible entries will be entered into a draw. Two correct entries will be selected at random and the winning entrants will be contacted by one of our representatives via email OR telephone on the telephone number on which you entered. If such winner does not respond within 24 hours from being contacted, they will forfeit their right to the prize and we shall be entitled to select another winner by another random draw. That subsequent winner must respond to the notification email within 24 hours of the date on which they are notified, or they will also forfeit the prize.

6. We and the Promotion Partner may publish and publicise your name, image, social media handle and/or profile picture, your nearest geographical location (for example, your nearest city, town or county) and your entry, and we may refer to your and any applicable third party’s (for example a guest/travel companion) association with the Promotion and/or the prize, in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for publicity and PR purposes solely in connection with the Promotion.

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Mon 12 Feb 2024 - Birmingham Symphony Hall

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· Manchester Bridgewater Hall: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

· London Palladium: Recommended Age 5+. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18.

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ABC announce The Lexicon Of Love Orchestral Tour

By Classic Pop | July 10, 2023

The Lexicon Of Love went straight to No.1 upon its release in 1982, spawning such singles as Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love, Tears Are Not Enough and All Of My Heart. 

The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with frontman Martin Fry once again donning his iconic gold lame suit. It sees Martin joined by Southbank Sinfonia and longtime collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor. 

Tickets go on sale Friday 14 th July at 10am via www.gigsandtours.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk . VIP Packages are also available .

Further 40th anniversary celebrations continue with a very special reissue to be released on 4 August. The 4LP and Blu-ray box is available to pre-order now from here .

The 4LP/Blu-ray celebratory edition, overseen by Martin Fry, contains the half-speed Abbey Road remaster by Miles Showell and a further three records putting material on vinyl for the first time including the album performed live at Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 and a premiere commercial release of the ‘Special Remix’ of The Look Of Love .

Additionally, on Friday 14 th July at 10pm, Sky Arts be showing a very special concert filmed last year for Greatest Albums Live. Watch via Freeview Channel 11, Sky Channel 130 and Now TV .  

ABC THE LEXICON OF LOVE LIVE DATES – FEBRUARY 2024

Monday 05    Brighton Dome

Tuesday 06   Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

Thursday 08    Sheffield City Hall

Friday 09        Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Saturday 10  Gateshead Sage

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Abc - the lexicon of love, the album in full performed with an orchestra.

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Unique. Lavish. A masterpiece returns.

ABC performs ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ in its entirety, plus their other greatest hits with Southbank Sinfonia Conducted by Anne Dudley.

‘The Lexicon Of Love’ was first released in 1982 and went straight to number one. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ , Tears Are Not Enough’ and ‘All Of My Heart’. The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop.

The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show At The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit. It sees Martin joined by Southbank Sinfonia and long time collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece. Next year will be 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.

ABC fronted by Martin Fry were formed in Sheffield in the 1980’s when they decided they wanted to fuse the world of disco funk with their own unique post punk vision. ABC’s debut album ‘The Lexicon Of Love’ (‘82) went to No 1 and sold over a million records.

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ABC will celebrate the 40th anniversary of their debut album with UK orchestral shows in June 2022.

The 10-date tour will see Martin Fry (pictured) and his band perform 'The Lexicon Of Love' in full, along with other ABC hits, joined by the Southbank Sinfonia with long-time collaborator Anne Dudley conducting each evening.

Stops include Oxford, Bath, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Southend and London, where they'll play the Royal Albert Hall. The run also features a homecoming show at Sheffield City Hall on June 21 — exactly 40 years to the day since the release of the record in 1982.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am on September 17.

ABC Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows

Fri June 17 2022 - OXFORD New Theatre Sat June 18 2022 - BATH Bath Forum Mon June 20 2022 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall Tue June 21 2022 - SHEFFIELD City Hall Thu June 23 2022 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall Fri June 24 2022 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall Sat June 25 2022 - GLASGOW Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Mon June 27 2022 - LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall Tue June 28 2022 - MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall Thu June 30 2022 - SOUTHEND Cliffs Pavilion

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Martin Fry’s timeless The Lexicon Of Love went straight to number one upon release. Fusing dance floor finesse with a post-punk attitude, the album spawned timeless tracks such Poison Arrow , The Look Of Love, Tears   Are Not Enough , and All Of My Heart . The album saw ABC enchant the world with their own unique brand of pop and remains one of the best albums of all time.

The Lexicon Of Love Orchestra tour first came to fruition in 2009 with countless 5 star reviews from a one off show at The Royal Albert Hall with Martin donning his iconic gold lame suit. Their performance on the Cornwall Playhouse stage sees Martin joined by the Southbank Sinfonia and long-time collaborator Anne Dudley as conductor for a truly magical evening celebrating this pop masterpiece. 2024 marks 15 years since that first partnership that sees audiences returning again and again.

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Southbank Sinfonia join them on their 40th Anniversary Tour taking place across the UK.

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Event Timings Auditorium Doors: 7.00pm Concert Start: 7.45pm Interval: 8.45pm Concert End: 10.05pm

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The Lexicon of Love Orchestral Tour returns to The Bridgewater Hall, ABC co-founder Martin Fry joined once more by Southbank Sinfonia and conductor Anne Dudley for a stirring celebration of this epochal pop music masterpiece, still delighting fans more than forty years on from its original release.

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Following a life-changing accident, jenifer lewis ends 'idol' performance with impressive high kick.

Lewis reveals what her high kick during "American Idol" performance meant to her.

LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" has featured its share of amazing performances this season, including a special performance by legendary actress, Jenifer Lewis, accompanied by multi-Grammy-winning musician, Terence Blanchard. The pair performed "Dig a Little Deeper" from the Disney hit, "The Princess and the Frog!"

The show was completed with an energetic high kick, past the singer's head. On The Red Carpet spoke to her about the kick, as well as the new attraction, "Tiana's Bayou Adventure," inspired by the film.

"I couldn't walk for eight months, and I said, 'You've got to get that kick back, baby. If you get your kick back, then you're on your way,' and that was the goal!" Lewis explained. "And if you reach for that, if you really reach for it, you'll get there," she went on to say.

"We talked about this during the rehearsal, and in rehearsal, the leg was that high. My leg stayed on the ground," Blanchard joked.

In November of 2022, Lewis fell off a 10-foot-high balcony during an African vacation. "I went out. I was just taking in the fact that I was back in the Serengeti, once again, and I'm walking, and all of a sudden, I had fallen ten feet into a dry ravine," she told Robin Roberts in a Good Morning America interview earlier this year.

Just 18 months after her fall, Lewis is feeling good and couldn't be happier to be performing again.

She recounted the rousing number. "I'm happy to be alive, let alone sing a song like 'Dig a Little Deeper,' which is mine, you know. I was Mama Odie, and Randy Newman was there in that studio with that full orchestra the day I recorded 'Dig a Little Deeper,' and now to sing it in front of millions of people, I just came up off the ground of the Serengeti and just started performing! That's just who I am!" she beamed.

"Tiana's Bayou Adventure" the newly-imagined attraction, opening June 28 at Walt Disney World Resort, and later this year at Disneyland Resort, features characters from the beloved film, including Lewis' very own Mama Odie.

Lewis explained, "I realized why I didn't die on the ground of the Serengeti. I had more moments of bliss. I felt like I had breathed the breath of life into that animatronic, because she looked so real!"

Tune in to the season finale of "American Idol" Sunday night at 5 PM PT on ABC.

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