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Wednesday 30th Oct 2019

location_city Glasshouse International Centre, Gateshead

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OMD

British synth-pop band founded in 1978, before splitting in 1996. They reformed in 2006.

Founder and current members include Andy McCluskey - vocals, bass guitar and keyboards, Paul Humphreys - vocals and keyboards, Malcolm Holmes - drums and Martin Cooper - keyboards and saxophone.

Key albums have included their 1980 self-titled debut (with "Electricity" and "Messages"), "Organisation" (with the hit "Enola Gay"), "Architecture & Morality" (with hits "Souvenir" and "Joan of Arc") and "Dazzle Ships" (with "Genetic Engineering"). Other hits include "Locomotion", "Talking Loud and Clear" and "Sailing on the Seven Seas".

They embarked on a comeback in 2010 with "History of Modern" and gained wider acclaim for the follow-up album "English Electric" in 2013. In 2023, they announced their final studio album "The Bauhaus Staircase"

Glasshouse International Centre

St Marys Square
Gateshead Quays
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE8 2YR

Telephone

0191 443 4661