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Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey

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• Date 17 May 2024
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Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey has announced a major headline UK tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic eighties album ‘Into The Gap’.

The Thompson Twins are widely regarded as one of the most iconic bands of the 1980’s and provided the soundtrack to many people’s lives during that incredible era of music. 

On the seven date UK tour in May 2024, Tom will perform ‘Into The Gap’ the 1984 lauded number 1 album in full. The album which has sold over five million copies worldwide spawned the distinctive new wave singles ‘Hold Me Now’, ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘You Take Me Up’, ‘Sister of Mercy’ and ‘The Gap’.   Along with the album Tom will also perform Thompson Twin favourites including ‘If You Were Here’, ‘Lies’, ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’, ‘In the Name Of Love’ , ‘King For A Day’, ‘We Are Detective’ and many more.

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Iconic. Catchy. Return to the 80s.

Iconic 80s star Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins has announced he will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s quintessential album Into The Gap with a stop at The Glasshouse on Saturday 11 May 2024.

During this special show, Tom will perform the 1984 chart-topping album in its entirety, including hits like “Hold Me Now,” “Doctor Doctor,” and “You Take Me Up.” He’ll also play Thompson Twins classics such as “Lies,” “In the Name of Love,” and more.

It’s been over 35 years since Into The Gap defined the Thompson Twins signature new wave sound. Now, Tom Bailey will recreate the magic of the band’s most beloved album along with their timeless tracks. Don’t miss this chance to revisit the iconic 80s music that provided the soundtrack to a generation.

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Stage Times : 5.30pm – 6pm VIP Check in 7pm – Doors to Sage One 7.35pm – 8.15pm China Crisis 8.15pm – 8.45pm Interval (30mins) 8.45pm – 10.30pm T om Bailey Please note timings are subject to change

Age : Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

Tom Bailey Ultimate VIP £108.90 This package includes a top price seated ticket to watch the show Meet Tom and take a photo using your own phone or camera* A unique opportunity to sit down with Tom who will take questions from some VIP guests** A limited edition A4 tour print, pre signed by Tom A VIP tour laminate and lanyard *Tom Bailey will be available for a photograph using customers’ phone or camera, with the photo taken by a member of the VIP team. Please note due to the ever changing landscape, your photo with the band may follow socially distanced guidelines. **Group Q&A session, questions may be preselected

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The Thompson Twins are widely regarded as one of the most iconic bands of the 1980’s and provided the soundtrack to many people’s lives during that incredible era of music. 

On the seven date UK tour in March 2024, Tom will perform ‘Into The Gap’ the 1984 lauded number 1 album in full. The album which has sold over five million copies worldwide spawned the distinctive new wave singles ‘Hold Me Now’, ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘You Take Me Up’, ‘Sister of Mercy’ and ‘The Gap’.   Along with the album Tom will also perform Thompson Twin favourites including ‘If You Were Here’, ‘Lies’, ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’, ‘In the Name Of Love’ , ‘We Are Detective’ and many more.

On the new tour Tom said: "Unbelievably, it's the 40th anniversary of "Into the Gap" next year, so I'm especially looking forward to touring the UK and playing all those songs along with some other favourites. Hope to see you there!"

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Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey Announces Extra Date to Into The Gap 40th Anniversary Tour 2024

Due to demand Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey has today announced an extra date to his 40th anniversary ‘Into The Gap’ tour at Manchester New Century Hall on Monday 13th May 2024.

 The Thompson Twins are widely regarded as one of the most iconic bands of the 1980’s and provided the soundtrack to many people’s lives during that incredible era of music. 

 On the eight date UK tour in May, Tom will perform the legendary Thompson Twins’ album ‘Into The Gap’, the 1984 lauded number 1 album in full along with other classic tracks. The album which has sold over five million copies worldwide spawned the distinctive new wave singles ‘Hold Me Now’, ‘Doctor Doctor’, ‘You Take Me Up’, ‘Sister of Mercy’ and ‘The Gap’.   Along with the album Tom will also perform Thompson Twin favourites including ‘If You Were Here’, ‘Lies’, ‘Lay Your Hands On Me’, ‘In the Name Of Love’, ‘We Are Detective’ and many more.

On the new tour Tom said: "Unbelievably, it's the 40th anniversary of "Into the Gap" this year, so I'm especially looking forward to touring the UK and playing all those songs along with some other favourites. Hope to see you there!"

Tom’s Into The Gap 40th anniversary tour follows major festivals appearances around the world and is his first major UK headline tour. Tickets for the new Manchester show go on sale Friday 2nd February at 10am, with remaining dates already on sale now via www.gigsandtours.com.

THOMPSON TWINS TOM BAILEY INTO THE GAP 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

Fri 10 May 2024          Birmingham Town Hall

Sat 11 May 2024         Gateshead The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Sage 1

Sun 12 May 2024        Edinburgh Queens Hall

Mon 13 May 2024      Manchester New Century *New show*

Wed 15 May 2024      Guildford G Live

Thu 16 May 2024        Bath Forum

Fri 17 May 2024          London Indigo at The O2

Sat 18 May 2024         Cambridge Corn Exchange

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Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey tour dates 2024

Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey is currently touring across 3 countries and has 34 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, after that they'll be at Glasshouse International Centre for Music - Sage 1 in Gateshead.

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Saw tom bailey and culture club at Sandia casino albuquerque NM. Nothing but perfection from both performances. Love it when an artist gives 100% to entertaining an audience!!! I would love to see either tom or culture club again(and again).

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Had read reviews about Tom Bailey before the concert, saying he was well worth seeing and he didn't disappoint. It was like being transported back to the 80s ! All the old hits from The Thompson Twins era along with newer tracks from his album Science Fiction. Backing band of three girls were excellent too!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Seeing them in 83 at Oakland Coliseum was what I was hoping to see in Morongo. Don’t get me wrong it was great because Tom Bailey is one of the best I have ever heard or seen in concert. I have seen everyone from Metallica, Rolling Stones, Rick James, Prince, Madonna and whoever else you can think of. When I saw them perform they had 7-9 people playing instruments live, with singing live without backtracking tape in background. You missed all the nuisances that you look for in each unique song. They missed the high end synths which give it the melody and little sampling of stuttering bass lines performed on synths to a live bass. I liked the 80’s synth sound and found that it was basically a Vegas back up band with Tom leading. Adding notes and missing notes ( being that I play synth and drums) you notice all the backtracking sounds that aren’t being produced by the musicians on stage. I don’t know if it’s for money reasons or just plain laziness on Toms part but he could have hired a few professional musicians like he had in original band to reproduce the same sounds and music from the 80’s. Great music with subpar effort in my opinion.

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LISTEN: Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey reveals set-list surprises ahead of Into The Gap 40th anniversary tour

It was one of the biggest selling albums of the 80s and spawned smash hit singles that became the soundtrack of a new wave invasion.

Hold Me Now, Doctor Doctor and You Take Me Up filled the airwaves as Into The Gap topped he UK charts for three weeks and turned new wave band Thompson Twins into global superstars.

From humble beginnings in Sheffield they went on to perform in front of millions during the Philadelphia leg of Live Aid - when Madonna and Nile Rodgers joined them on stage.

But frontman Tom Bailey admits he never expected to still be performing their seminal album to the masses four decades on.

That’s exactly what he will be doing this month with an Into The Gap  40th Anniversary Tour - full details below - and shows across the UK in Birmingham, Gateshead, Edinburgh, Guildford, Bath, London, Cambridge and now, due to demand, an extra date added at Manchester New Century on Monday, May 13.

BUY TICKETS : For Manchester and all other available shows visit  www.gigsandtours.com  and  www.ticketmaster.co.uk . VIP packages are also available at  www.sjm-vip.com.

LISTEN : Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey talks about the tour, the band's past and discusses future recording and tour plans in an exclusive chat with Graham  Walker, reflecting on the enduring demand for their music -  CLICK HERE .

Tom will perform the iconic 1984 chart-topping album in full along with and other Thompson Twins favourites including If You Were Here, Lies, Lay Your Hands On Me, In the Name Of Love, We Are Detective and many more.

He revealed the setlist will be full of surprises: "It will be the Into The Gap album in its entirety. Although I must say not in the order that it's on the record, for various strategic and dramatic reasons.

"We want to save some of the heavyweight songs until the very end, you know."There will be other well known songs by the Twins. And then we might sneak in a few solo efforts and a few obscurities, as well; maybe even a couple of cover versions. There'll be some surprises."

"It's a different band. In fact, a lot of the musicians in my band today weren't born 40 years ago, when we first did this album. So it will have a different flavour. But  they are all amazing musicians and great to play with. The thing is the songs that carry us through. We'll put on a show for sure.”

The album sold five million copies worldwide and was certified two-times platinum in the UK. It has been remastered for a 40th anniversary re-release, Tom told us..

He said: "Unbelievably, it's the 40th anniversary of Into the Gap this year, so I'm especially looking forward to touring the UK and playing all those songs along with some other favourites.

"It's amazing to think that we touched people's hearts back in the day, but the fact that they still want to hear it now is just incredible. And therefore it's emotional for me."

The Art of Noise will be special guests in London, China Crisis in Gateshead and Prefab Sprout's Martin McAloon on most of the rest of the UK tour.

It will be followed with dates in America, with Thomas Dolby, and Tom is hoping for more UK gigs after that.

Tom performed Thompson Twins songs live for the first time in 27 years in 2014 and did retro tours with Howard Jones, Midge Ure, China Crisis, Katrina and the Waves, B-52's and Culture Club.But it was only in 2022 when he performed the entire Into the Gap studio album live for the first time.

Halifax born, educated in Chesterfield, Tom started out as a music teacher at Sheffield's former Brook School in Handsworth before emerging from the Steel City's melting pot of 80s legends that also included The Human League, Heaven 17 and ABC.

Thompson Twins, named after the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson in the  animated The Adventures of Tintin, are best remembered for heir classic trio line up of Tom, on bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals, his now ex wife Alannah Currie, who these days is an artist based in London, and Joe Leeway, who became a hypnotherapist in LA.

Tom has ruled out a reunion - though he told how he is working on a new track with original Thompson Twins guitarist Pete Dodd, who still lives in Chesterfield,

He said:" I was in New Zealand at the time, but you know, technology these days, we can do that. He sent me the track. I played the keyboards, it's gone back to Sheffield, and he's working on it now. So that's as close to a reunion of the original as we're gonna get, but it's great fun to do."

Tom said of the Sheffield legacy, as part of the 80s band scene:"We're all influenced by each other in that respect.

"Funnily enough, I was in Mexico playing a concert just before Christmas and the other two headlining acts were The Human League and ABC. Martin Fry said it's Sheffield-On-Sea tonight."

He said of future plans: "I'm always writing, so there's always plans to make more recordings. That's what I do. I'm not very good at doing other things, and I love making music and I love pop music. So  expect more. I don't know when or how, but it will come."I'dalso  love to do more gigs, including a return to Sheffield. I'm open to any suggestions from promoters. So if it's possible, we will do it.”

THOMPSON TWINS TOM BAILEY INTO THE GAP 40TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES

Fri 10 May 2024           Birmingham Town Hall

Sat 11 May 2024         Gateshead The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Sage 1

Sun 12 May 2024        Edinburgh Queens Hall

Mon 13 May 2024       Manchester New Century *New show*

Wed 15 May 2024       Guildford G Live

Thu 16 May 2024         Bath Forum

Fri 17 May 2024           London Indigo at The O2 ( joined by special guests Art Of Noise/Revision/AV)

Sat 18 May 2024         Cambridge Corn Exchange