Midge Ure Announces North American Summer Tour

Midge Ure has announced a late summer North American tour that will kick off at Daryl’s House in Pawling, NY, on August 7th. The gigs dubbed ‘Band in a Box’ will take Midge across North America and back, wrapping up in Ft. Lauderdale on September 12th. Get your tickets here.

Discussing the tour, Midge states:

“Lots of people asking me to clarify what ‘Band in a Box’ actually is. It consists of myself on electric guitar, synthesizer, and vocals alongside my long-time keyboard player Charlie Round-Turner playing live with various loops, samples, and programmed drums. A band in a box! This format allows me to perform a full band performance with a ‘stripped down’ duo. I will be playing a range of material from my long and varied career. From early Ultravox and Visage to recent solo material. Who knew two people could make so much noise?”

Midge Ure recently celebrated his 70th birthday with a one-night-only concert at The Royal Albert Hall celebrating his catalogue and will embark on a European tour before coming to North America. He is also still hosting his Backstage Lockdown Club giving fans exclusive access to a series of intimate, musical events on a monthly subscription basis.

Midge Ure has an impressive catalogue fronting the groundbreaking electro-rock band Ultravox as well as being a member of such notable bands as Visage and Thin Lizzy. He helped form Band Aid where he produced and co-wrote the smash charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas,” still one of the biggest singles in UK music history. He was also one of the principal creators of Live Aid and Live 8 along with Bob Geldof.

Ure has spent most of his career touring the globe playing solo and with Ultravox who reformed in 2009. He served the notable role of MD for the Princes Trust at the Royal Albert Hall with a cast of the usual suspects, including Queen, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Mark King. Ure is now working on three albums, including a follow-up to Fragile, an Orchestrated Pt. 2, in addition to a totally instrumental album.

Tour Dates:

08/07 – Pawling, NY – Daryl’s House
08/08 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom
08/09 – Boston, MA – City Winery
08/10 – Roslyn, NY – My Father’s Place
08/11 – New York, NY – City Winery
08/13 – Annapolis, MD – Ram’s Head
08/14 – Philadelphia, PA – City Winery
08/15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Jergels
08/16 – Toronto, ON – El Mocambo
08/18 – Evanston, IL – Space
08/20 – Milwaukee, WI – Shank Hall
08/21 – Minneapolis, MN – Parkway
08/23 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
08/24 – Everett, WA – APEX Art & Cultural Center
08/29 – Oakland, CA – Yoshi’s
08/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Zebulon
08/31 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
09/01 – San Juan Capistrano, CA – Coach House
09/11 – Mt. Dora, FL – Mt. Dora Music Hall
09/12 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room