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Billboard Now Streaming MIDGE URE's New Album 'Fragile'
By: Sarah Bellet Aug. 19, 2014
Grammy and Brit Award winning musician Midge Ure, OBE (Officer of the British Empire - awarded in 2005) will be releasing his first album of original material in over a decade next week, via eOne Music. The album, entitled Fragile is now streaming at Billboard.com.
In suport of Fragile, Midge will be playing select North American solo acoustic dates in addition to being part of The Retro Futura Tour which also features Tom Bailey, Howard Jones, Katrina (of the Waves) andChina Crisis. The tour kicks off in New York City at Best Buy Theater on August 21st.
Midge Ure Tour Dates:
*Solo Acoustic Date
The Retro Futura Tour 2014 lineup also includes Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey, Howard Jones, China Crisis, Katrina of Katrina & The Waves and introducing Right The Stars Aug 19 New York, NY - Iridium*Aug 21 New York, NY - Best Buy Theater
Aug 22 Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
Aug 23 Brookhaven, NY - Pennysaver Amphitheater
Aug 24 Boston, MA - Wilbur Theatre
Aug 25 Cleveland, OH - Masonic Auditorium
Aug 26 Toronto, Canada - Kool Haus
Aug 27 Chicago, IL - Ravinia Festival
Aug 29 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Aug 30 Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery
Sep 03 Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
Sep 04 San Diego, CA - Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
Sep 05 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
Sep 06 Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheatre
Sept 07 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater*
Sept 08 Dallas, TX - Verizon Theater
Sept 09 Denver, CO - Soiled Dove Underground*
Sept 10 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
Sept 11 - Glen Cove (Long Island) NY - Page One*
Sept 12 - New York, NY - Iridium*
Ultravox as well as being a member of such noteable bands as Visage and Thin Lizzy in addition to Band Aid where he produced and co wrote the smash charity single 'Do They Know Its Christmas'. He was also one of the principle creators of Live Aid and Live 8 along with Bob Geldof. Ure has spent most of his career touring the globe most recently with Ultravox who reformed in 2009 as well as some solo shows and the notable role of MD for the Princes Trust at the Royal Albert Hall with a cast of the usual suspects including Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Mark King.
Midge's Autobiography 'If I Was' is now also available as an E-Book (narrated by the man himself!) available at: www.midgeure.com
'Fragile' Micro-site: http://www.midgeure.hypertension-music.de
Twitter: https://twitter.com/midgeure1
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Midge-Ure/275159919205373
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