Midge Ure's Band Electronica

The show last night was fantastic. There were 5 bands and Midge only played 5 songs, but he was great! The other bands on the "Retro Futura" tour were Katrina (Katrina & The Waves), China Crisis, Howard Jones and Tom Baily (Thompson Twins). Everyone was great, but for me it was Midge all the way, but he is my favorite after all. He sounded great and put on a great show. He was the 3rd of the 5 acts to go on and after he finished, as a surprise bonus, he, China Crisis and Katrina were available for signing and meet & greet. That was the absolute BEST! I actually got to meet him, chat for a moment, discuss his upcoming tour in January (yay!) and take a photo with him! Are you kidding me???? And he couldn't have been nicer or more gracious! I just wished I'd known so I could've brought some cd covers for him to sign. His set list consisted of The Hymn, Fade to Grey (no I'm not kidding), Vienna (so, so awesome!), If I Was and Dancing With Tears in My Eyes. Don't miss this tour! All acts were great! So glad I went!

Many people know the musician James Ure as the accompanying co-writer to Bob Geldof's charity single 'Do They Know it's Christmas?' and organiser of Band Aid and Live 8. Although his charity is a huge part of his life, he is also an incredibly successful musician having played as part of Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, and Visage. Now touring as a soloist, the man commands a loyal fanbase for his tours which are constantly developing and changing in order to showcase the regular new stuff.

He has a great backing band behind him who know the material equally well yet James is the real frontman of the operation constantly throwing himself into tracks and getting up close and personal with the crowds. They appreciate this immensely and it makes singalongs to 'If I Was' and 'No Regrets' even more momentous. Many people write off Midge Ure as a product of the 80s yet he is an intelligent musician who has been reacting to the industry for years and releasing high quality albums so go check out the tours if you are on the fence.

Me and the wife have seen midge about 15 times now, 1st time solo back in the barrowlands in 1985 wen my wife was 6months pregnant with our 1st child who is 34 in jan2020, seen electronica back with midge 1st time in Motherwell about 2011, Cole and joe were a bit nervous with the crowd that night but 8yrs on after seeing these guys perform a set before midge,s show and then with midge these 2 guys are simply brilliant, fantastic musicians and very talented guys, the show last night was superb and a nice wee touch from rusty Egan who had the sell out crowd in stitches of laughter and great to see him play drums and backing vocals to some brilliant visage tunes, a great night and will be in perth in February to see this great gig all over again

Was lucky enough to see Midge in concert at the Triffid in Brisbane. He may have lost a bit of hair, but he's lost none of his voice. Stage performance was excellent and the support provided by the simplicity of Cole and Joe from the India Electric Company brought the music back to the basics. Just guitar, violin, mandolin (i think) and the occasional keyboard topped off by Midges voice. Also lots of stories and history.

There was a great range of songs including the mighty Vienna, Reap the Wild Wind, The Gift and Fade to Grey.

Thanks to sonkinck for reminding me to go see a great concert and have a really grat night out..

Personable man. Incredible performance. Even better human being. He's raised how many hundreds of millions for charity? He's been knighted by the Queen of England, charted hits around the world for four decades. And --- Fifty people showed up last night. He played in front of a huge crowd in Denton, Tex. two nights ago in a suburb of Dallas 30 minutes from downtown. I was embarrassed for New Orleans. Oh well; more opportunity for the fans to get best seats and interact with this musical LEGEND. NOLA, we can do better. A $22 ticket. Come on and support!

The show started with an excellent performance by India electric co, Who then accompanied the superb performance by Midge Ure. Songs from the breathe album and oddities that were not on the album, as he described, were performed brilliantly by all 3 artists. The highlight for me was the rendition of Vienna, midges superb voice with the excellent musical talents of India electric co made the night. Thanks for a superb evening..

I waited over 30 years to see Midge Ure and I was not disappointed. He played a number of hits, plus Ultravox and lesser known tracks. His band was superb! His voice was in top form! He is an excellent guitar player and songwriter. I just wished his set was longer but he was co-headlining with Paul Young so they had to play the same amount of time. I enjoyed the show immensely!

Midge Ure presented an honest and upbeat performance, with a few newer songs, and several nice surprises from Ultravox, including "Passing Strangers" and "All Stood Still." He also performed the seminal New Wave classic, which he wrote for Visage, "Fade to Grey." His voice is still amazing. He joked about how we wanted to see him, rather than Mickey Mouse or Harry Potter.

As always, the show was great. The more intimate venue and Midge Ure's easy banter with the audience adds to the pleasure of his music and his excellent voice. Most of the songs were from Ultravox -- it was a wonderful trip back in time, and the energy was up-to-date modern.

A pleasant and uplifting evening indeed. Thank you Midge Ure! Please come back soon.

Midge and Electronica were excellent and should have been the headliners instead of Human League .
Human League were abysmal and should now be put out to pasture .
From Phils'monotone droning to the shambolic backing singers/dancers (who should be taken to said pasture and put out of their obvious discomfort)
Needless to say we left early.