pleasurekatzen Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Friday, March 11 · 8:00pm ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK: Beginning in 1978, Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey launched their own unique style of catchy electronic melodies that helped form OMD's reputation for intelligent pop. Back then, to burden your band with such an unwieldy name as Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark might have seemed somewhat unwise, but the obvious commercial appeal of their music provoked enough interest that it eventually led ...to Factory Record's supremo Tony Wilson offering them the chance to cut their debut single 'Electricity' on the Factory label. From the beginning, OMD have managed to occupy that rare space between the alternative and the commercial, writing classic synth-pop songs about such diverse subjects as airplanes, oil refineries, religious icons and movie stars. The History of Modern tour is now officially heading stateside this March with North American stops including the Crofoot Ballroom! It will be the group’s first US outing with the original line up since their 1988 stadium tour with Depeche Mode. After three years of critically acclaimed sold- out concerts in the UK and Europe these dates will feature the band mixing their most celebrated and classic hits; ‘Enola Gay’, ‘If You Leave,’ ‘So In Love’ and ‘Souvenir’ with new songs, creating a distinctly contemporary live show. The tour is back to basics - OMD just really wanted to get to North America and start playing so it will be like the old days... band, audience and songs! Tickets on sale this Friday at 10AM, and special VIP packages available, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 holy fuck - 7 blocks from home, the night before my birthday - I'M THERE!!!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prick Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I love OMD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDeadbeat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Jacking off, furiously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the eternal Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 I love OMD! Are you sure? Heaven is cold without any soul. It's hard to believe You are so in love with them. Your secret is this love is love is love this is all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msterbeau Posted January 18, 2011 Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hmmm.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 $20 advance $25 day of show :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 tomorrow night!!! :D here's an interview to get you geeked: http://www.detnews.com/article/20110310/ENT04/103100306/1361/OMD-keeps-revival-in-perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Nocker Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 There is a slim chance I will be going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 what an awesome show that was!! :D I got Paul Humphreys' setlist; let me share it with you: New babies, new toys messages tesla girls radio waves history of modern(pt.1) (forever) live and die if you leave joan of arc(maid of orleans) souvenir joan of arc new holy ground green talking loud and clear so in love sister mary says locomotion dreaming sailing on the seven seas enola gay walking on the milky way electricity ...well, there you have it. you should've been there. then again, you might not have gotten in. the only bigger crowd I've ever seen in there was for Mastodon 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Nocker Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Yay Tesla Girls! Sucks I couldnt make it out, but I gotta miss one every now and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlasticPassion_a2 Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Thanks for posting the setlist! It was indeed a great show and I'm proud of Michigan for turning out in numbers to see them. You could tell by the look on OMD's face and the things they said, they were really impressed by the crowd response. If the rest of the tour is going as well, I would expect them to return very soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDeadbeat Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 WONDERFUL SHOW. The energy was incredible. The songs were all crisp and sounded fantastic. I loved that they played at least one song from Dazzle Ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Bar Sinister Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 No Detroit date on the return, but there are Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis dates: http://www.omd.uk.com/omd/shows/ Also, that Vegas date is on a Sunday, so if you can do a red eye flight back, the opportunity's there. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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