ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) will release World Be Live a 24-track live album recorded in London in February during the band’s World Be Gone tour on 6 July 2018. World be Live will be available in 2CD, 3-vinyl and download formats.
Erasure, who recently accepted the Icon Award at Attitude’s 2017 award ceremony, have released a staggering number of albums, including 5 UK Number 1s, and 35 UK Top 40 singles. World Be Gone went to Number 6 in the UK Official Albums Chart, giving the enduring BRIT and Ivor Novello winning pop duo their highest album chart position since 1994’s I Say I Say I Say.
World Be Live completes a trilogy of albums that began in 2017 with the release of Erasure’s seventeenth studio album World Be Gone, and continued with World Beyond, their post-classical reworking of the songs from World Be Gone recorded in collaboration with Echo Collective and released in March this year.
World Be Live was recorded across two shows at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith at the close of Erasure’s sold out UK World Be Gone tour which saw the award-winning songwriters play hits from across their career in a show that included live versions of the timeless pop hits Sometimes, Oh L’Amour, Ship of Fools, Chains of Love, Blue Savannah and Stop!, alongside a cover of Blondie’s Atomic and tracks from Erasure’s recent World Be Gone project, including Love You To The Sky,
Erasure’s 2018 headline tour of South America is underway and the band continue their worldwide tour in July with an extensive through North America, full details below.
ERASURE HEADLINE TOUR – NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
6 July – US, Miami Beach, FL, Fillmore
7 July – US, St. Petersburg, FL, Mahaffey Theater
8 July – US, Orlando, FL, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
10 July – US, Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle SOLD OUT
11 July – US, Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore
13 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater SOLD OUT
14 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater SOLD OUT
15 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater SOLD OUT
17 July – US, Boston, MA, House of Blues
18 July – US, Philadelphia, PA, Merriam Theater SOLD OUT
20 July – US, Washington, DC, Warner Theater SOLD OUT
21 July – US Washington, DC, Warner Theater
22 July – US, Pittsburgh, PA, Byham Theater
24 July – US, Toronto, ON, Queen Elizabeth Theater SOLD OUT
25 July – US, Grand Rapids, MI, 20 Monroe Live
27 July – US, Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre SOLD OUT
28 July – US, Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre
29 July – US, Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
31 July – US, Indianapolis, IN, Murat
1 Aug – US, Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater
3 Aug – US, Dallas, TX, Toyota Music Factory
4 Aug – US, Houston, TX, Smart Financial Centre
5 Aug – US, San Antonio, TX, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts SOLD OUT
7 Aug – US, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Live SOLD OUT
8 Aug – US, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Live SOLD OUT
10 Aug – US, Denver, CO, Opera House SOLD OUT
11 Aug – US, Salt Lake City, UT, Kingsbury Hall SOLD OUT
12 Aug – US, Salt Lake City, UT, Kingsbury Hall SOLD OUT
14 Aug – US, Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre SOLD OUT
15 Aug – US, Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre SOLD OUT
17 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium
18 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium SOLD OUT
19 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium SOLD OUT
21 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater
22 Aug – US, San Diego, CA, Symphony Hall SOLD OUT
24 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater SOLD OUT
25 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater SOLD OUT
26 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater SOLD OUT
You can find out more details regarding ticket details via the following link. Erasur can also be followed via their official website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
All words by Matt Mead. Further articles by Matt can be found at the Louder Than War author archive pages.
