Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 40th Anniversary (UK tour)
| Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 40th Anniversary | |||||||||||
| Soft Cell tour | |||||||||||
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| Photography by Peter Ashworth | |||||||||||
| First concert date | 10/11/2021 | ||||||||||
| Last concert date | 16/11/2021 | ||||||||||
| Shows | 5 | ||||||||||
| Cities | 4 | ||||||||||
| Countries | 1 | ||||||||||
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Overview[edit | edit source]
The tour celebrates the 40th anniversary of Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, Soft Cell's debut album released in 1981, which was performed in its entirety for the first time. It was announced in July 28th, 2021, on official social media pages of Soft Cell, along with fifth studio album by the duo − *Happiness Not Included.[1][2][3]
The sets of the shows are divided in two parts: first includes hits, fan favourites and several songs from new album, second – all songs from Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, in native order.[4] Concerts end with ‘few extras’[4] which are an additional new song − “Purple Zone”, and “Memorabilia”, debut Soft Cell single.
On stage the band is accompanied by Gary Barnacle, who plays woodwinds,[4] and Almond's backing singers.
Shows[edit | edit source]
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 | O2 Academy Glasgow | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| 2021-11-12 | O2 Apollo Manchester | Manchester, England, UK |
| 2021-11-13 | O2 Academy Leeds | Leeds, England, UK |
| 2021-11-15 | Hammersmith Apollo | London, England, UK |
| 2021-11-16 | Hammersmith Apollo | London, England, UK |
Release[edit | edit source]
Audio and video recordings of the tour, under releases titled Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret... And Other Stories: Live by Live Here Now label, were announced on December 21th, 2021, on official Facebook page of the duo (later on the rest social media pages). The release is scheduled to 2022 and is said to include bonus content. However, a paid online video stream took place between December 29th and January 1th, 2022, via Live Here Now streaming platform.[5][6]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret 40th Anniversary (American tour) – second tour, continuation taking place in North America
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Soft Cell - NEW SOFT CELL ALBUM & TOUR!!! We are delighted.... 28 July 2021. (Facebook)
- ↑ Soft Cell on Twitter: "NEW SOFT CELL TOUR .... 28 July 2021. (Twitter) archived
- ↑ Soft Cell announce first new album in 20 years, '*Happiness Not Included'. Will Lavin. 28 July 2021. (NME) archived
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 An Interview with Marc Almond and Dave Ball of Soft Cell. 4 October, 2021. (on-magazine.co.uk)
- ↑ SOFT CELL – NON-STOP EROTIC CABARET LIVE STREAM! ... (Official Soft Cell page). 21 December, 2021. (Facebook)
- ↑ Soft Cell announce ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’ concert livestream - Retro Pop. 29 December, 2021. (retropopmagazine.com) archived
