Having recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of their seminal album “Sheet Music” with a 28-date sell-out UK tour, art-pop pioneers 10cc are to embark on a 13-date “Greatest Hits and More!!” tour in Spring 2017, including a performance at the legendary London Palladium.
The show at the Palladium will be a first for the band, joining acts such as Coldplay and Simple Minds, who are both set to perform at the West End theatre in 2017.
Purveyors of some of the greatest pop records of the 20th century, 10cc has sold more than 15 million albums in the UK and 30 million worldwide. Noted for their studio polish, virtuoso musicianship, impeccable vocals and clever lyrics, their style was dubbed “art pop”.
10cc earned critical respect and public acclaim for such singles as “Donna” (1972), “Rubber Bullets” (1973), “The Dean and I” (1973) and “Wall Street Shuffle” (1974), which showcased the band members' talents as musicians, singers, songwriters and masters of the studio.
10cc have 11 Top 10 UK singles to their name - including No 1 hits “I’m Not in Love” (1975) – covered by The Pretenders and “Fun Lovin’ Criminals” – and “Dreadlock Holiday” (1978). Others included “Art for Art’s Sake” (1975) and “Good Morning Judge” (1977) – which both reached No 5, “The Things We Do for Love” (1976) and “I’m Mandy Fly Me” (1976) - both reaching No 6 and “Life is a Minestrone” (1975) – No 7.
Such is the enduring nature of their music that movie-makers can’t resist including the band in soundtracks, with “I’m Not in Love” featuring in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and 2014 blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, while “Dreadlock Holiday” was used in The Social Network (2010), about the founding of Facebook.
Led by 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman, the current live band, which has been together for more than 10 years, features Gouldman on vocals, bass and guitar; Rick Fenn (lead guitar, vocals), Mick Wilson (vocals, guitar, percussion), Paul Burgess (drums, percussion), and Keith Hayman (keyboards, guitar, vocals). Rick and Paul have both worked with 10cc since the mid-‘70s line-up.
This tour will feature a special video made by 10cc co-founder Kevin Godley for the “Sheet Music” album track “Somewhere in Hollywood”.
High-profile concerts in the past couple of years have included London’s Royal Albert Hall and The O2 (with Status Quo), and the 65,000-capacity British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park.
The band continues to work internationally with recent shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.
UK Tour Dates 2017:
March 28th GATESHEAD - The Sage
March 29th GLASGOW - Royal Concert Hall
March 31st YORK - Barbican
April 01st LIVERPOOL - Philharmonic Hall
April 02nd MANCHESTER - Bridgewater Hall
April 04th BRISTOL - Colston Hall
April 05th CARDIFF - St David’s Hall
April 06th SOUTHEND - Cliffs Pavilion
April 08th NOTTINGHAM - Royal Centre
April 09th NORWICH - Theatre Royal
April 11th BOURNEMOUTH - Pavilion
April 12th BIRMINGHAM - Symphony Hall
April 13th LONDON - Palladium
Weblibnks:
www.10ccworld.com
www.facebook.com/10ccworld
The show at the Palladium will be a first for the band, joining acts such as Coldplay and Simple Minds, who are both set to perform at the West End theatre in 2017.
Purveyors of some of the greatest pop records of the 20th century, 10cc has sold more than 15 million albums in the UK and 30 million worldwide. Noted for their studio polish, virtuoso musicianship, impeccable vocals and clever lyrics, their style was dubbed “art pop”.
10cc earned critical respect and public acclaim for such singles as “Donna” (1972), “Rubber Bullets” (1973), “The Dean and I” (1973) and “Wall Street Shuffle” (1974), which showcased the band members' talents as musicians, singers, songwriters and masters of the studio.
10cc have 11 Top 10 UK singles to their name - including No 1 hits “I’m Not in Love” (1975) – covered by The Pretenders and “Fun Lovin’ Criminals” – and “Dreadlock Holiday” (1978). Others included “Art for Art’s Sake” (1975) and “Good Morning Judge” (1977) – which both reached No 5, “The Things We Do for Love” (1976) and “I’m Mandy Fly Me” (1976) - both reaching No 6 and “Life is a Minestrone” (1975) – No 7.
Such is the enduring nature of their music that movie-makers can’t resist including the band in soundtracks, with “I’m Not in Love” featuring in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and 2014 blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, while “Dreadlock Holiday” was used in The Social Network (2010), about the founding of Facebook.
Led by 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman, the current live band, which has been together for more than 10 years, features Gouldman on vocals, bass and guitar; Rick Fenn (lead guitar, vocals), Mick Wilson (vocals, guitar, percussion), Paul Burgess (drums, percussion), and Keith Hayman (keyboards, guitar, vocals). Rick and Paul have both worked with 10cc since the mid-‘70s line-up.
This tour will feature a special video made by 10cc co-founder Kevin Godley for the “Sheet Music” album track “Somewhere in Hollywood”.
High-profile concerts in the past couple of years have included London’s Royal Albert Hall and The O2 (with Status Quo), and the 65,000-capacity British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park.
The band continues to work internationally with recent shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland.
UK Tour Dates 2017:
March 28th GATESHEAD - The Sage
March 29th GLASGOW - Royal Concert Hall
March 31st YORK - Barbican
April 01st LIVERPOOL - Philharmonic Hall
April 02nd MANCHESTER - Bridgewater Hall
April 04th BRISTOL - Colston Hall
April 05th CARDIFF - St David’s Hall
April 06th SOUTHEND - Cliffs Pavilion
April 08th NOTTINGHAM - Royal Centre
April 09th NORWICH - Theatre Royal
April 11th BOURNEMOUTH - Pavilion
April 12th BIRMINGHAM - Symphony Hall
April 13th LONDON - Palladium
Weblibnks:
www.10ccworld.com
www.facebook.com/10ccworld