Midge Ure in general

Newest Review: ... Midge Ure - sporting a very short haircut (well practically none actually). I’m afraid the rest of the band (bass, ... more

... keyboards & drums) will remain unknown – unfortunately Midge did not introduce them. There was also a support - a fairly average guy called Paul Claxton accompanied by just an acoustic guitar. The Venue Bar Cuba is a small club in Macclesfield, Cheshire - seems to be in an old mill-type building. It's a pretty small place really - just one bar and an empty room. Most of one end of the room was taken up by the stage. There were probably about 200 there. Most of them were at least my age (early 30s), some consi...more

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Midge Ure in general: Midge Ure - Live at Bar Cuba Macclesfield (922 words)
by - written on 27/07/01 (Very useful, 90 readings)
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Anyone older than about 25 will remember well the New Romantic movement of the early 80s. How could you forget Spandau Ballet, Visage and Ultravox? Of course you couldn't! But you might well have forgotten some of the guys who were actually in those bands. Some have disappeared off into obscurity, others have continued in the music business, albeit in a slightly less high profile manner. One of those ex-New Romantics is Midge Ure, formerly of Visage and Ultravox, and probably best-known for partnering with Bob Geldof to bring us Band Aid and "Do They Know It's Christmas?". Mr Ure's solo career began in 1985 with the release of ... Read the complete review

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