OMD have announced a brand new 40th anniversary career-spanning boxset and comprehensive singles collections. “Souvenir – The Singles 1979-2019” will be released on October 4th on 2CD and 3LP formats. It is a comprehensive collection of all 39 OMD singles from “Electricity” to “What Have We Done”, plus a brand new 40th single, “Don’t Go” which you can listen to below.
A limited edition 5CD+2DVD career spanning boxset will also be released. Discs 1 and 2 are the same as the 2CD format – the 40 singles in chronological order. Disc 3 is a collection of 22 unheard and unreleased tracks from the OMD archive, newly mixed by Paul Humphreys. Some of these are unfinished ideas, others are full unreleased songs. Disc 4 is a full live recording from the Mermaid Theatre in London, February 2011. The show was for BBC Radio 2 in support of the “History of Modern” album. Disc 5 is a newly discovered full live recording from the Hammersmith Odeon in May 1983 in support of the “Dazzle Ships” album. Disc 6 is a DVD featuring 23 OMD performances on the BBC spanning from ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ in April 1980 to ‘Later With Jools Holland’ in May 2013. Disc 7 is a DVD featuring a live recording from the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in December 1981 in support of the “Architecture & Morality” album. It also includes a live recording from Sheffield City Hall, June 1985 in support of the “Crush” album and the long-awaited DVD debut of “Crush – The Movie”.
The boxset also contains a book and artwork prints; the book itself contains unseen photos, single sleeve artwork, an introduction by Paul Morley and sleeve notes to accompany the archive material by Andy McCluskey.
UK + EUROPE TOUR
OMD is also preparing a huge (and we really mean HUGE) tour. Below are the concert dates.
2019
- 15 Oct – PT – Lisbon – Aula Magna
- 16 Oct – PT – Porto – Casa da Musica
- 19 Oct – ES – Madrid – Riviera
- 21 Oct – ES – Barcelona – Apolo
- 23 Oct – UK – Belfast – Ulster Hall
- 24 Oct – IE – Dublin – Olympia
- 26 Oct – UK – Nottingham – Royal Concert Hall
- 27 Oct – UK – York – Barbican
- 28 Oct – UK – Hull – Arena
- 30 Oct – UK – Gateshead – Sage
- 31 Oct – UK – Glasgow – Royal Concert Hall
- 1 Nov – UK – Manchester – Apollo
- 3 Nov – UK – Sheffield – City Hall
- 4 Nov – UK – Liverpool – Empire
- 5 Nov – UK – Birmingham – Symphony Hall
- 7 Nov – UK – Leicester – De Montford Hall
- 8 Nov – UK – Bath – Pavilion
- 9 Nov – UK – Oxford – New Theatre
- 11 Nov – UK – Guildford – G Live
- 12 Nov – UK – Portsmouth – Guildhall
- 13 Nov – UK – Watford – Colosseum
- 15 Nov – UK – Cambridge – Corn Exchange
- 16 Nov – UK – Ipswich – Regent
- 17 Nov – UK – Bexhill – De La Warr Pavilion
- 19 Nov – UK – Bournemouth – Pavilion
- 20 Nov – UK – London – Hammersmith Apollo
- 25 Nov – DE – Rostock – Stadthalle
- 26 Nov – DE – Dresden – Kulturpalast
- 28 Nov – DE – Leipzig – Haus Auensee
- 29 Nov – DE – Berlin – Tempodrom
- 30 Nov – DE – Hamburg – Große Freiheit 36
- 2 Dec – DE – Berlin – Tempodrom
- 3 Dec – DE – Stuttgart – Leiderhalle
- 5 Dec – DE – Düsseldorf – Mitsubishi Electric-Halle
- 6 Dec – DE – Frankfurt – Jahrhunderthalle
2020
- 30 Jan – EE – Tallinn – Alexela Concert Halls
- 31 Jan – LT – Vilnius – Compensa Concert Hall
- 3 Feb – PL – Krakow – Studio
- 4 Feb – PL – Warsaw – Progresja
- 7 Feb – NO – Oslo – Rockefeller Musichall
- 9 Feb – SE – Stockholm – Berns
- 10 Feb – SE – Malmo – KB
- 12 Feb – DK – Copenhagen – Vega
- 14 Feb – BE – Brussels – Ancienne Belgique
- 15 Feb – NL – Utrecht – Tivoli
- 16 Feb – FR – Paris – La Cigale
North American Tour
The band will also be joining that other great band, The B-52s, as very special guests for their North American tour. Completing the lineup is Berlin. They will also be playing 4 headline shows during the break of the B-52s tour around Labor Day.
^ = with The B-52s & Berlin
~ = OMD headline show
- 21 Aug – US – San Antonio, TX – The Majestic Theater ^
- 22 Aug – US – Austin, TX – Bass Concert Hall ^
- 24 Aug – US – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre ^
- 25 Aug – US – New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre ^
- 28 Aug – US – Tampa, FL – Ruth Eckerd Hall ^
- 29 Aug – US – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center ^
- 30 Aug – US – Ponte Vedra, FL – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall ~
- 31 Aug – US – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore ~
- 3 Sep – US – Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom ~
- 4 Sep – US – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s ~
- 6 Sep – US – Greensboro, NC – White Oak Amphitheatre ^
- 7 Sep – US – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bak Amphitheatre ^
- 8 Sep – US – Dayton, OH – Rose Music Centre at the Heights ^
- 11 Sep – US – Grand Rapids, MI – Meijer Gardens ^
- 13 Sep – CA – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts ^
- 14 Sep – US – Detroit, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^
- 17 Sep – US – Washington, DC – The Anthem ^
- 19 Sep – US – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center ^
- 20 Sep – US – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino ^
- 24 Sep – US – New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage ^
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