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The Human League at Saint Kilda, Australia in Palais Theatre 2024
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Fan Reviews

Stuart
September 17th 2024
Absolutely mind-blowing! I have wanted to see them since early 80s and can’t believe not only getting g to see them but how incredible they were. OMG Phil Oakey!! Vox on point. The tunes !! So grateful 🙏😍
Brisbane, Australia@
The Fortitude Music Hall
Mark
August 4th 2024
The Human League were excellent as always. The venue was ok as well but the event organisers were beyond a joke. There was the biggest queue for drinks I have ever seen for the whole time I was there and towards the end of the day had run out of water, coke, white wine and other drinks. The queues for the loos were no better. And this was just the Golden Circle. The queue for drinks in the rest of the arena almost circled the event and the designated Pimms stand also ran out. Unbelievable! Such a shame as it did spoil what should have been a great day
Colchester, United Kingdom@
Colchester Castle Park
Mike
March 18th 2024
Awesome, one of the best concerts I have seen in years
Perth, Australia@
The Astor Theatre
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About The Human League

The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal post-punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful new wave acts of the 80s. The only consistent band member is vocalist and songwriter Phil Oakey.

Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were both working as computer programmers in 1977, and combined a love of pop music (such as glam rock and Tamla Motown) with avant garde electronic music. They acquired a Roland System 100 synthesizer and began to create music in their own rehearsal facility. Initially they formed a group called The Dead Daughter, which then became The Future with featured bassist Adi Newton. Newton left to form the outfit Clock DVA. Ware and Marsh searched for a vocalist, but their first choice, Glenn Gregory (who would be the lead singer of their later band, Heaven 17), was unavailable. Ware instead decided to invite Philip Oakey, an old school friend, and a hospital porter at the time to join the band, "apparently by leaving a note stuck to his door". Oakey accepted the invitation, despite never having been in a band before. Shortly after, they decided to call themselves The Human League. A collection of demos from this period was released on CD in 2002, titled The Golden Hour of The Future, compiled by Richard X.

The original lineup of The Human League debuted in 1978 with the single "Being Boiled", a dark proto-industrial track that would later become extremely influential on later industrial metal musicians (namely Trent Reznor of the Nine Inch Nails). This single and it's follow-up "Empire State Human" were modest sucesses, however the group's albums - 1979's "Reproduction" and 1980's "Travelogue" - did not sell. This caused a rift in the band, and in 1980, Ian Marsh and Martyn Ware left the group.

Following the split of the original line-up, Phillip Adrian Wright (their live slide projectionist) fully joined the group and Oakey & himself released another flop single, "Boys and Girls". In order to fulfil their European tour commitments, they recruited bass player Ian Burden, and fronted the band with two singers, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, schoolgirls whom they had met in a Sheffield nightclub, and managed to complete the tour.

In 1981, Virgin Records paired them with former Stranglers producer Martin Rushent, and the first result was the single "The Sound of the Crowd", which saw them at last achieve success in the singles chart. Guitarist Jo Callis (formerly of The Rezillos) was now recruited to the band, and with Rushent at the helm, The Human League recorded their most successful album to date, "Dare!". It achieved huge success, fuelled by its further hit singles, "Open Your Heart", "Love Action" and most famously "Don't You Want Me", which reached number one in the UK charts during the Christmas of 1981 and was one of the biggest selling singles of that year, and it also charted at number one in the US during the summer of 1982. These three releases were accompanied by striking promo videos ("Love Action" based on the movie The Graduate). During their Dare! phase, the Human League were often associated with the New Romantic movement.

The band also had a number of other hits but their success faded towards the mid-1980s. Arguably, one problem was the length of time the band took to make a record. Dare! was followed by the six-song EP Fascination! (featuring hit singles "Mirror Man" and "Fascination") as a stopgap, and it took three years to release a full-length follow-up album, "Hysteria".

In 1985, outside of the Human League, Oakey scored a huge hit single in collaboration with one of his idols, synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder, with the single "Together in Electric Dreams", taken from the film soundtrack to Electric Dreams. The pair proceeded to record an entire album for Virgin, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, but this met with rather less success.

In 1986, the group found themselves in creative stagnation, struggling to record material to follow up on their previous success. Key songwriter Jo Callis departed, replaced by drummer Jim Russell, and Virgin paired the League up with cutting-edge American R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The result was the "Crash" album. The album featured much material written by Jam and Lewis' team, and showcased their distinctive DX7-led sound, making it quite a departure from previous Human League material. It did provide an American number one single, "Human", but other singles made smaller chart impact.

The following tour saw keyboardist Neil Sutton join the line-up and also keyboardist/guitarist Russell Dennett. Since 1990, their resident engineer on and off stage has been David Beevers. Following Dennett's departure in 1996, Nic Burke has been his replacement for live work since 2001.

The Human League are still touring as of 2007, most recently with a UK live tour of their Dare! album combined with other hit singles from throughout the band's history.
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Genres:
New Wave Alternative, 80s, Alternative, Decades, Pop
Band Members:
Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley
Hometown:
Sheffield, United Kingdom

No upcoming shows in your city
Send a request to The Human League to play in your city
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concerts and tour dates

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Live Photos of The Human League

The Human League at Saint Kilda, Australia in Palais Theatre 2024
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Merch (ad)

2Bhip The Human League Dare Adult Sho...
$23.95
The Human League Dare Adult Black Sho...
$23.95
Human League Dare White T-Shirt
$28.95
Human League Dare Black T-Shirt
$31.95
Funny I Know What You're Thinking - I...
$17.99
League Players Top Diff Legends T-Shirt
$17.99
Major League Vintage Logo T-Shirt
$21.99
Major League 99 T-Shirt
$21.99
Major League Logo T-Shirt
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The Human League's tour

Fan Reviews

Stuart
September 17th 2024
Absolutely mind-blowing! I have wanted to see them since early 80s and can’t believe not only getting g to see them but how incredible they were. OMG Phil Oakey!! Vox on point. The tunes !! So grateful 🙏😍
Brisbane, Australia@
The Fortitude Music Hall
Mark
August 4th 2024
The Human League were excellent as always. The venue was ok as well but the event organisers were beyond a joke. There was the biggest queue for drinks I have ever seen for the whole time I was there and towards the end of the day had run out of water, coke, white wine and other drinks. The queues for the loos were no better. And this was just the Golden Circle. The queue for drinks in the rest of the arena almost circled the event and the designated Pimms stand also ran out. Unbelievable! Such a shame as it did spoil what should have been a great day
Colchester, United Kingdom@
Colchester Castle Park
Mike
March 18th 2024
Awesome, one of the best concerts I have seen in years
Perth, Australia@
The Astor Theatre
View More Fan Reviews

About The Human League

The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal post-punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful new wave acts of the 80s. The only consistent band member is vocalist and songwriter Phil Oakey.

Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were both working as computer programmers in 1977, and combined a love of pop music (such as glam rock and Tamla Motown) with avant garde electronic music. They acquired a Roland System 100 synthesizer and began to create music in their own rehearsal facility. Initially they formed a group called The Dead Daughter, which then became The Future with featured bassist Adi Newton. Newton left to form the outfit Clock DVA. Ware and Marsh searched for a vocalist, but their first choice, Glenn Gregory (who would be the lead singer of their later band, Heaven 17), was unavailable. Ware instead decided to invite Philip Oakey, an old school friend, and a hospital porter at the time to join the band, "apparently by leaving a note stuck to his door". Oakey accepted the invitation, despite never having been in a band before. Shortly after, they decided to call themselves The Human League. A collection of demos from this period was released on CD in 2002, titled The Golden Hour of The Future, compiled by Richard X.

The original lineup of The Human League debuted in 1978 with the single "Being Boiled", a dark proto-industrial track that would later become extremely influential on later industrial metal musicians (namely Trent Reznor of the Nine Inch Nails). This single and it's follow-up "Empire State Human" were modest sucesses, however the group's albums - 1979's "Reproduction" and 1980's "Travelogue" - did not sell. This caused a rift in the band, and in 1980, Ian Marsh and Martyn Ware left the group.

Following the split of the original line-up, Phillip Adrian Wright (their live slide projectionist) fully joined the group and Oakey & himself released another flop single, "Boys and Girls". In order to fulfil their European tour commitments, they recruited bass player Ian Burden, and fronted the band with two singers, Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, schoolgirls whom they had met in a Sheffield nightclub, and managed to complete the tour.

In 1981, Virgin Records paired them with former Stranglers producer Martin Rushent, and the first result was the single "The Sound of the Crowd", which saw them at last achieve success in the singles chart. Guitarist Jo Callis (formerly of The Rezillos) was now recruited to the band, and with Rushent at the helm, The Human League recorded their most successful album to date, "Dare!". It achieved huge success, fuelled by its further hit singles, "Open Your Heart", "Love Action" and most famously "Don't You Want Me", which reached number one in the UK charts during the Christmas of 1981 and was one of the biggest selling singles of that year, and it also charted at number one in the US during the summer of 1982. These three releases were accompanied by striking promo videos ("Love Action" based on the movie The Graduate). During their Dare! phase, the Human League were often associated with the New Romantic movement.

The band also had a number of other hits but their success faded towards the mid-1980s. Arguably, one problem was the length of time the band took to make a record. Dare! was followed by the six-song EP Fascination! (featuring hit singles "Mirror Man" and "Fascination") as a stopgap, and it took three years to release a full-length follow-up album, "Hysteria".

In 1985, outside of the Human League, Oakey scored a huge hit single in collaboration with one of his idols, synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder, with the single "Together in Electric Dreams", taken from the film soundtrack to Electric Dreams. The pair proceeded to record an entire album for Virgin, Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder, but this met with rather less success.

In 1986, the group found themselves in creative stagnation, struggling to record material to follow up on their previous success. Key songwriter Jo Callis departed, replaced by drummer Jim Russell, and Virgin paired the League up with cutting-edge American R&B producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The result was the "Crash" album. The album featured much material written by Jam and Lewis' team, and showcased their distinctive DX7-led sound, making it quite a departure from previous Human League material. It did provide an American number one single, "Human", but other singles made smaller chart impact.

The following tour saw keyboardist Neil Sutton join the line-up and also keyboardist/guitarist Russell Dennett. Since 1990, their resident engineer on and off stage has been David Beevers. Following Dennett's departure in 1996, Nic Burke has been his replacement for live work since 2001.

The Human League are still touring as of 2007, most recently with a UK live tour of their Dare! album combined with other hit singles from throughout the band's history.
Show More
Genres:
New Wave Alternative, 80s, Alternative, Decades, Pop
Band Members:
Philip Oakey, Joanne Catherall, Susan Ann Sulley
Hometown:
Sheffield, United Kingdom

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