Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Au-Rene Theater at Broward Center For The Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Aug 29, 2019
7:30 PM EDT
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With over 20 million albums sold, the B-52s are celebrating their 40th anniversary tour with special guests OMD and Berlin. Renowned as the World’s Greatest Party Band, the B-52s remain one of rock music’s most beloved and enduring music groups of all time. From groundbreaking songs like “Rock Lobster,” “Dance This Mess Around” and “Private Idaho“ to chart-topping hits like “Love Shack” and “Roam” and “Deadbeat Club” to their thrilling reemergence on the pop scene with their 2008 album Funplex, the B-52s’ unforgettable dance-rock tunes start a party every time their music begins. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the synth-pop duo from Wirral, England, pioneered their genre combining massive chart success with hits such as Enola Gay, So in Love and If You Leave propelled them into the stratosphere, the latter of which was heavily featured in the John Hughes film Pretty in Pink. Berlin will forever be recognized as the American progenitor of electro-pop artistry with sensually appealing lyrics. The multi-platinum selling artists soared to international acclaim with Take My Breath Away which solidified their everlasting place in American pop culture, receiving both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Song from the movie Top Gun.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Biography
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) is a synth pop group whose founding members are originally from The Wirral Peninsula, United Kingdom. OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgin's DinDisc subsidiary).
The group was founded in 1978 by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, after they had been involved in several bands, including The Id. Later drummer Malcolm Holmes and saxophonist Martin Cooper joined. McCluskey and Humphreys formed the core of the outfit until 1989, when the group split. McCluskey then retained the name and continued to record and tour as OMD with a new line-up. Humphreys, Holmes, and Cooper formed The Listening Pool.
In late December 2005, OMD's official website announced a 2006 reformation, for both live performances and a new album, with rehearsals beginning in summer 2006. The planned line up will feature the original 1980's members. The Architecture & Morality tour for late 2006 was postponed until the beginning of 2007.
The tour finally took place in the spring of 2007 featuring Architecture & Morality played in its entirety plus a 'greatest hits' set, although each concert famously ended with stirring rendition of B side/album track and fan favourite 'The Romance of the Telescope'.
Plans are now ahead for the release of a documentary DVD, a live DVD of the 2007 tour (release postponed until 2008) and possibly a new studio album in 2008.
Read MoreThe group was founded in 1978 by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys, after they had been involved in several bands, including The Id. Later drummer Malcolm Holmes and saxophonist Martin Cooper joined. McCluskey and Humphreys formed the core of the outfit until 1989, when the group split. McCluskey then retained the name and continued to record and tour as OMD with a new line-up. Humphreys, Holmes, and Cooper formed The Listening Pool.
In late December 2005, OMD's official website announced a 2006 reformation, for both live performances and a new album, with rehearsals beginning in summer 2006. The planned line up will feature the original 1980's members. The Architecture & Morality tour for late 2006 was postponed until the beginning of 2007.
The tour finally took place in the spring of 2007 featuring Architecture & Morality played in its entirety plus a 'greatest hits' set, although each concert famously ended with stirring rendition of B side/album track and fan favourite 'The Romance of the Telescope'.
Plans are now ahead for the release of a documentary DVD, a live DVD of the 2007 tour (release postponed until 2008) and possibly a new studio album in 2008.
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