Thompson Twins Tom Bailey announced a major headline UK tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of the iconic eighties album 'Into The Gap'.
The Thompson Twins are widely regarded as one of the most iconic bands of the 1980s and provided the soundtrack to many peoples lives during that incredible era of music.
On the seven date UK tour in May 2024, Tom will perform 'Into The Gap' the 1984 lauded number 1 album in full. The album which has sold over five million copies worldwide spawned the distinctive new wave singles 'Hold Me Now', 'Doctor Doctor', 'You Take Me Up', 'Sister of Mercy' and 'The Gap'. Along with the album Tom will also perform Thompson Twin favourites including 'If You Were Here', 'Lies', 'Lay Your Hands On Me', 'In the Name Of Love' and many more.
Of the new tour Tom said: "Unbelievably, it's the 40th anniversary of 'Into the Gap' next year, so I'm especially looking forward to touring the UK and playing all those songs along with some other favourites. Hope to see you there!"
Tom's Into The Gap 40th anniversary tour follows major festivals appearances around the world and is his first major UK headline tour since 2018.
Fri 10 May 2024 - Birmingham Town Hall
Sat 11 May 2024 - Gateshead The Glasshouse International Centre for Music Sage 1
Sun 12 May 2024 - Edinburgh Queens Hall
Wed 15 May 2024 - Guildford G Live
Thu 16 May 2024 - Bath Forum
Fri 17 May 2024 - London Indigo at The O2
Sat 18 May 2024 - Cambridge Corn Exchange
Thompson Twins were a British pop band, formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the early and mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the world. In 1993, they changed their name to Babble, to reflect their change in music from pop to dub-influenced chill-out. They continued as Babble until 1996, at which point the group permanently broke up.
The band's name was based on the two bumbling detectives Thomson and Thompson (who are close doubles not twins) in the English-language version of The Adventures of Tintin (Les aventures de Tintin) At various stages they had up to seven members, but their best known line-up was as a trio from 1982 to 1986. The band became a prominent act in the US during the Second British Invasion, and in 1985 performed at Live Aid in Philadelphia, where they were joined on stage by Madonna.
Tom Bailey (born 18 January 1956) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer. Bailey came to prominence in the early 1980s as the lead vocalist for the new wave band Thompson Twins, which released five singles that entered the top ten charts in the United Kingdom during the 1980s: "Love On Your Side", "We Are Detective", "Hold Me Now", "Doctor! Doctor!", and "You Take Me Up". He was the only member of the band to have formal musical training. From 1994, Bailey was also a member of its later incarnation, Babble, releasing two commercially unsuccessful studio albums. He released his debut solo studio album Science Fiction in 2018.
He currently works in various musical fields including scoring for film. He records and performs dub music under the name International Observer and Indo-fusion music with the Holiwater Project. He also collaborated with astronomer and visual artist José Francisco Salgado as part of the audio-visual ensemble Bailey-Salgado Project (BSP).