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OMD And Simple Minds To Perform Kraftwerk's Neon Lights


LONDON (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Simple Minds and OMD will appear on stage together for the very first time when they perform Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights" on their forthcoming UK tour which kicks off at the Newcastle Metro Arena on 30th November.


The news follows OMD's recent appearance in the BBC 4 television documentary 'Synth Britannia' that chronicled the rise of electronic and industrial pop music in the mid 70s and early 80s. "Neon Lights," originally released on Kraftwerk's 1978 album "The Man Machine," will be performed together by OMD and Simple Minds during Simple Minds' set on every date of their UK tour. Both bands have previously performed Neon Lights in their own right.


Says Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, "Kraftwerk were the link between a whole generation of kids in the UK that used synthesizers to define some of the 80's most glorious pop music. In our own way we want to honor their influence by performing Neon Lights."


"Kraftwerk's contribution to music is timeless," says OMD's Andy McCluskey. "Kraftwerk was the reason why we formed OMD. Simple Minds and OMD listened to Kraftwerk before we started making music, but eventually our individual styles of music ventured into different directions. Simple Minds' early electronic rock albums 'Empires and Dance' and 'Reel To Reel Cacophony' defined industrial electronic rock with 'I Travel', while OMD explored electronic soundscapes and minimalism with our early songs 'Electricity' and 'Messages'.

UK tour dates:


11/30 – Newcastle Arena
12/02 – Birmingham LG Arena
12/03 – Manchester MEN Arena
12/05 – Sheffield Arena
12/06 – Cardiff CIA
12/07 – London Wembley Arena
12/11 – Glasgow SECC
12/12 – Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre


–by CelebrityAccess Staff Writers