Visage’s single ‘Fade To Grey’ from the band’s debut eponymous album and Ultravox’s single ‘Vienna’ from the album of the same name were global hits that shared the same stark ambience, European aesthetic and electronic heart. The 1980s were about to explode into life and nothing would be the same again.Īt the heart of this seismic leap into a futuristic new dawn were two records that set the template for much of what was to follow. The guitar-driven dominance that had propelled rock and punk throughout the decade was about to end, as synthesizers signalled the sound of the future and video transformed the look of the pop charts. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, 14 December at 9am.Īt the end of the 1970s momentous change was afoot in Britain and the world – in society, politics, fashion and culture – and the musical landscape was also about to change forever. The music will be performed in a stage setting designed to reflect the atmosphere and ambience the albums deserve. Both these trailblazing synth-pop albums were released in 1980 – Vienna has never previously before been performed in its entirety, while selections from Visage will also be making their live debut. And we know that when you start from a great story, joining literature, travel, spy stories, feelings, you always end up with great music.Midge Ure and Band Electronica have announced details of the 1980 Tour for October 2019, during which they will perform Ultravox’s classic Vienna album in full and also include highlights from Visage’s self-titled debut album. “Vienna” really became a symbol of the 80s, and absolutely the materpiece of Midge Ure and Ultravox. The cover of the “Vienna” single is actually a funeral monument in Vienna cemetery. So at the end of the day they filmed some scenes in Vienna central cemetery, a place with a particularly intense atmosphere, where also Falco is now buried. I need to say that it’s one of my favourite places overall, a fantastic and intriguing town with really peculiar atmospheres, where I lived very particular moments.įilming in Vienna was not easy for Ultravox, many spots were closed or not accessible, because they were off the touristic season. In any case, Vienna is such an impressive place as few others, for historical, artistic, and cultural reasons. You know, in the 80s you had to do it right, even if flying was not so easy as today. Many scenes were filmed in England, but at the end Midge Ure and his friends took a plane at dawn and flew to Vienna. The director is Russell Mulcahy, who directed a lot of masterpieces of the 80s like “Video killed the radio star”, all the great Duran Duran videos, “ Bette Davis Eyes“, “True”, “Total eclipse of the heart”, he was really the director of the 80s. Ultravox always connected this song to Graham Greene’s novel “The Third Man”, which takes place in Vienna. The video is a masterpiece too, and it contributes to the cold and clandestine atmosphere. The story says that the producers replied “Just mention it in the song!”, which he did, and the rest is history. So when he commented the arrangements, he said “This means nothing to me”. But people do change their minds, even if the legend says that Midge Ure (who was also part of Steve Strange’s Visage) was not completely convinced by the song. And in January 1981 we saw a video, released exactly at the right moment, which summarized all these topics in a wonderful way, and was located in a fantastic place which is really one of the winter capitals.Īctually Ultravox wrote the song “Vienna” one year earlier in fact in October 1980 they decided to give the same title to the entire album, but they were not planning to release the song as a single. If I think of early January, the first word that comes to my mind is chill.
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