The Kane Gang
Much-loved and highly acclaimed 1980s pop band The Kane Gang have announced the final date in their series of gigs to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their Bad and Lowdown tour.
The band - lead vocalists Martin Brammer and Paul Woods and multi-instrumentalist David Brewis - will play their last gig for the foreseeable future, whilst they concentrate on new recordings, at St Luke’s, Glasgow, on Tuesday, February 24th next year.
It will see the trio revisit their mid-80s hits and will also launch an exciting collaboration with fellow North East artists Field Music.
Initially booked as a one-off show at The Fire Station theatre in their hometown of Sunderland, the amazing demand for tickets, which sold out in under an hour, has led to the band adding a London, and now a Glasgow date.
Martin said: "We couldn't believe the enormous response to the announcement of our show with Field Music so we're excited to play further afield, especially Glasgow, as it was one of the highlights of our only major tour and we actually recorded a live album of the gig at St Margaret Union.”
The Kane Gang landed in the upper reaches of both the US and UK charts from 1984 onwards, with songs such as Closest Thing To Heaven, Respect Yourself, Smalltown Creed, Motortown and Don't Look Any Further and had two successful albums The Bad and Lowdown World of The Kane Gang and Miracle.
Critically-acclaimed duo Field Music - brothers Peter and David Brewis (yes, another one) - will release their ninth album, Limits Of Language, in October. Their previous album, Flat White Moon, reached the UK top 40 in 2021 and 2012's Plumb was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize.
Field Music's David Brewis said: "It's been so interesting trying to fit in around this friendship which has existed for over 40 years, but in a way, it's also felt very familiar. From the very start, we've been on a very similar wavelength, musically and personally. And, of course, it's just exciting to hear those Kane Gang songs come to life again."
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