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Friday, May 18, 2018

Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins readies long-awaited album for July

Popular new wave musician Tom Bailey of 1980s New Wave hitmakers Thompson Twins is set to release his first new music in 25 years. The first-ever solo album Science Fiction is due out July 13 via Mikrokosmos/BFD (distributed by The Orchard in North America).

It was produced by Bailey with production assistance of Hal Ritson (Chemical Brothers, David Guetta). It was recorded all over the world (France, New Zealand, London) with the studio being Bailey’s laptop and set of headphones.

Inspired by his return to the live stage in 2014, Bailey commented, “I so much enjoyed playing concerts around the world over the last couple of years, that I began working behind the scenes on writing, recording and mixing the songs in this collection. I have concentrated on other areas of music for the past couple of decades – but I find it incredibly rewarding to be making pop music again. There’s something so special about the way this kind of music works and, for me, it’s like finding a long-lost friend.”

The first single from the album, “What Kind Of World,” was inspired by the untimely death of music legend David Bowie as well as Tesla owner Elon Musk’s vision of future commercial space travel. See below for the full album track listing.

In support of the album, Bailey will head out on an American tour this summer supporting Boy George & Culture Club and The B’52s. The tour will also include several headlining dates. Check for the current itinerary after this press release.

Track listing: 

1. Science Fiction
2. What Kind Of World
3. Shooting Star
4. Feels Like Love To Me
5. Blue
6. If You Need Someone
7. Ship Of Fools
8. Work All Day
9. Bring Back Yesterday
10. Come So Far

Tour dates:

(Supporting Boy George+Culture Club, The B-52's unless otherwise noted):

JUNE
29 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
30 Tampa, FL USF Sun Dome
JULY
1 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
3 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
5 Biloxi, MS IP Casino, Resort & Spa*
7 San Antonio, TX Tobin Center For The Performing Arts
10 Austin, TX Austin City Limits At The Moody Theater
11 Grand Prairie, TX Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
15 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre
17 Cary, NC Koka Booth Amphitheatre
18 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap
20 Charleston, SC Volvo Car Stadium
21 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
22 Atlanta, GA State Bank Amphitheatre At Chastain Park
24 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage*
25 Wilmington, DE The Queen*
27 Boston, MA The Wang Theater
28 Forest Hills, NY Forest Hills Stadium
29 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
AUGUST
3 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony Summer Stage
4 Atlantic City, NJ Music Box At Borgata
5 Mashantucket, CA Grand Theater At Foxwoods
8 Milwaukee, WI Potawatomi Hotel And Casino*
9 Cedar Rapids, IA McGrath Amphitheatre*
10 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fairgrounds
11 Council Bluffs, IA Harrahs Council Bluff
28 Lewiston, NY Artpark
29 Kent, OH Kent Stage*
30 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
31 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion
SEPTEMBER
1 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Pavilion
3 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fairgrounds
5 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion
6 St. Louis, MO Fox Theatre
7 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
8 Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
13 Puyallup, WA Washington State Fair Events Center
14 Kennewick, WA Toyota Center
15 Portland, OR Theater Of The Clouds
16 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre
18 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
19 Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
21 West Valley City, UT Maverick Center
22 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
23 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
25 San Diego, CA Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
27 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino
28 Cabazon, CA Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
29 Las Vegas, CA Downtown Las Vegas Events Center
30 Scottsdale, AZ Talking Stick Resort
OCTOBER
3 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
4 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
5 Tucson, AZ Fox Tucson*
 

*Tom Bailey headlining show

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