Erasure

Erasure And Echo Collective Release Two Videos From New Album, World Beyond

ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have released two videos from World Beyond, the new album out on 9 March 2018. World Beyond is a collaboration with Echo Collective, the Brussels based collective of post-classical musicians best known for their ongoing collaborative work with A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Johann Johannsson, Dustin O’Halloran and Stars of the Lid and sees the entirety of Erasure’s 2017 album, World Be Gone, given a post-classical rework.

“These new arrangements give Vince and Andy’s finest and most considered moments a towering resonance and poignancy” – Electronic Sound

“Its imaginative rearrangements cast the songs in a new light”
– Classic Pop 4* Album of the Issue

The videos are for ‘Oh What A World’, a dramatic look at recent world events, and ‘Still It’s Not Over’, which tackles the LGBT+ rights movement post-Stonewall and highlights the band’s place within that movement. Both videos were filmed during the recording of World Beyond.

Watch ‘Oh What A World’ and ‘Still It’s Not Over’

World Beyond was recorded over ten days by Andy Bell and six performers from the Echo Collective. The album was produced by Echo Collective, mixed by Gareth Jones and arranged by the Echo Collective’s Gary De Cart, Margaret Hermant and Neil Leiter. The tracks featured on World Beyond show award-winning songwriters Vince Clarke and Andy Bell in a more reflective mood, giving the world and recent political upheavals a thoughtful examination. This new collaboration gives a new dimension to the tracks and the band’s optimism about the future remains clear and bright. Andy Bell explains: “…the reinterpretations have brought such enormous context to the songs, it has created a new place for them.”

The original idea for the album developed from Vince Clarke, who initially suggested that a single from World Be Gone could be given an orchestral reinterpretation but as the idea expanded and took shape, he spoke at length to the Echo Collective ahead of the recording. “It was great to talk through ideas with Echo Collective and then see how their arrangements took shape. The collaboration has given elements of the album a whole new feel and Andy’s vocals remain as powerful and uplifting as ever,” says Clarke.

Erasure’s 2018 headline tour (with support from Bright Light, Bright Light) is underway in the UK. The sold-out UK leg of the tour finishes with two nights at the Hammersmith Apollo before the band travel to Europe and then continue their dates in North and South America – full details below.

Recent praise for Erasure:

“Arguably one of their best pieces of work” – Louder Than War
“A triumph of achingly beautiful pop protest music.” – MOJO

Erasure, who recently accepted the Icon Award at Attitude’s 2017 award ceremony, have released a staggering number of albums, including 5 UK Number 1s, and 35 UK Top 40 singles. World Be Gone went to Number 6 in the UK Official Albums Chart, giving the enduring BRIT and Ivor Novello winning pop duo their highest album chart position since 1994’s I Say I Say I Say.

Echo Collective will release their reinterpretation of Radiohead’s Amnesiac on 7K! (!K7) in March and will perform the album at select festivals in 2018.

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Watch a short film from the recording

Ticket Details

ERASURE HEADLINE TOUR – EUROPE
15 Feb – Southampton O2 Guildhall SOLD OUT
16 Feb – Cardiff St David’s Hall SOLD OUT
18 Feb – Aylesbury Friars Waterside Theatre SOLD OUT
19 Feb – Brighton Dome SOLD OUT
20 Feb – Guildford G Live SOLD OUT
22 Feb – Norwich UEA SOLD OUT
23 Feb – London Eventim Apollo – SOLD OUT
24 Feb – London Eventim Apollo – SOLD OUT
27 Feb – Cologne E-Werk SOLD OUT
28 Feb – Hamburg Mehr Theater SOLD OUT
1 March – Berlin Columbiahalle SOLD OUT
3 March – Leipzig Haus Auensee SOLD OUT
4 March – Munich Tonhalle SOLD OUT
5 March – Frankfurt Batschkapp SOLD OUT
7 March – Hanover Capitol SOLD OUT
9 March – Copenhagen Royal Arena
13 March – Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT (rescheduled from January)
14 March – Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT (rescheduled from January)
15 March – Dublin Olympia SOLD OUT (rescheduled from January)

ERASURE HEADLINE TOUR – NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA
21 April – MX, Guadalajara, Roxy Fest
2 May – PE, Lima, Anfieteatro Del Parque De La Exposicion
3 May – CL, Santiago, Movistar Arena
5 May – AR, Buenos Aires, Luna Park
6 May – AR, Rosario, Metropolitano
8 May – PY, Asunción, Paseo La Galeria
10 May – BR, Curitiba, Teatro Positivo
11 May – BR, São Paulo, Espaco Das Americas
12 May – BR, Rio de Janeiro, Vivo Rio
6 July – US, Miami Beach, FL, Fillmore
7 July – US, St. Petersburg, FL, Mahaffey Theater
8 July – US, Orlando, FL, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
10 July – US, Atlanta, GA, Tabernacle
11 July – US, Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore NEW DATE
13 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater NEW DATE
14 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater SOLD OUT
15 July – US, New York, NY, Beacon Theater SOLD OUT
17 July – US, Boston, MA, House of Blues
18 July – US, Philadelphia, PA, Merriam Theater
20 July – US, Washington, DC, Warner Theater
21 July – US Washington, DC, Warner Theater NEW DATE
22 July – US, Pittsburgh, PA, Byham Theater
24 July – US, Toronto, ON, Queen Elizabeth Theater SOLD OUT
25 July – US, Grand Rapids, MI, 20 Monroe Live
27 July – US, Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre SOLD OUT
28 July – US, Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre NEW DATE
29 July – US, Minneapolis, MN, State Theatre
31 July – US, Indianapolis, IN, Murat
1 Aug – US, Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater
3 Aug – US, Dallas, TX, Toyota Music Factory
4 Aug – US, Houston, TX, Smart Financial Centre

5 Aug – US, San Antonio, TX, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
7 Aug – US, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Live SOLD OUT
8 Aug – US, Austin, TX, Austin City Limits Live NEW DATE
10 Aug – US, Denver, CO, Opera House
11 Aug – US, Salt Lake City, UT, Kingsbury Hall NEW DATE
12 Aug – US, Salt Lake City, UT, Kingsbury Hall SOLD OUT
14 Aug – US, Seattle, WA, Moore Theatre SOLD OUT
15 Aug – US, Vancouver, BC, Orpheum Theatre
17 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium NEW DATE
18 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium NEW DATE
19 Aug – US, San Francisco, CA, Masonic Auditorium SOLD OUT
21 Aug – US, Santa Barbara, CA, Arlington Theatre
22 Aug – US, San Diego, CA, Symphony Hall SOLD OUT
24 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater NEW DATE
25 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater SOLD OUT
26 Aug – US, Los Angeles, CA, Wiltern Theater SOLD OUT