Daily Mirror interview with Electro Godfathers
August 4 2008
Friday's edition of The Daily Mirror featured a lively interview with the Godfathers of Electro who are currently preparing for the Steel City Tour.
The lead singers of Heaven 17, Human League and ABC discuss the impact they have all had on UK music plus old rivalry.
'Glenn was making 'Penthouse & Pavement' in the studio at the same time we were recording', says Philip Oakey. 'I hated everyone else who was going to threaten our ability to make hits. I was terrified that we were going to fail.'
Glenn reveals that H17 only finished paying off recording debts from 1983's lush album 'The Luxury Gap' as recently as 18 months ago and tells the tale of how he once swam naked with Philip Oakey and two lady friends in a resevoir.
'Perhaps no one should have been drinking the water after that' says Glenn.
To read the full interview, please click here.
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H17's roof top electro performance
August 2 2008
Electro's premier sound alchemists Heaven 17 performed a unique one-off gig in the Steel City last week 12 floors up on one of Sheffield's tallest buildings.
Glenn and Martyn played an hour long set with classics that included 'Let Me Go', 'Come Live With Me', 'We Live So Fast', 'Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry' and 'Temptation' from the roof top of Hallam University whilst the gig was shown on huge screens in the park below.
South Yorkshire paper The Star reports: 'Crowds gathered, sitting on the campus steps drinking beer in glorious evening sunshine, while the group went through an hour-long set featuring their massive hits..'
The Hallum gig proved to be the perfect warm-up for the forthcoming Steel City Tour that will see Heaven 17 once again returning to Sheffield in December along with ABC and the band that Martyn originally formed back in 1977 wth Ian Craig Marsh - The Human League.
Related link: The Star - 'Heaven 17 wow fans from the roof'
(H17 Hallam images kindly provided by Martyn)
Steel City Tour
Glasgow Carling Academy SUN 30/11/2008
Newcastle Carling Academy MON 01/12/2008
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall WED 03/12/2008
Brighton Centre FRI 05/12/2008
Bournemouth Int'nl Centre SAT 06/12/2008
London Hammersmith Apollo MON 08/12/2008
Wolverhampton The Civic Hall THU 11/12/2008
Liverpool Echo Arena THU 04/12/2008
Manchester Apollo WED 10/12/2008
Newport Friday 12/12/2008
Sheffield Arena SAT 13/12/2008
Tickets are on sale today through the usual outlets and can be snapped up via this link.
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