{"id":489248,"date":"2026-03-22T12:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/489248\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T12:21:08","slug":"80s-icon-adds-welsh-date-to-tour-after-phenomenal-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/489248\/","title":{"rendered":"80s icon adds Welsh date to tour after \u2018phenomenal demand\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cardiffs-New-Theatre.-Photo-by-ell-brown-licensed-under-CC-BY-SA-2.0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cardiffs-New-Theatre.-Photo-by-ell-brown-licensed-under-CC-BY-SA-2.0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"666\"  \/><\/a>Cardiff\u2019s New Theatre. Photo by ell brown, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<p>An 80s music icon has added further dates to their tour due to \u201cphenomenal demand\u201d, including a new Welsh date.<\/p>\n<p>Pop singer-songwriter Alison Moyet initially announced 21 dates on her 2026 Yazoo, the minutes &amp; Other tour across England and Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>After 18 sold out, it was announced that ten new dates would be added, including one at Cardiff\u2019s New Theatre on 10 November 2026, the only Welsh stop on the tour.<\/p>\n<p>Moyet rose to fame in the early 1980s after forming synth-pop duo Yazoo with Depeche Mode\u2019s Vince Clarke, who topped the charts with their 1982 single \u2018Only You\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Over three years they recorded two albums, \u2018Upstairs at Eric\u2019s\u2019 and \u2018You and Me Both\u2019, providing follow-up hit songs like \u2018Don\u2019t Go\u2019 and \u2018Nobody\u2019s Diary\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Moyet continued to dominate charts during her solo career, releasing \u2018Alf\u2019 which stayed at number 1 on the UK\u2019s album charts for two weeks, performing at Live Aid, and following up with Raindancing in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>Though she took a hiatus due to issues with her record label in the late 90s, Moyet returned to music in the early 2000s and has released a steady stream of singles and albums since.<\/p>\n<p>With three Brit Awards and a Grammy nomination under her belt, she remains a firm favourite among fans of 80s classics, beloved for her powerful voice.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Yazoo, the minutes &amp; Other tour follows on from her 2025 KEY tour that saw her mark four decades as a solo artist.<\/p>\n<p>However, fans of Moyet\u2019s early solo releases will miss out this time, as it was announced: \u201cThe \u2018Songs of Yazoo, the minutes &amp; Other\u2019 tour will consist exclusively of songs from the Yazoo catalogue and select tracks from Alison\u2019s acclaimed solo electronica albums \u2018the minutes\u2019 and \u2018Other\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s not a Yazoo song or a track on either the minutes or Other, it won\u2019t appear on this tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Presales for the 2026 tour will open at 10am\u00a0on Tuesday, 24 March, with the password announced on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonmoyetmusic.com\/more-uk-dates-announced\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alison Moyet\u2019s site<\/a> on 23 March.<\/p>\n<p>Remaining tickets will go on sale from 10am\u00a0on\u00a0Thursday, 26 March..<\/p>\n<p>                                Support our Nation today<\/p>\n<p>For the price of a cup of coffee a month you can help us create an<br \/>\n                                    independent, not-for-profit, national news service for the people of Wales, by<br \/>\n                                        the people of Wales.\n                                <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cardiff\u2019s New Theatre. 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