{"id":767536,"date":"2026-09-11T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767536\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T18:36:13","slug":"much-loved-80s-pop-stars-to-play-intimate-show-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/767536\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-loved ’80s pop stars to play intimate show in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hue And Cry (Press image)<\/p>\n

Nation.Cymru staff<\/p>\n

An award-winning, platinum-selling \u201980s pop duo who have had a number of chart hits are to play an intimate show in Wales.<\/p>\n

After playing two shows at the 180-capacity Acapela Studios in Pentyrch back in July, Scottish soul pop stars Hue and Cry have revealed a new date at the venue on June 18, 2027.<\/p>\n

Brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane formed Hue and Cry in 1984 and the duo made a huge impact with the release of their debut album \u2018Seduced and Abandoned\u2019 (1987) which featured their first top ten single \u2018Labour of Love\u2019. The follow up album \u2018Remote\u2019 continued the trend and produced the huge hits \u2018Looking for Linda\u2019 & \u2018Violently\u2019. <\/p>\n

Albums like \u2018Stars Crash Down\u2019, \u2018Showtime\u2019 and \u2018Jazz Not Jazz\u2019 ensured Hue and Cry\u2019s continued successful run through the 90\u2019s, whilst their 2005 appearances as finalists on ITV\u2019s primetime show \u2018Hit Me Baby One More Time\u2019, featuring their version of Beyonce\u2019s \u2018Crazy In Love\u2019, thrust the band firmly back into the mainstream limelight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A number of successful album releases and accompanying live appearances followed which included \u2018Open Soul\u2019 (2008), \u2018Xmasday\u2019 (2009), \u2018Bitter Suite Again\u2019 (2010), \u2018Hot Wire\u2019 (2012), \u2018Remote: Major to Minor\u2019 (2014), \u2018September Songs\u2019 (2015), \u2018Pocketful of Stones\u2019 (2017). To date Hue and Cry have sold more than two million records worldwide.<\/p>\n

In 2019, Hue and Cry sold out their \u2018Summer Nights at the Bandstand\u2019 show at Glasgow\u2019s Kelvingrove park within hours and finished the year by playing live all over the UK. With the global pandemic bringing live touring to a halt during 2020\/21, Hue and Cry introduced their pioneering \u2018Live from Lockdown\u2019 streaming shows which were broadcast live from the band\u2019s Glasgow based studio and viewed online by thousands of fans around the world. A collection of their favourite tracks from these shows was released as a \u2018Best of Lockdown\u2019 album (2022).<\/p>\n

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Hue and Cry have sold tens of thousands of concert tickets worldwide. As well as performing alongside some of the greatest artists in music history \u2013 appearing with U2, James Brown, Madonna, Al Green and Van Morrison to name but a few, the band have undertaken a multitude of their own headline tours and made numerous festival appearances.<\/p>\n

Having made a welcome return to performing in front of audiences in both their \u2018electro\/acoustic\u2019 duo and \u2018full band\u2019 formats, Hue And Cry impressed throughout their 40th Anniversary tour in 2024, a year when they released a carefully curated selection of rare material from their personal archive along with accompanying memorabilia and commentary. Looking forward, the band are amid writing more new music and continue to perform live across the country.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t stop for the band after forty years, Pat and Greg were recognised by their peers when they were presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Scottish Music Awards 2025 and released their highly-anticipated new album \u2018Everybody\u2019 to praise from the media and fans alike in 2026.<\/p>\n

See hueandcry.co.uk<\/a> and acapela.co.uk<\/a> for tickets.<\/p>\n

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