Howard Jones To Play 'Human's Lib' & 'Dream Into Action' On April 2012 UK Tour
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Written by Jon Stickler
Howard Jones will embark on a nationwide UK tour on Wednesday 11th April at the O2 Academy Bristol. This will be the first time that Howard will perform his first two studio albums 'Human’s Lib' and 'Dream Into Action' back to back, live in their entirety, on a full-scale nationwide UK tour.
A respectable face of eighties pop, Howard Jones' catchy chart-topping tunes earned him fans and respect the world over. He scored a string of worldwide hits including 'New Song', 'What Is Love?' and 'No one Is To Blame'.
To coincide with the tour, Howard will present a weekly four-part radio series “Electronic 80s with Howard Jones” on Absolute Radio 80's. The first show will air at 8pm on Sunday December 4th on DAB, Freesat, Virgin Media, Sky, via the Absolute 80s smartphone app available for iPhone, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Blackberry, plus streamed online at www.absolute80s.com.
'Human's Lib' was first released on March 17th 1984. The album peaked at number 1 in the UK charts and spent 57 weeks in the top 40. The album includes the hit singles 'What Is Love?', 'New Song', 'Pearl In The Shell' and 'Hide & Seek' (the song Howard performed at Live Aid). Howard’s second album, 'Dream Into Action' followed, and featured the hit singles 'Like To Get To Know You Well', 'Things Can Only Get Better', 'Look Mama', 'Life In One Day' and the US number 1 'No One Is To Blame'.
Apr 11th - O2 Academy Bristol
Apr 12th - O2 Academy Sheffield
Apr 13th - O2 Academy Liverpool
Apr 14th - O2 Academy Birmingham
Apr 17th - O2 Academy Newcastle
Apr 18th - O2 Academy Glasgow
Apr 20th - O2 Academy Bournemouth
Apr 21st - O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
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