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The Human League have announced the support acts for their 2024 UK headline tour – find all the details below.The synth-pop group are due to hit the road for a run of arena shows next December, with dates scheduled in Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Leeds and London.You can find any remaining tickets for the forthcoming concerts here.In a recent post on social media, The Humann League said they were “very pleased” to confirm “two wonderful artists” who will be opening for them on the tour.Sophie Ellis-Bextor and T’Pau are both set to appear at the gigs as “very special guests”. Check out the announcement post below.pic.twitter.com/QVlS2boxkG— The Human League (@humanleagueHQ) November 10, 2023The Human League’s 2024 UK tour dates are as follows: DECEMBER 05 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff 06 – AO Arena, Manchester 07 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 09 – Brighton Centre, Brighton 10 – Windsor Hall (BIC), Bournemouth 12 – Ovo Hydro, Glasgow 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds 14 – OVO Arena Wembley, LondonThe band formed in Sheffield in 1977 and achieved huge success in the ’80s with hits including ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Mirror Man’ and ‘Tell Me When.’ They won a BRIT Award for Breakthrough Artist in 1982.Lead singer Philip Oakey has been the group’s consistent member since 1977 while keyboard players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh both left the band to form Heaven 17.

The Human League have announced a 2025 summer tour of outdoor venues in the UK – see the full list of dates below.The synth-pop greats will play a string of 11 shows around the country in June, July and August next year, kicking off at Southampton’s Guildhall Square on June 26.The dates include a stint at Kew Gardens on July 9 and finally wrap at Darlington’s Northern Echo Arena on August 24. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday (December 6) and you can find yours here.Support at the shows will come from Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey and Blancmange, except for the Llangollen show, which will feature ABC, Big Country, Toyah, T’Pau, The Christians and Altered Images.A post shared by The Human League (@humanleaguehq)JUNE 202526 – Southampton, Guildhall Square27 – Lincoln, Lincoln Castle28 – Scarborough, Open Air TheatreJULY 20253 – Derby, Markeaton Park5 – Llangollen, Llangollen Pavilion6 – Cardiff, Cardiff Castle9 – London, Kew Gardens10 – Bedford, Bedford Park11 – Halifax, Piece Hall26 – Dundee, Slessor GardensAUGUST 202524 – Darlington, Northern Echo ArenaThe new dates follow on from the group’s upcoming dates around the UK this month, with support from Sophie Ellis-Bextor and T’Pau.

The Human League have announced details of a 2024 UK Arena tour.The legendary ’80s synth-pop band will tour the UK in late 2024 with their ‘Generations 2024’ tour hitting Cardiff, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Bournemouth, Glasgow, Leeds and London.Tickets for the event will go on sale on November 3 from 10am here.Check out the full list of UK dates here:DECEMBER 5 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff 6 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham 9 – Brighton Centre, Brighton 10 – Windsor Hall (BIC), Bournemouth 12 – Ovo Hydro, Glasgow 13 – First Direct Arena, Leeds 14 – OVO Arena Wembley, LondonThe new wave band formed in 1977 and achieved huge success in the ’80s with hits including ‘Don’t You Want Me’, ‘Mirror Man’ and ‘Tell Me When.’ They won a BRIT award for Best British Breakthrough Act in 1982.Lead singer Philip Oakey has been the band’s consistent member since 1977 while keyboard players Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh both left the band to form Heaven 17. The group now consists of Oakey and long-serving vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Anne Sulley.The band have been covered by numerous artists over the years, including Blossoms last year who performed a rendition of ‘Don’t You Want Me’ at Truck Festival.Towards the end of their 18-track set, Blossoms treated the crowd to their own spin on the 1981 anthem ‘Don’t You Want Me’ and later shared footage of the cover on Instagram.

Kraftwerk have announced that they’ll be heading out on a North American tour in 2022.It comes after the German electronic music pioneers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame on Saturday night (October 30).They were inducted by Pharrell who delivered a video speech presenting them with the award. This was later followed by a video tribute from artists including Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, the Human League’s Philip Oakey and Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels.The group’s renowned 3D tour will touch down in 24 North American cities between May and July next year, kicking off in St.