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ABC

English 80s pop group

Formed in 1980

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Mon Dec 7 Bournemouth, United Kingdom · Bournemouth International Centre Tickets
Tue Dec 8 Cardiff, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Cardiff Tickets
Thu Dec 10 Manchester, United Kingdom · AO Arena Tickets
Fri Dec 11 Liverpool, United Kingdom · M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Tickets
Sat Dec 12 Leeds, United Kingdom · first direct bank arena Tickets
Sun Dec 13 Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Newcastle Tickets
Tue Dec 15 Glasgow, United Kingdom · OVO Hydro Tickets
Thu Dec 17 Sheffield, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Sheffield Tickets
Fri Dec 18 Birmingham, United Kingdom · Utilita Arena Birmingham Tickets
Sat Dec 19 London, United Kingdom · The O2 Tickets
Thu Mar 4 Auckland, New Zealand · The Civic Tickets
Sat Mar 6 Canterbury Statistical Area, New Zealand · Selwyn Sounds Tickets
Sun Mar 7 Te Aro, New Zealand · St James Theatre Tickets
Tue Mar 9 Perth, Australia · The Astor Theatre Tickets
Thu Mar 11 St Kilda, Australia · Palais Theatre Tickets
Sat Mar 13 Brisbane, Australia · The Fortitude Music Hall Tickets
Sun Mar 14 Newtown, Australia · Enmore Theatre Tickets
Tue Mar 16 Hobart, Australia · Odeon Theatre Tickets
Thu Mar 18 Hindmarsh, Australia · The Gov Tickets

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About

ABC are an English pop band which formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980, evolving from the earlier electronic band Vice Versa. Associated with the new pop movement of the early 1980s, ABC blended synth-pop with disco and rock influences. The band achieved mainstream success with their debut album, The Lexicon of Love (1982), which reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and featured the hit singles "Tears Are Not Enough", "Poison Arrow", "All of My Heart" and "The Look of Love".

Fronted by lead vocalist Martin Fry, the band's only constant member, their classic line-up featured Fry, guitarist and keyboardist Mark White, saxophonist Stephen Singleton, and drummer David Palmer. ABC achieved ten UK and five US top 40 hit singles from 1981 to 1990. The band's early-1980s success in the US made them part of the Second British Invasion. Following The Lexicon of Love, ABC continued to release music throughout the 1980s, with notable albums including Beauty Stab (1983), which included the hit single "That Was Then but This Is Now", How to Be a ... Zillionaire! (1985), which included the hit singles "(How to Be A) Millionaire" and "Be Near Me", and Alphabet City (1987), which included the hit singles "When Smokey Sings" and "The Night You Murdered Love".

Although their commercial success declined after the 1980s, ABC have remained active through live performances, reissues, and occasional new material. In 2016, Fry released The Lexicon of Love II, a sequel to their debut studio album, which was well received by both critics and fans.

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