The Icicle Works Reveal Dates For 30th Anniversary UK Tour & Tickets
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Liverpudlian neo-psychedelia pioneers The Icicle Works will reform for their '30th Anniversary Tour' in spring 2011 visiting Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and London.
'The Icicle Works' rose to fame in 1983 when they scored two major hit singles 'Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)' and 'Love is a Wonderful Colour'. Their eponymously self-titled debut album was also a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, achieving gold record status in Canada. 'The Icicle Works' released four albums between 1983 - 1988, all achieving top forty placing, until they broke up immediately after their swansong 'Blind'.
The other two members of the band were Chris Layhe (bass & vocals) and Chris Sharrock (drums), the latter enjoyed great success playing in Oasis. Ian went on to record one more album under the name 'The Icicle Works,' signing to Epic in 1989 and using session musicians in place of the now departed Chris's. Permanent Damage was released in March 1990. More recently in autumn 2006 Ian McNabb resurrected The Icicle Works for a sold-out 25th Anniversary tour.
Solo, Ian has had released numerous critically acclaimed albums and released autobiography “Merseybeast” in October 2008 and was greeted with great acclaim from both critics and fans. Ian spent January through June of 2009 recording his new album “Great Things’ which is out now.
Ian and The Icicle Works will be touring the UK extensively in 2011 for their 30th Anniversary and will be coming to the following cities:
April 2011
29th Academy, Manchester
30th O2 Academy, Liverpool
May 2011
6th O2 Academy Islington, London
7th O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
Tickets for The Icicle Works are onsale from 9am on Friday 17th September priced at £18.50 for regional shows and £20.00 for the London show.
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