Perhaps flamboyant Erasure frontman Andy Bell is bored of reviewers focusing on his skimpy stage garb.
Last night he swapped his usual sequins, feathers and diamante for a full cover-up as the electro-pop superstars combined camp showmanship with 80s classics during a sell-out show at the Civic Hall.
While strapping Bell danced about the stage, his distinctive voice as powerful as ever, sidekick and electronic keyboard wizard Vince Clarke stood impassively as ever as the straight man to Bell’s court jester act.
The crowd erupted as they churned out every song fans wanted to hear including Love To Hate You, A Little Respect, Blue Savannah, Chains of Love, Who Needs Love Like That, Sometimes and Stop!
They played for more than an hour and 40 minutes, raising the roof with one of their biggest hits Oh L’Amour. But it wouldn’t be Bell without an element of bizarre, and at one point he was prancing around making a glove puppet sing.
By Stella Stokes.
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Don’t know where you got an hour and 40 minutes from. From initial appearance until final departure was an hour and a half and that included an 8 minute costume change and a single-song encore so on stage for about an hour and a quarter. Not the best value for money concert I’ve been to.
I went to the concert,it was not 1 hour 40…
Not his best performance either..
Last years show was 100% better,with all his outfits and glamour.He must be doing a boy george..going dowdy!
Maybe not an hour & 40, more like 1hr 20, but I thought it was fab.
I went to the first gig at Oxford and this one was so much better than the first show, less nervy, more confident and Andy’s voice was in terrific form.
When you consider Erasure have been on tour probably for the best part of 4 months so far & they don’t finish it until the start of October, I think Andy’s voice is standing up pretty well actually.
It was a great atmosphere and a great party spirit.
Those that still expect feather boas & glitter every single time would soon complain that Erasure are too ’samey’ - they can’t seem to do right for wrong for some people!
Well I went to the civic and saw Andy perform, it doesnt really matter how long he was on for does it? as long as we all enjoyed the show. We totally enjoyed the whole night. Andy was as usual on top form, his voice was just amazing. I have been going to Erasure concerts for ten years now and yes their costumes have changed, but lets face it, times have changed and we are all slowly, like it or not, getting older. It was a truly wonderful nite. I cant wait till next time… Well done Andy xx