Culture Club's 2024 tour will feature support from Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) and Heaven 17
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UK pop insitution behind Karma Chamaleon and Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Singer-songwriter Boy George joined bassist Mikey Craig and drummer Jon Moss to form a band called In Praise Of Lemmings in 1981. Within a year, they had changed their name to Culture Club, added Roy Hay on guitar and keyboards, and released three singles including the reggae-influenced Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. It went straight to No.1 on charts all over the world, quickly putting them on course to become one of the biggest bands of the ’80s.
At the end of 1982, Culture Club released their first full-length album Kissing To Be Clever, which featured those singles along with the huge hits Time (Clock Of The Heart) and I’ll Tumble 4 Ya.
Three more albums followed – 1983’s Colour By Numbers, 1984’s Waking Up With The House On Fire and 1986’s From Luxury To Heartache – before the new wave band’s dissolution in late 1986. They contained numerous chart-toppers including Karma Chameleon, Church Of The Poison Mind, Victims, The War Song and It’s A Miracle.
To date, Culture Club have sold more than 150 million records worldwide. As the first multi-racial band with an openly gay frontman known for his glamorous androgynous style, they broke stereotypes and challenged norms while establishing themselves as icons of British musical history and popular culture. Culture Club also won numerous awards including three BRITs for Best British Breakthrough Act, Best British Group and Best British Single (for Karma Chameleon), one Grammy for Best New Artist and two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Pop Song and Best Selling A-Side (both also for Karma Chameleon). Their song Time (Clock Of The Heart) was named No.107 on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame’s list of 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll.
Culture Club have reunited for several performances and projects since splitting up. After about 12 years, they got back together and released the 1999 album Don’t Mind If I Do before calling it quits again in 2002. They also returned in 2018 with their sixth studio album Life – containing their first original material in nearly 20 years – and went out on a huge tour to support it.
Culture Club performed a special livestream from The SSE Arena, Wembley in London called Rainbow In The Dark in December 2020.
In 2024, Culture Club announced a tour performing Kissing To Be Clever and Colour By Numbers in full and in order, with support from Tony Hadley and Heaven 17.
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Kissing To Be Clever set
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Fantastic show, great performances from Heaven 17, Tony Hadley & Culture Club. The songs brought back good memories from the 80's. Well done to the organisers, no issues at all.
Excellent show, couldn't fault it from start to finish, all 3acts had the audience up dancing and singing, Brilliant night
Loved Boy George and the culture club show was so nostalgic and fabulous.
Was so excited to see this concert with 3 great singers. Heaven 17 were good,culture club were great,he still has an amazing voice even though didn't know a lot of them....he sang the ones you'd want to hear- victims was amazing. But for me Tony Hadley was absolutely the best ....fantastic voice still. The only slight gripes are costs of merchandise and drinks at the venue.... my son has special needs and loves a t shirt of who he's seen £40,most Ive ever had to pay.....then saw a hat..another £30...thirsty he says £4.70 for a small bottle of coke!!!!
Brill night. Went with my sister in law and her cousin. Just a pure 80s night. FAB
Getting into the venue was easy and quick enough. Had to check with someone where our seats were as we were initially pointed in the wrong direction but we got sorted. The view was good. The seats are very close together though so not much room to move and the queue for the toilets at an interval was very bad could do with more toilets in there. Overall though it was a great night.
Oh my goodness!! Loved the whole show. Excellent support bands Tony Hadley and Heaven 17. And all 3 acts had amazing backing vocalists. The night took me back to my youth, I want more of it. It's just a shame we weren't stood up dancing. Felt we had to stay seated so everyone behind could still see. Oh Culture Club you've certainly moved on from when I first saw you at Leeds Poly/uni 43 years ago I think.
What an awesome night Heaven 17 were amazing, then Tony an icon of the pop world still can bang out the tunes, Then Culture Club at there amazing best, thank you Leeds First Direct Arena for an absolutely unforgettable experience
Entertaining and educational at the same time, excellent concert.
The evening was a great experience, I have been to venue many times, value for money was not disappointed by the venue or the staff.
Was brilliant all of it.Had great view of stage and the sound was amazing!Heaven 17 and Tony Hadley sounded as good as 80's!Boy George and Culture Club had amazing sets and great banter with audience!Youth returned,keep going guys!!😁🌈💋👍❤️🧑🎄
Great experience all round. Heaven 17, Tony Hadley then Culture Club are all still doing it and not disappointing like some others acts are. Great venue, ticketing and security easy and just an all round enjoyable experience. Been many times and never had a poor evening. Keep it up.
Had a great time. Culture Club, we're fantastic, as were Heaven 17 and Tony Hadley. A trip down memory lane and still such fantastic vocals.
Excellent ! The whole show was so good . Thank you George and the whole of the band for an unforgettable night
Absolutely brilliant Culture Club fabulous and Boy George was amazing, came away from the gig buzzing...Wow..wow..wow
Superb parking Tony Hadley was amazing and Boy George was out of this world. Would go again !!!! Very good staffing at the arena..smooth.
Three great artists in one show! Heaven 17 sang to an audience who were just arriving and did amazing, it was a shame the doors hadn't opened earlier so more people could enjoy their set as they were brilliant 😀 Tony Hadly singing all the hits from Spandau Ballet and particularly his introduction to 'Through the Barricades' was perfect 😍 Culture Club reminding us of their early days with a mixture of the less famous and number ones from their first two albums had everyone up dancing🥰 Seeing Boy George talking to us about the songs and especially about his mum was very touching. All in all a spectacular night and as it didn't finish till just after 10.50 pm the latest concert I've ever been too 👏👏
What a show!. The staging , the lights the backing singers , the wind section, percussion and drummer were all brilliant. Culture Club rolled back the years and belted out every track from their first two albums . If you were a die hard you would have LOVED this ( I am by the way) but the boys were on a hiding to nothing because Heaven 17 and Tony Hadley were both sensational. Culture Club drifted from WOW to I don't remember this. I bought both albums and played them until the grooves in the record were grounded down to a fine powder . I was delighted to be able to see that three guys in their sixties could still bang out an awesome sound whilst, at the same time, thinking that the performance was a bit niche and self indulgent at times.10/10 if you lived and breathed the band, 7/10 for everyone else. Overall the night , including the two support act, was entertaining but I can see that the main event would challenge people.
A nostalgic night of brilliant music, singing, dancing and joy
Absolutely fantastic show from start to finish 10 out 10
