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Pioneers in the UK's new wave movement
The Human League were formed in 1977 by synth duo Martyn Ware and Ian Marsh. Following a short stint as The Future, and joined by Philip Oakley and Adrian Wright, The Human League released their debut Being Boiled single in 1978. After a tour alongside Siouxsie & The Banshees and an instrumental EP, the band unveiled their full-length debut Reproduction and follow-up Travelogue before both founding members Ware and Marsh departed the band citing creative differences.
With Wright and Oakley remaining, they enlisted bassist Ian Burden alongside vocalists Susan Ann Sully and Joanne Catherall. Although Burden would go on to depart the band in 1987, that period would see The Human League release Dare, their defining 1981 record that spawned the new wave staple Don't You Want Me, alongside fellow UK top ten singles Love Action (I Believe In Love) and Open Your Heart.
Hitting No.1 on the UK album chart and going triple Platinum, Dare led the way for The Human League's synth domination of the '80s. The band went on to release Hysteria in 1984 and Crash in 1986. Both their sound and aesthetic heavily influenced the electronic scene, acting as catalysts for the growth of club culture for years to come. During a short hiatus from the band, Oakley also recorded a collaborative LP with producer Giorgio Moroder which included the track Together In Electric Dreams.
With Burden no longer part of The Human League, Oakley, Sully and Catherall released Romantic? in 1990, their final album on longtime label Virgin. Octopus came out on EastWest in 1995, marking their return to the top ten on the UK album chart and securing Gold certification. Two more studio albums followed; 2001's Secrets (inspired by the reemergence of synth in popular music), and Credo a full decade later. The Human League also released a number of compilation, live and rarity albums, cementing their legacy well into the the millennium with high profile tours and festival appearances.
In 2020, The Human League announced a 40 year anniversary tour for Dare, joined on the road by Altered Image and Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins, and promising a performance of the album in its entirety alongside select hits from across their catalogue.
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The Human League will celebrate 40 years of Dare in the following UK towns and cities:
The Human League announced the Dare 40 tour, performing across the UK in December 2021.
The Human League will be supported by Altered Image and Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins on select dates. Please check individual listings.
As of 2020, The Human League are:
The Human League's songs include:
Everything was outstanding from the venue and staff at Brighton Centre. Support acts were fantastic and set the right tone for the evening. Human League outstanding and never fail to deliver a brilliant concert. The staging was unbelievable and set list great.
This concert was just awesome. It brought back so many memories from the best era the 80s.
Great evening support acts brilliant then the human league amazing covered all the hits so glad I got the chance to see them certainly worth going to see.
T pau Sophie Ellis Bexter and Human League put on an excellent show . The venue was great with excellent seats. All staff i meet were very helpful. I thought the alcohol i purchased was over expensive even for a venue were you expect to pay more. One pint of cider and 2 small cans of ale cost £21.95. No complaints on the whole though very enjoyable evening.
First, Tpau brilliant then Sophie Ellis Bexter absolutely brilliant then Human League best ever what a Fabulous Show .
Brilliant experience from start to finish would highly recommend
Had a great time. I have been a fan for years and the concert was amazing. Sophie Ellis Bexter was an added bonus!!!
Tpau was fab, Sophie Ellis bextor was absolutely amazing and the human league was superb, the stage looked amazing too. Annoyingly the cardiff venue said it was open at 6 but didn't open until 6.10 which meant we queued outside for 10 minutes in the rain
Ticked an item from my bucket list, thrill of a Lifetime! Phil Oakley still sounds brilliant and the digital show was out of this world 🌍 xxx
The concert was fantastic, human league were just soo good and Sophie warmed us all up with her upbeat style and energy only downside ticket master got it wrong telling everyone to use the wallet for tickets the arena wernt accepting it you had to download there WiFi app and get bar codes up we missed carol decker because of this
What can I say, amazing brilliant as good as the were the first time I saw them. Hopefully they keep going for many years to come
From start to finish…..hit after hit, we danced, we sang…….absolutely brilliant
Start to finish , and all inbetween . Human league were amazing . All the AO Arena staff so helpful and friendly
Thought the whole experience was brilliant as we expected from a brilliant band oh and Sophie Ellis bexter was great too.👍
Excellent performances by all artists. Disappointing for many that show start time was 19:30 although T'Pau were on stage when we arrived at 18:45, causing many to miss this performance completely!!
Sophie Ellis-Bexter really got the crowd going then The Human League were fantastic!!!
Great show , fantastic night just as good as they were in the 80s
Thought they would have played more of the old stuff. What they did play of the old stuff was fantastic though, but I just expected more of it
Absolutely fantastic... so was sophie ellis bextor as support...human league were amazing
Great night but just hoped to see the first support act - ticket said 7.30 entrance first act came on at 7 so missed half of that performance
