Erasure (Vince Clarke and Andy Bell) have announced details of a brand new album, The Violet Flame, out on 22 September 2014 with a worldwide tour in autumn. Watch the album trailer here.

Recorded in New York and London and produced by Richard X, The Violet Flame follows 2013’s critically acclaimed Snow Globe, and is the band’s sixteenth studio album release. The first single from the 10-track album will be released in mid July.

Before the world tour, Erasure will perform at CarFest in the UK on 1 August (Cheshire) and 22 August (Hampshire) - http://www.carfest.org/

The Violet Flame Tour then begins in Miami on 12 September and the band return to Europe on 8 November for a tour that includes London’s Forum on 14 December. After a show in Las Vegas on Hallowe’en, the year ends with two shows at New York’s Terminal 5 on 30 and 31 December (full details below). Tickets are on sale from 30 May (UK / Europe) and 7 June (US). Full details from:http://www.erasureinfo.com/concerts/

The Violet Flame will be available for pre-order at www.pledgemusic.com/erasure from 10am UK time on Wednesday 28 May. The album will be available alongside exclusive Erasure bundles including single, deluxe and box set formats as well as a VIP ticket bundle which will feature the album, premium ticket and opportunities to meet the band. 

Formed nearly 30 years ago, the award-winning songwriting duo of Vince Clarke and Andy Bell unleashed on the nation a succession of both influential and chart-topping pop anthems of the ‘80s, ‘90s through to today. Songs like ‘A Little Respect’, ‘Sometimes’, ‘Victim Of Love’, ‘Ship Of Fools’, ‘Blue Savannah’, ‘Star’, ‘Chains Of Love’, ‘The Circus’, ‘Who Needs Love (Like That)’, ‘Love To Hate You’, ‘Drama!’, ‘Always’ and ‘Breathe’, ensured a formidable presence on the singles charts complemented by five consecutive No 1 albums (including The Innocents, Wild! and Chorus) and the beginning of the worldwide Abba revival, ‘Abba-esque’.

ERASURE LIVE

1 August – CarFest Chesire - http://www.carfest.org/

22 August – CarFest Hampshire - http://www.carfest.org/

THE VIOLET FLAME TOUR

12 Sep - Miami, FL, Fillmore Miami Beach

13 Sep - Orlando, FL, House of Blues

14 Sep - St. Petersburg, FL, Mahaffey Theatre

17 Sep - Atlanta, GA, Symphony Hall

19 Sep - Washington, DC, 9:30 Club

21 Sep - Reading, PA, Santander Performing Arts Center

26 Sep - Atlantic City, NJ, Borgata - The Music Box

27 Sep - Boston, MA, House of Blues

28 Sep - Homestead, PA (Pittsburgh), Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead

30 Sep - Toronto, ON, Danforth Music Hall

1 Oct - Royal Oak, MI (Detroit), Royal Oak Music Theatre

3 Oct - Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre

4 Oct - Chicago, IL, Chicago Theatre

5 Oct - Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theatre

8 Oct - Nashville, TN, War Memorial Auditorium

10 Oct - Houston, TX, Bayou Music Center

11 Oct - Houston, TX, Bayou Music Center

12 Oct - San Antonio, TX, Tobin Center for the Perf. Arts

14 Oct - Dallas, TX. House of Blues

15 Oct - Dallas, TX, House of Blues

17 Oct - New Orleans, LA, House of Blues

18 Oct - Austin, TX, ACL Live

19 Oct - Austin, TX, ACL Live

21 Oct - Phoenix, AZ, Comerica Theatre

22 Oct - San Diego, CA, Humphrey's

24 Oct - Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium

25 Oct - Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Palladium

26 Oct - Ventura, CA, Ventura Theatre

28 Oct - Denver, CO, Ogden Theatre

29 Oct - Salt Lake City, UT    Capitol Theatre

31 Oct - Las Vegas, NV, Palms Casino Resort

1 Nov - Oakland, CA, The Fox

8 Nov - Belfast Ulster Hall

9 Nov - Dublin Olympia

12 Nov - Reading Hexagon

13 Nov - Southampton Guildhall

14 Nov - Reading Hexagon

15 Nov - Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

16 Nov - Guildford G Live

17 Nov - Bristol Colston Hall

19 Nov - Aberdeen Music Hall

20 Nov - Edinburgh Corn Exchange

21 Nov - Glasgow O2 Academy

23 Nov - Brighton Dome

24 Nov - Cardiff St. David's Hall

25 Nov - Preston Guildhall

28 Nov- Newcastle O2 Academy

29 Nov - Wolverhampton Civic

30 Nov - Manchester Apollo

4 Dec - Cologne Palladium

5 Dec- Dresden Schlachthof

7 Dec - Hamburg CCH1

9 Dec - Berlin Columbiahalle

10 Dec - Aarhus Musikhus

11 Dec - Copenhagen TAP 1

14 Dec - London Forum

30 Dec - New York, NY Terminal 5

31 Dec - New York, NY Terminal 5

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