LIVE AT YORK MUSEUM GARDENS PRESENTS:
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
Plus very special guests:
Heaven 17
China Crisis
Andrew Cushin
YORK MUSEUM GARDENS
THURSDAY 9TH JULY
https://www.futuresoundgroup.com/york-museum-gardens-events
New wave trailblazers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark will play York Museum Gardens on Thursday 9th July as the first announced headliner of 2026’s Live at York Museum Gardens concert series, which sees unique performances from musical legends and rising stars take place within the botanical gardens of the city’s much loved landmark.
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the synth-pop duo from Wirral, England, pioneered the genre by combining massive chart success with electronic experimentation on albums such as 1980’s Organisation, 1981’s Architecture and Morality and Dazzle Ships in 1983. Hits such as ‘Enola Gay’, ‘Maid of Orleans’ and ‘Souvenir’ propelled them into the international stratosphere and helped shape the musical landscape of the decade. In 1986 OMD conquered the United States with the hit ‘If You Leave’ leading the smash hit film Pretty In Pink’s soundtrack and cementing OMD in popular culture.
Following the celebration of their 40th anniversary, OMD returned in 2023 with their first new studio album since 2017's acclaimed The Punishment Of Luxury. Entitled Bauhaus Staircase, the record is regarded as OMD's most explicitly political record and the crowning achievement of their formative desire to be both Stockhausen and Abba-born. With a series of huge UK and US tours, landmark festival appearances and consecutive sell-out shows under their belts in recent years, the ‘synth duo’ innovators are undeniably still one of Britain’s best-loved pop groups.
Joining OMD at York Museum Gardens on July 9th will be very special guests and fellow new wave luminaries Heaven 17 and China Crisis as well as rising star singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin, fresh from supporting the likes of Louis Tomlinson and Noel Gallagher.
Set to return for a third season, the Live at York Museum Gardens series have seen unforgettable outdoor performances from the likes of British art-rock royalty Elbow, disco funk legend Nile Rogers & CHIC, York’s very own alt-rock heroes Shed Seven, beloved Sheffield troubadour Richard Hawley and many more. Last year’s Live at York Museum Gardens also featured the inaugural York Comedy Festival which featured headliners Katherine Ryan, Dara Ó Briain alongside some of the UK’s brightest and best standups including Yorkshire’s own Maisie Adam, cult TV icon Angelos Epithemiou, rising Irish star Vittorio Angelone and more.
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