Electro pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark played a twenty date tour of the UK in March to promote their new 'Bauhaus Staircase' album. These photographs of founder members Andy McCluskey (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards) were taken by Andrew Twambley on the opening night of the tour on the 1st March on the first of two dates at the O2 Apollo in Manchester.
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Andrew Twambley takes photos of influential electro act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark at the first of two gigs at the 02 Apollo in Manchester to promote their new album, 'Bauhaus Staircase'.
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| Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark' front man Andy McCluskey speaks to Dave Goodwin about their 1984 fifth album 'Junk Culture', which has just been reissued in a new double CD edition |
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| Nick Dent-Robinson watches an electrifying set from seminal electro act Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark to promote their new 'Bauhaus Staircase' album. |
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| Dave Goodwin reflects on Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1984 fifth album 'Junk Culture', which has just been reissued in a double CD expanded edition |
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