With a nearly 30 year successful history behind them, Erasure have announced they will be releasing a new album, The Violet Flame on September 23rd. The album which was recorded in New York and London and is produced by Richard X and will be the band’s sixteenth studio album release. Erasure have released the first song off the album, Elevation as a one track download on iTunes here. You can check out the song here:
THE VIOLET FLAME is available for pre-order and will be available as limited 2CD edition, which features ERASURE’s legendary live performance at Mute’s Short Circuit festival in 2011. In addition, there will be exclusive versions which include the 3CD deluxe box set as well as a VIP ticket bundle which will feature the album, premium ticket and opportunities to meet the band and much, much more, all available here. Tracklisting for the album is as follows:
“It’s all about hope, forgiveness, being given a new chance and the world being your oyster” – Andy Bell
- Dead Of Night
- Elevation
- Reason
- Promises
- Be The One
- Sacred
- Under The Wave
- Smoke and Mirrors
- Paradise
- Stayed A Little Late Tonight
In addition to the album announcement the duo have announced a worldwide tour which is set to begin in Miami on September 12th. This will definitely be a must see tour. Check out the dates below:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Erasure LIVE | |||
| Fri | 8/1 | Chesire | CarFest |
| Fri | 8/22 | Hampshire | CarFest |
| The Vilet Flame Tour | |||
| Fri | 9/12 | Miami, FL | Fillmore |
| Sat | 9/13 | Orlando, FL | House of Blues |
| Sun | 9/14 | St. Petersburg, FL | Mahaffey Theatre |
| Wed | 9/17 | Atlanta, GA | Symphony Hall |
| Fri | 9/19 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| Sun | 9/21 | Reading, PA | Santander Performing Arts Center |
| Fri | 9/26 | Atlantic City, NJ | The Music Box |
| Sat | 9/27 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| Sun | 9/28 | Homestead, PA | Carnegie Music Hall |
| Tue | 9/30 | Toronto, ON | Danforth Music Hall |
| Wed | 10/1 | Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre |
| Fri | 10/3 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre |
| Sat | 10/4 | Chicago, IL | Chicago Theatre |
| Sun | 10/5 | Milwaukee, WI | Pabst Theatre |
| Wed | 10/8 | Nashville, TN | War Memorial Auditorium |
| Fri | 10/10 | Houston, TX | Bayou Music Center |
| Sat | 10/11 | Houston, TX | Bayou Music Center |
| Sun | 10/12 | San Antonio, TX | Tobin Center For The Performing Arts |
| Tue | 10/14 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| Wed | 10/15 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues |
| Fri | 10/17 | New Orleans, LA | House of Blues |
| Sat | 10/18 | Austin, TX | ACL Live |
| Sun | 10/19 | Austin, TX | ACL Live |
| Tue | 10/21 | Phoenix, AZ | Comerica Theatre |
| Wed | 10/22 | San Diego, CA | Humprhey’s |
| Fri | 10/24 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium |
| Sat | 10/25 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium |
| Sun | 10/26 | Ventura, CA | Ventura Theatre |
| Tue | 10/28 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre |
| Wed | 10/29 | Salt Lake City, UT | Capitol Theatre |
| Fri | 10/31 | Las Vegas, NV | Palms Casino Resort |
| Sat | 11/1 | Oakland, CA | The Fox |
| Sat | 11/8 | Belfast, UK | Ulster Hall |
| Sun | 11/9 | Dublin, Ireland | Olympia |
| Wed | 11/12 | Reading, UK | Hexagon |
| Thu | 11/13 | Southhampton, UK | Guildhall |
| Fri | 11/14 | Reading, UK | Hexagon |
| Sat | 11/15 | Nottingham, UK | Royal Concert Hall |
| Sun | 11/16 | Guildford, UK | G Live |
| Mon | 11/17 | Bristol, UK | Colston Hall |
| Wed | 11/19 | Aberdeen, UK | Music Hall |
| Thu | 11/20 | Edinbugh, UK | Corn Exchange |
| Fri | 11/21 | Glasgow, UK | O2 Academy |
| Sun | 11/23 | Brighton, UK | Dome |
| Mon | 11/24 | Cardiff, UK | St. David’s |
| Tue | 11/25 | Preston, UK | Guildhall |
| Fri | 11/28 | Newcastle, UK | O2 Academy |
| Sat | 11/29 | Wolverhampton, UK | Civic |
| SUn | 11/30 | Manchester, UK | Apollo |
| Thu | 12/4 | Cologne, Germany | Palladium |
| Fri | 12/5 | Dresden, Germany | Schlachthof |
| Sun | 12/7 | Hamburg, Germany | CCH1 |
| Tue | 12/9 | Berlin, Germany | Columbiahalle |
| Wed | 12/10 | Aarhus, Denmark | Musikhus |
| Thu | 12/11 | Copenhagen, Denmark | TAP 1 |
| Sun | 12/14 | London, UK | Forum |
| Tue | 12/30 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 |
| Wed | 12/31 | New York, NY | Terminal 5 |
Erasure has been one of my favorite bands after first discovering them in high school almost thirty years ago. I am really excited to catch them out on tour and the new album. Make sure to visit their social media sites so you can stay up to date on the latest album and tour news. I will leave you with some of my favorite Erasure songs.
~ Marisol
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