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All the old 45s: deacon blue.

All The Old 45s: Deacon Blue announces unplugged and amplified Greatest Hits UK & Ireland 2023 tour.

Thirty-five years since their debut single, Dignity, and millions of record sales since, Deacon Blue are digging out all their old 45s - the Top 10s, the favourites, the sing-a-long rarities - and touring the UK & Ireland in September / October 2023. The band have always thrived onstage, but they’ve never played gigs quite like this: they’ll perform two sets, with no support. The first half will be an intimate acoustic show, and then they’ll go electric for a raucous trip across their hits.

Vocalist and songwriter Ricky Ross is raring to go on this celebration of Deacon Blue’s brilliant and loyal fans, roaring the Caledonian gospel from the South Coast to the Uplands. “We’ve decided to play a Greatest Hits show with a difference,” he says. “Yes, we intend to play all (or nearly all) the old 45s, but we also want the first half of the evening to be an intimate acoustic performance, the band gathered round the piano with acoustic guitars and whatever Dougie decides to hit. We’ll play some album tracks and reinterpret a few favourites from the back catalogue. We’ll take a short break then come back and make a lot of noise. We hope you can be part of that noise.”

Kicking off in the birthplace of pop (as Ross’s recent memoir attests, everything comes back to The Beatles), the tour will launch in Liverpool - which has long held a special place in the band’s collective heart - before travelling the length of the land. Ross, co-vocalist Lorraine McIntosh, Dougie Vipond (drums), Jim Prime (keyboards), Gregor Philp (guitar) and Lewis Gordon (bass) will breathe new life into well-loved songs like Dignity, Loaded, Wages Day, Real Gone Kid, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, Your Swaying Arms, Twist & Shout, Your Town, The Hipsters and City Of Love. And so many more.

The dates will culminate in a homecoming show at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, a stone’s throw away from the Finnieston Crane, which defined their debut album, Raintown. It’s a suitably celebratory space for the final fling on a special tour of Deacon Blue’s greatest hits - and the rest - as they reel in the years and the ships and the songs, in the hurricane days and summers and suns, amplified and unplugged, surrounded by friends in cities of love.

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Deacon Blue are a band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland who formed in 1985. Since their debut, the band have released eight studio albums and have become one of the most beloved cult acts to ever come from the Scottish indie scene.

Normally, if one was to hear about a band fronted by an ex-school teacher and named after a Steely Dan song, the understandable reactions would be to instinctively write off that band as utterly insufferable before one has ever heard any of their music. However, to write off Deacon Blue would be a grave error indeed, no matter what the circumstances of their formation might be. Said ex-school teacher is the band's singer and Dundee, Scotland native Ricky Ross, who put the band together after moving from to Glasgow to pursue a solo career in music. After his debut album “So Long Ago” failed to make the earth move, he put the band together in 1985, and by 1987 the band had released their debut album “Raintown” on Columbia Records.

The next seven years of the band's career were incredibly kind to them, with several hit singles on both the UK and Ireland's singles charts, along with four critically and commercially successful albums to their name. Their second effort, 1989's “When The World Knows Your Name” was especially huge, topping the album charts and sending five of its singles into the top 30 of the singles chart, including a top ten hit in the form of its lead single “Real Gone Kid”. The band capped off the campaign for that album by headlining “The Big Day”, a free concert at Glasgow Green where the band played to an estimated quarter of a million people.

The band were on top of the world, and gaining momentum at an astonishing rate until 1994, when the band's drummer Dougie Vipond left the band to pursue a career in television. The band split amicably soon afterwards, but would reform five years later for a reunion concert in 1999, and then release a new album in the form of the same year's “Walking Back Home”. The band remain active to this day, releasing hugely acclaimed albums to a devoted following of fans both old and new. For staying relevant and exciting thirty years after forming, Deacon Blue come highly recommended.

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Glasgow Scotland natives Deacon Blue have been doing their stadium anthemic rock since 1985, having released six studio albums to date. They’ve had their music feature on soundtracks and a number over TV advertisements over the years. They achieved their first top ten single with “Real Gone Kid” in 1988 when it peaked at number 8 in the chart. They open this evening with “Real Gone Kid”, there is delay on the guitars as the lights go from dark to light, illuminating the stage. The famous octave piano sounds at the start, and then the hit hats come in, setting the pace for the rest of the song. After a “two, three, four”, bellowed by front man Ricky Ross, the bouncing of the audience begins, followed by the chorus of joining in with that distinctive falsetto “Oooo” hook that repeats in the opening of this song. There is a huge sing along when it comes to songs such as “Fergus Sings the Blues” and “Chocolate Girl”. Their cover of Burt Bacharach and David Song’s “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” is a surprising but intimate moment between Ross, his left hand woman and wife Lorraine McIntosh and the audience.

When they launch into “Fergus Sings the Blues”, they sing the chorus and the whole audience join in singing at the top of their lungs. Singer, Ross takes a step back from the microphone before starting the song to just take in the amazing audience reaction. The set, rightly so turned into a mutual appreciation society between the audience and the band.

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Last night of their tour and it more than excelled all expectations...starting with “I was right and you were wrong.” With a bit of the Raintown album thrown in. Alongside a couple of songs from “A new house” album. A few old favourites and a few mash ups thrown in for good measure. Playing over 2:20 minutes.... playing 26 songs in total ... “Dignity, twist and shout, and Fergus” at the end. Finishing with “Always on my mind.” Fab night, sang every song, left with a hoarse voice, but well worth it!!!

What a stonking good show this was. Ricky is very much an entertainer as well as a singeing songwriter and his wife Lorraine has a hell of a good voice.

I first saw D&B 2 years ago and was not sure if the live show would be any good or not because I have a few of there albums but would not have described my self as a dedicated fan. I was very wrong then and nothing has changed since I last saw them in 2014 and I will with out doubt look forward to seeing them in 2017 so long as they are touring, I will be there. 5*

Fantastic show from Deacon Blue on Sunday night. The venue was brimming with an excited crowd eager to see the band after decades away from our shores. all the classic songs were delivered with gusto and the crowd never failed to push the band higher.

Awesome night. Highlights were:

Real gone Kid - for the Aussies in the audience

Fergus Sings the Blues

Great show.

great concert with a mixture of old and new songs, however the experience was slightly tainted by the number of drunk people in the audience. It was so bad that Ricky Ross had to tell one woman to pipe down!! I blame the venue who must have wanted to make as much money as possible and paid little regard to the enjoyment of the majority of the audience.

The concert was a great experience, the band played loads of familiar songs as well as some of their newer ones, but all were brilliant. Great atmosphere, good audience participation and great value for money, would definitely go to see them again. Altogether a great night out.

Fab night with a band who just get better & better with time. These guys know how to put on a show. Wonderful atmosphere, a real celebration of life, love and friendship. I think the tour is sold out in many places but if you get the chance of tickets, grab it !

Outstanding concert at Glasgow Hydro on Saturday night. Great mix of old favourites and newer songs. Last saw them in London in the 1980s and the voices, sound, performance and connection with the crowd every bit as good as then. Keep gigging guys - please!!

Hadn't seen Deacon Blue in concert since 1999! Had an amazing time. New material was great and old classics like Dignity, Loaded, Wages Day and Real Gone Kid. Can't wait to see them again. Faultless performance by the band, a must see for any old or new fan.

Words cannot say how it went , Deacon blue are one of the best bands, that you could ever see. As every song is a treasure,and would tell all that you would be silly not go to see them. If I had the money I would go to all their gigs.

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