His hits helped provide the backdrop to big nights out in the eighties and now local fans of Howard Jones can party along to them once again when the pop star heads north in the autumn.
Newcastle has been included on Jones' newly-announced UK tour which will see the creator of such hits as What Is Love?, New Song and Things Can Only Get Better perform at just 10 venues this autumn. The singer, songwriter and keyboardist will be taking to the road in October, stopping off at the 02 City Hall, in celebration of his remarkable 40-year career which took off in 1983 when he pioneered the use of electronics - combining synthesisers and electronic percussion - in his early solo performances.
Tickets will go on sale this Friday for the tour which will also mark the anniversary of the release of his debut single New Song from the Human’s Lib Album which was described as revolutionary and which he followed up in 1985 with second album Dream into Action. Jones soon became a household name with the global success of his songs which also included the likes of No One is to Blame, Pearl in the Shell and Like To Get To Know You Well.
