Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) Announce 'Greatest Hits' Australian Tour

Just days after Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) teased a forthcoming tour announcement for Australia and New Zealand, the British band will return for their first run of dates down under in 38 years.

Synth pioneers Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys will celebrate 45 years of music by bringing their Greatest Hits tour to Australia in February 2025.

“Finally!!! The wait is over!” McCluskey commented in a press release. ‘We have tried and tried to get back to Australia for nearly forty years.

“We are so excited to be able to say that we are definitely going to play live again down under. We cannot wait! This is going to be so special. As it’s been such a long time since we were live in Australia, we will be playing every single one of our hits and a few extra classics, too!”

The tour promises hits such as If You Leave from the Pretty In Pink soundtrack, as well as classics like Enola Gay, Secret, Souvenir, So In Love, (Forever) Live And Die, Electricity, Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans), and many more. Their discography includes 14 albums, including 2023’s Bauhaus Staircase.

Keen fans can purchase Early Bird pre-sale tickets at 9 am local time on Wednesday, 1 May. Sign up here to register for access. The general sale opens at 9 am local time on Friday, 3 May, with tickets available via the Destroy All Lines website.

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Last year, OMD released their 14th album, Bauhaus Staircase.

Dropped six years after 2017’s The Punishment Of Luxury, McCluskey “rediscovered the creative power of total bloody boredom” during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in the UK. Bauhaus Staircase, OMD's fourth album since their 2006 reformation, saw OMD inspired (or horrified) by world politics of the 2010s and 2020s.

The current line-up of OMD consists of founding members and principal songwriters Andy McCluskey (vocalist, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), keyboardist and saxophonist Martin Cooper, and drummer Stuart Kershaw.