Erasure

Who are Erasure?

Erasure are Andy Bell (lead vocals) and Vince Clarke (keyboards and songwriting), the synth-pop duo whose Radio!! Radio!! Tour plays arenas across the UK and Ireland in 2027, opening at Utilita Arena Cardiff on Sunday 25 April. Andy Bell fronts the shows. Vince Clarke is musical director for the tour and will not appear onstage. Formed in London in 1985, the duo have five UK number-one albums to their name.

The partnership started with an advert Clarke placed in Melody Maker, looking for a singer. Bell answered it and won the audition, and the pair have made records together ever since.

What is the latest Erasure news?

The latest Erasure news came on Monday 28 September 2026, when the duo announced Radio!! Radio!!, their 20th studio album, out on Mute on 12 March 2027, along with an arena tour of the UK and Ireland with Ladytron as special guests. The first single, Wings of Love, premiered on BBC Radio 2 the same day and is track 3 on the album.

Six months earlier, on 31 March 2026, the band's official site put out a short message confirming that Vince Clarke and Andy Bell are still working together as Erasure and have no plans for that to stop.

In September 2025 they played four intimate shows billed as An Evening with Erasure, marking 40 years since the band formed: Edinburgh's Queen's Hall, London's Union Chapel, the RNCM Theatre in Manchester and St George's in Bristol, between 17 and 21 September. The band described them as informal evenings of conversation with some live performance.

Also in 2025, Andy Bell's solo album Ten Crowns debuted at No.14 on the UK Official Albums Chart. Their most recent top-five album as a duo came in 2020, when The Neon reached No.4, their highest UK album peak since 1994.

Who are the members of Erasure?

Erasure have two members: Andy Bell, the lead singer, and Vince Clarke, who plays keyboards and writes the songs. Before Erasure, Clarke was a founder member of Depeche Mode and then formed Yazoo and The Assembly. On the 2027 Radio!! Radio!! Tour, Andy Bell fronts every show, and Vince Clarke is musical director for the tour and will not appear onstage.

On the band's official album page, Andy Bell said of the arrangement: "I'm so pleased that we were able to find a way for the tour to work for Vince. He's always too modest but he's so much more than the Musical Director, Vince is one of the great loves of my life and everything we do as Erasure we decide together."

Both make solo records alongside Erasure: Vince Clarke released his debut solo album, Songs of Silence, in late 2023, and Andy Bell's Ten Crowns followed in 2025.

What are Erasure's biggest achievements?

Erasure's biggest honours are an Ivor Novello Award and a BRIT Award. In 1991 Blue Savannah won the Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work, and in 1989 they were BRIT Award winners (Best British Group). On the Official Charts they have five UK number-one albums, one UK number-one single, 17 UK top-10 singles and 35 UK top-40 singles.

The five UK number-one albums are The Innocents (1988), Wild! (1989), Chorus (1991), the compilation Pop! The First 20 Hits (1992) and I Say I Say I Say (1994). Their one UK number-one single is the Abba-esque EP, which reached No.1 in June 1992 and stayed there for five weeks.

A Little Respect peaked at No.4 in the UK, and it was nominated for Best Contemporary Song at the 1989 Ivor Novello Awards. Every hit single and its peak is set out in Erasure songs: the UK hits and their chart peaks.

What are Erasure's albums?

Radio!! Radio!!, out on Mute on 12 March 2027, will be Erasure's 20th studio album and their first since Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) in 2022, arriving four decades on from their debut, Wonderland. The 19 studio albums so far run from Wonderland in 1986 to Day-Glo in 2022, and the count includes the covers album Other People's Songs and the Christmas album Snow Globe.

The studio albums, newest first, with their UK album chart peaks:

• Day-Glo (Based on a True Story) (2022), UK peak 29
• The Neon (2020), UK peak 4
• World Be Gone (2017), UK peak 6
• The Violet Flame (2014), UK peak 20
• Snow Globe (2013), UK peak 49
• Tomorrow's World (2011), UK peak 29
• Light at the End of the World (2007), UK peak 29
• Union Street (2006), UK peak 102
• Nightbird (2005), UK peak 27
• Other People's Songs (2003), UK peak 17
• Loveboat (2000), UK peak 45
• Cowboy (1997), UK peak 10
• Erasure (1995), UK peak 14
• I Say I Say I Say (1994), UK peak 1
• Chorus (1991), UK peak 1
• Wild! (1989), UK peak 1
• The Innocents (1988), UK peak 1
• The Circus (1987), UK peak 6
• Wonderland (1986), UK peak 71

When did Erasure last tour?

Erasure's last full headline tour was The Neon Tour, whose UK leg ran in October 2021. The two nights at the Manchester Apollo on 9 and 10 October 2021 were recorded for the live album The Neon Live. Their next tour is Erasure's Radio!! Radio!! Tour in spring 2027, an arena tour with Andy Bell fronting the shows and Ladytron as special guests on the UK and Ireland dates.

Erasure's 2027 UK and Ireland dates

• Sunday 25 April 2027, Cardiff, Erasure at Utilita Arena Cardiff (tour opener)
• Monday 26 April 2027, Bournemouth, Bournemouth International Centre (BIC Windsor Hall)
• Wednesday 28 April 2027, Liverpool, Erasure at M&S Bank Arena Liverpool, show 7.15pm per the venue
• Friday 30 April 2027, Birmingham, Erasure at Utilita Arena Birmingham, show 7.30pm per the venue
• Saturday 1 May 2027, Manchester, AO Arena
• Monday 3 May 2027, Dublin, 3Arena
• Wednesday 5 May 2027, Nottingham, Erasure at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
• Thursday 6 May 2027, Hull, Connexin Live
• Saturday 8 May 2027, Leeds, Erasure at first direct bank arena
• Sunday 9 May 2027, Glasgow, Erasure at OVO Hydro
• Tuesday 11 May 2027, Brighton, Brighton Centre
• Wednesday 12 May 2027, London, The Arena London

The Erasure Tour 2027 page sets out each date and whether the arena is seated or mixed.

Hospitality for Erasure's Radio!! Radio!! Tour differs from night to night, so each Erasure event page sets out that arena's premium options, from private suites to premium lounges and dining, along with the seating layout, age rules and travel for that date. The Erasure Tour 2027 hospitality page compares the UK and Ireland dates, and the event pages cover Cardiff, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds and Glasgow.

Which premium options do the arenas list for Erasure's 2027 dates?

Premium options on Erasure's Radio!! Radio!! Tour differ from arena to arena. For the Cardiff opener, Utilita Arena Cardiff lists The Suite Experience and the Energise Club. M&S Bank Arena Liverpool lists Premium Suites, Premium Super Suites, the Premium Live Lounge and The Skyline Experience, and OVO Hydro in Glasgow lists The Terrace and The Nest. Alcohol in any premium space is for over-18s only.

The Erasure Tour 2027 hospitality page sets out the options date by date. Enquire with Prestige Corporate Events for the current options on your night.