ABC Concert History

ABC (often spelled with three stars) is a New Wave band from Sheffield, England fronted by singer-songwriter Martin Fry. One of the biggest acts of the new romantic boom for a time, they're best known for their critically and commercially acclaimed 1982 debut album 'The Lexicon of Love'. They charted ten U.K. and five U.S. Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. Their latest album, 'The Lexicon of Love II', was released in May 2016.

Past ABC Tours & Concerts (Page 11)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 15, 2013
ABC The Canyon Agoura Hills, California, United States
Jun 14, 2013
ABC Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Santa Cruz, California, United States
Jun 08, 2013
Billy Ocean / Howard Jones / ABC / Altered Images / Go West / Modern Romance / Nick Heyward Blaise Castle Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Mar 01, 2013
Rick Astley / ABC / Howard Jones / Heaven 17 / T'Pau

80's Rewind - Festival Park 2013

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dec 18, 2012
ABC
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 03, 2012
80s Rewind Festival 2012
The Human League / Spandau Ballet / Rick Astley / Belinda Carlisle / ABC / Imagination / Leee John / Nik Kershaw and Tony Hadley
SuperSport Park Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Jul 22, 2012
80's Rewind Festival
"80's Rewind Festival" / Adam Ant / Holly Johnson / Village People / The Lightning Seeds / Marc Almond / ABC / Roland Gift / The Straits / wang chung / John Parr / Altered Images / The Christians
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Scone Palace Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 13, 2012 –
Jul 15, 2012
Guilfest 2012
ABC / According To You / Ade / A Few Days Remain / The After Affect / Agent Smith / Ahab / Aimee / Alex Louise / Alistair Griffin / Alvin Stardust / Andy C / Andy Deurden / Apache Chief / A Room Swept White / Ash / Avenue Dispute / Avondale 45 / Bastille / The Beat / Bemis / Benga / Ben Montague / Beth Hart / Björn Again / Black Iris / Black Spiders / Bokwa / Boo / Brian M / The Brompton Mix / Brookes Brothers / Bryan Ferry / Buzzcocks / Candi Staton / Captain Flatcap / Carthis / Chalk Angels / Chancers / Charley Farley Sunday Four / Cher Lloyd / Chic / Chords UK / City of Ashes / Coma 69 / Corey Sharp / COW / Cremyll Road / The Crosstown Trio / Crowns / Deaf Jams B2B Murkle / Delilah's Eye / Delion / Devil Sold His Soul / Dirty Legion / Dirty Ugly Punk Monkeys / Dismantle / Disorda / District 6 / Diversion Tactics / DJ Miracle / DJ Shep / DJ Tom Lockdown / Dream Overkill / Dr Zygote / Dodgy / Dorian Graze / Dragster / Doomed from Day One / D.Trac3d / Dub Fidelity / Ed Patton / Elliot James / Elvis and Friends / Eptune / Everything But Arms / Every Other Weekend / Exit_International / Fable / The Fail / Fearless Vampire Killers / Feed the Rhino / Fella / The Fortunate / Franklin / Freshold B2B Retrix / Friction / Gary Numan / Gavin Thomas / Ghost Writers / The Glitter Band / Goldblade / The Goldtones / Graham Taylor / Guildford Vox Community Choir / Gutterfly / Habit / Hannah Perrin / Haptic / Harry Houseago / Heaven 17 / Hector's House / Hillsy / The Hutchinson Brothers / Identity / Invaders / It Varies / I Was A Hurricane / Jailbait / Jakob Deist / Jay Info / Jazzy M / Jesus Wears Addidas / Jimmy Cliff / Jimmy Jumps / Joanna Weston / John Spillane / Johnny Luv / Jools Holland / Jordan Lisle / The Kalebs / Kamla / Keith Donnelly / Kevlar B2B Fierce / KFC / Kid Capola / Kids In Glass Houses / Klean Livin Kru / Kreepah & Tone Deaf / Levi Roots / Lillian Todd Jones / Lindsay Jokling / Lisa Kwei Band / Look! No Hands! / Loose Talk Costs Lives / LostAlone / Macavity's Cat / Mandrills / Mary Miss Fairy / Massmatiks / May Contain Nuts / Mayflys / Millions Like Us / Miss Demeanour / Mocara / Moment Too Late / The Morellas / MP5 / Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer / Mr Jim / Mug Shot / Mungo Jerry / Natalie Ross / Nell Brydon / Newtown Kings / Nicolette Street / Nouvelle Vague / Nova Scotia / Nylon Sky / Ocean's Ink / Olly And Sam Bare Jams / Olly Murs / Ovidian / Paper Boats / Passenger Smith / Paul Carella / Paul Gibbard / Peach / Penance / Pint Shot Riot / Polar / The Priscillas / Private Jet / Professor Stretch / Pyramid (England) / Quarrel / Que To Mutiny / Redeye / Red Horizon / Redshift / Redwood / Republica / Return Of Thanks / Rhizomes / Rob Loco / Rock Choir / Rolo Tomassi / Ross Bennett / The Rubberbandits / The Salts / Sarus / Scott Hutchinson / Scud Penguin / Seventh Seeker / The Sex Pistols Experience / Sharks / Shotgun House / The Sian Sanderson Band / Sigma / The Signal Fires / Simon Friend / Quiet Engines / The Ramonas / The Rapids / The Sirens / Skylarks / Skyline / Slider / Skindred / The Skints / The Son / The South / Squeaky Da Riksta / The Stanley Blacks / The Steadyman Band / Steve Appleton / Stone Foundation / Stooshe / The Straits / Street Vibes / Sub Focus / Subscape / The Sundaes / Sundara Karma / Synergy / Take Fat / TC Smythe / Thank You London / Tim Minchin / Tin Palace / Today We Fly / Tommy Ashby / Tomorrow Is Ours / The Tones / Tormead Jazz Band / Track Of Words / TRC / The Trellicks / Trenchtown / The True Deceivers / Tumbleweed / TV Smith / Tyranasaurus Alan / Uke Jam / The Unbelievable Freeloaders From Mars / The Undertones / Underview / United Stoats Of America / Unsung Lilly / Upon the Shore / The Validators / Vanity Draws Blood / Velvet Razor / The Vibe Tribe / Victor P / Voodoo Rising / Wake The Dreamers / Water For Boats / We Are Superheroes / We Struck Lucky / Wayward Chile / White Hot Flames / Will B And The Bikini Black Special / The Witchdokters / Wizard Sleeve / Wizzi / The Wonder Stuff / Wonk Unit / The Wurzels / Yashin / Young Guns / Yearbook / The Zone / Passport to Stockholm / KiZmiT Show all bands
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Stoke Park Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 13, 2012
Dec 01, 2011
"Back To The 80'S - Live" / Level 42 / Nik Kershaw / ABC / Tony Hadley / Alphaville

Back To The 80'S - Live

Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Aug 21, 2011 –
Aug 22, 2011
80s Rewind Festival 2011
The Human League / Billy Ocean / Kim Wilde / Bananarama / Village People / ABC / Howard Jones / Average White Band / Candi Staton / Go West / Nik Kershaw / China Crisis / The Real Thing / Bucks Fizz / Hue and Cry / Captain Sensible / Holly Johnson / Toyah / Ali Campbell / Brother Beyond / Fiction Factory / Katrina from Katrina & The Waves / Haircut 100 / The Al Mckay Allstars Show all bands
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Henley-on-thames, UK
Aug 20, 2011
80's Rewind Festival
"80's Rewind Festival" / Village People / Holly Johnson / Billy Ocean / Bananarama / Haircut 100 / Howard Jones / ABC / Hue and Cry / The Real Thing / Fiction Factory / The Original Bucks Fizz / Katrina Leskanich
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Temple Island Meadows Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Jul 30, 2011
80's Rewind Festival
"80's Rewind Festival" / Rick Astley / Billy Ocean / Tony Hadley / Bananarama / ABC / Hue and Cry / Go West / Kid Creole & the Coconuts / T'Pau / The Beat / Cutting Crew / Hazel O'Connor / Clare Grogan
Scone Palace Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 29, 2011 –
Jul 31, 2011
Camp Bestival
ABC / Blondie / Caitlin Rose / Ed Sheeran / Fenech-Soler / Jaipur Kawa Brass Band / James Vincent McMorrow / Labrinth / Eliza Doolittle / Gentleman's Dub Club / House of Pain / Kathryn Williams / Mark Ronson & The Business Int'l / Ms Dynamite / The Wonder Stuff / Beardyman / Easy Star All Stars / Frankie & The Heartstrings / Katy B / Primal Scream / The Bad Shepherds / The Selecter / Wretch 32 Show all bands
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Lulworth Castle Dorset, UK
Jul 28, 2011 –
Jul 31, 2011
Camp Bestival 2011
Ed Sheeran / Mark Ronson / Blondie / Groove Armada / Laura Marling / Primal Scream / House of Pain / Katy B / Eliza Doolittle / Everlast / Wretch 32 / Newton Faulkner / Modestep / ABC / Easy Star All-Stars / Fenech-Soler / Yasmin / Clare Maguire / London Elektricity / The Wonder Stuff / Caitlin Rose / Krafty Kuts / Beardyman / DJ Yoda / Kathryn Williams / Frankie & The Heartstrings / Marcus Foster / The Nextmen / David Rodigan / The Correspondents / Brandt Brauer Frick / A.Skillz / Lau / Two Wounded Birds / The Cuban Brothers / Breakage Feat Jess Mills / The Bad Shepherds / Norman Jay MBE / Lucky Elephant / Selector / Rob da Bank / Smerins Anti-Social Club / DJ Derek / Thomas Speight / Yaaks / Baja / Mr Tumble / Widow Maker / The Crayonettes / Kawa Circus / The Emerald Guard / Dub Pistols Soundsystem / Mirrors (UK) Show all bands
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Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Jul 28, 2011
Jun 19, 2011
The Chain Gang of 1974 / ABC
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House Of Blues West Hollywood, California, United States
Jun 18, 2011
ABC
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Fremont Street Experience Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Jun 09, 2011
ABC

IOW Festival 2011 Sunday

Seaclose Park Newport, England, United Kingdom
May 29, 2011
"Happy Days Festival" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Nik Kershaw / Imagination / Heatwave

Happy Days Festival

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Imber Court East Molesey, United Kingdom
Dec 09, 2010
80's Rewind Tour
"80's Rewind Tour" / Kool & The Gang / Sister Sledge / ABC / Howard Jones / Go West / T'Pau / The Christians
Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Dec 08, 2010
80's Rewind Tour
"80's Rewind Tour" / Kool & The Gang / Sister Sledge / ABC / Howard Jones / Go West / T'Pau / The Christians
Cardiff International Arena & Convention Centre Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

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 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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ABC / Southbank Sinfonia on Jan 29, 2024 [695-small]

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Jan 29, 2024
 Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
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ABC / Southbank Sinfonia
Jan 29, 2024
 Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
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 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Feb 2, 2024
 Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Robbie Williams / Toploader / ABC on Jul 22, 2001 [012-small]

Robbie Williams / Toploader / ABC
Jul 22, 2001
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Robbie Williams / Toploader / ABC
Jul 22, 2001
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Let's Rock Scotland on Jun 23, 2018 [750-small]

Let's Rock Scotland
Jun 23, 2018
 Dalkeith, United Kingdom
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 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Apr 13, 2019
 Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Pop
Soft Rock
Dance-Pop
New Wave
Art Rock
Synthpop
New Wave Pop
Synth-Pop
New Romantic
Classic UK Pop
Dance-Rock
Sophisti-Pop
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Latest Setlist (03/23/2024):

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  1. When Smokey Sings
  2. Poison Arrow
  3. All of My Heart
  4. The Look of Love

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 38 concerts
2023 10 concerts
2022 21 concerts
2021 13 concerts
2019 18 concerts
2018 36 concerts
2017 9 concerts
2016 24 concerts
2015 22 concerts
2014 22 concerts
2013 8 concerts
2012 4 concerts
2011 10 concerts
2010 14 concerts
2009 30 concerts
2008 38 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2006 28 concerts
2005 9 concerts
2004 2 concerts
2002 3 concerts
2001 8 concerts
1999 2 concerts
1998 10 concerts
1997 2 concerts
1990 1 concert
1987 1 concert
1983 1 concert
1982 6 concerts

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has ABC had?

ABC has had 392 concerts.

What genre is ABC?

ABC is most often considered to be Pop, Soft Rock, Dance-Pop, New Wave, Art Rock, Synthpop, New Wave Pop, Synth-Pop, New Romantic, Classic UK Pop, Dance-Rock, and Sophisti-Pop.

When is the next ABC concert?

The next ABC concert is on July 20, 2024 at Singleton Park in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. The bands performing are: UB40 ft. Ali Campbell / ABC / The Boomtown Rats / Go West / Nik Kershaw / The Real Thing / The Christians / Jason Donavan / Musical Youth / Jaki Graham / Neal X / Red Box.

When was the last ABC concert?

The last ABC concert was on March 23, 2024 at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The bands that performed were: Holly Johnson / Alphaville / Samantha Fox / Paul Young / Gazebo / Nik Kershaw / Sandra / ABC / Tony Hadley / Cutting Crew.

What setlist does ABC play live?

The songs that ABC performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the March 23, 2024 concert at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:

  1. When Smokey Sings
  2. Poison Arrow
  3. All of My Heart
  4. The Look of Love

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