ABC Concert History

ABC are an English pop band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980, emerging from the earlier electronic band Vice Versa. The band incorporates elements of synth-pop, orchestral, and jazz music, and has been associated with the new pop and sophisti-pop movements. Their debut studio album, "The Lexicon of Love" (1982), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "Poison Arrow", "All of My Heart", and "The Look of Love".

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ABC Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 13)

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 07, 2018
Let’s Rock - Southampton
Adam Ant / Midge Ure / The Blockheads / Sister Sledge / Snap! / Go West / Aswad / Brother Beyond / Fuzzbox / Annabella (Bow Wow Wow) / ABC / Hazell Dean / Black Lace / Peter Coyle / Kim Appleby / Heather Small / Wendy James
Southampton Common Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jul 07, 2018
Jun 30, 2018
Lets Rock Exeter 2018
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Sister Sledge / ABC / Atomic Kitten / Marc Almond / Midge Ure's Band Electronica / Bucks Fizz / Heather Small - The Voice Of M People / Black Lace / Hazell Dean / Nick Heyward / Brother Beyond / Fuzzbox / Modern Romance / Wendy James / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Peter Coyle Show all bands
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Powderham Castle Exeter, England, United Kingdom
Jun 23, 2018
Let's Rock Scotland
Billy Ocean / Marc Almond / Tony Hadley / ABC / Nick Heyward / Heaven 17 / Midge Ure / Go West / Nik Kershaw / Katrina / Altered Images / Modern Romance / Hazell Dean / Fuzzbox / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Brother Beyond
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Dalkeith Country Park Dalkeith, United Kingdom
Jun 16, 2018
Adam Ant / The Boomtown Rats / Marc Almond / Nik Kershaw / ABC

Let's Rock! Leeds

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Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jun 09, 2018
Let's Rock The North East 2018
Modern Romance / Peter Coyle / Hazell Dean / Black Lace / The Real Thing / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Nick Heyward / Brother Beyond / Kim Wilde / Fuzzbox / Heaven 17 / Tony Hadley / Midge Ure / Altered Images / Go West / ABC / Nik Kershaw / Five Star
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Herrington County Park Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Jun 09, 2018
Jun 02, 2018
Let's Rock Bristol
"Let's Rock Bristol" / The Human League / Billy Ocean / Tony Hadley / Sara Cox / ABC / Imagination / Kim Appleby / Heather Small / The Blockheads / Wendy James / Hazell Dean / Fuzzbox / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Brother Beyond
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Clifton Downs Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 2018
Lets Rock Norwich 2018
The Human League / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / ABC / Heaven 17 / T'Pau / China Crisis / The Real Thing / Jason Donovan / Sonia / Black Lace / Hazell Dean / Nick Heyward / Toyah / Brother Beyond / Fuzzbox / Katrina from Katrina & The Waves / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Peter Coyle Show all bands
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Earlham Park Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 26, 2018
May 19, 2018
Lets Rock The Moor! 2018
Billy Ocean / ABC / Adam Ant / Atomic Kitten / Midge Ure's Band Electronica / Heather Small - The Voice Of M People / Black Lace / Hazell Dean / Nick Heyward / Brother Beyond / Tony Hadley / Fuzzbox / Tom Bailey / Wendy James / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / Peter Coyle Show all bands
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Marsh Meadow Reading, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for May 19, 2018
May 13, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 12, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 11, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 09, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 08, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 07, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
May 06, 2018
Back To The 80's Cruise
"Back To The 80's Cruise" / Tony Hadley / ABC / Kim Wilde / Belinda Carlisle / Sara Cox / Go West / Paul Young / Cutting Crew / T'Pau / The Fortunes
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line - Navigator Of The Seas Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 18, 2017
ABC Bassmnt San Diego, California, United States
Nov 12, 2017
ABC
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Royal Concert Hall Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 2017
ABC / Kid Creole And The Coconuts
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Hall 1, The Sage Gateshead Gateshead, England, United Kingdom
Nov 10, 2017
ABC City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

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Holly Johnson / ABC / Heaven 17
Aug 14, 2026
 Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
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Holly Johnson / ABC / Heaven 17
Aug 14, 2026
 Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
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Holly Johnson / ABC / Heaven 17
Aug 14, 2026
 Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
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ABC - 'All Of My Heart" live at Usher Hall Edinburgh 15 Nov 2025

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Nov 15, 2025
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Change The World Party
Sep 6, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Change The World Party
Sep 6, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Change The World Party
Sep 6, 1987
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Phoenix Festival 1997 on Jul 17, 1997 [458-small]

Phoenix Festival 1997
Jul 17 - 20, 1997
 Long Marston, United Kingdom
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ABC
Mar 14, 2027
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Aug 15, 2026
 Halifax, England, United Kingdom
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Feb 27, 2025
 New York, New York, United States
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Genres:

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Latest Setlist (09/26/2026):

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  1. Poison Arrow
  2. (How to Be a) Millionaire
  3. Tears Are Not Enough
  4. Be Near Me
  5. When Smokey Sings
  6. The Look of Love
  7. King Without a Crown

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 8 concerts
2026 27 concerts
2025 41 concerts
2024 48 concerts
2023 19 concerts
2022 30 concerts
2021 16 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 21 concerts
2018 44 concerts
2017 24 concerts
2016 38 concerts
2015 32 concerts
2014 45 concerts
2013 16 concerts
2012 14 concerts
2011 17 concerts
2010 24 concerts
2009 38 concerts
2008 47 concerts
2007 11 concerts
2006 34 concerts
2005 11 concerts
2004 5 concerts
2003 8 concerts
2002 12 concerts
2001 12 concerts
1999 6 concerts
1998 14 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1995 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1987 4 concerts
1983 22 concerts
1982 36 concerts
1981 6 concerts
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