Soft Cell's 2023 Concert History

Soft Cell is an electronic music duo that came to prominence in the early 80s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and influential multi-platinum debut ''Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret''. In the UK, they had five Top 5 hits, including "Bedsitter", "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", "Torch" and "What!", and also had four Top 20 albums between 1981 and 1984.

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Soft Cell had 18 concerts in 2023

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 21, 2023
Darker Waves Festival
New Order / Tears For Fears / The B-52's / Echo & The Bunnymen / Soft Cell / Devo / The Psychedelic Furs / The Cardigans / X / Violent Femmes / Molchat Doma / The English Beat / She Wants Revenge / Twin Tribes / Urban Heat / Glass Spells / The Chameleons / Drab Majesty / Cold Cave / T.S.O.L. / Clan of Xymox / Human League / Crosses (†††) / Kavinsky / London After Midnight / Death In Vegas / Blossoms / Mareux / Depresión Sonora / 45 Grave / Christian Death / Skeletal Family Show all bands
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Oceanside at Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States
Nov 18, 2023
Darker Waves
New Order / Tears For Fears / The B-52's / Echo & the Bunnymen / Devo / Soft Cell / The Psychedelic Furs / The Human League / O.M.D. / Violent Femmes / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) / She Wants Revenge / The Cardigans / Molchat Doma / X / The English Beat / Kavinsky / London After Midnight / clan of xymox / The Chameleons (UK) / Death In Vegas / Cold Cave / Mareux / Blossoms / Drab Majesty / Twin Tribes / 45 Grave / Christian Death / Urban Heat / Skeletal Family / Glass Spells / Crosses (†††) / T.S.O.L. Show all bands
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Huntington State Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Nov 17, 2023
Darker Waves Festival
Depresion Sonora / Twin Tribes / Drab Majesty / Blossoms / The English Beat / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) / Violent Femmes / Devo / Soft Cell / The Psychedelic Furs / The B-52's / The Human League / New Order / Tears For Fears
City Beach Huntington Beach, California, United States
Sep 16, 2023
Soft Cell / Busted / Beverley Knight / Deacon Blue / James Blunt / Texas / Bananarama / Tears For Fears
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Victoria Park Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Sep 16, 2023 –
Sep 17, 2023
BBC Radio 2 In The Park
Kylie Minogue / Simply Red / Soft Cell / Tears For Fears / Bananarama / Texas / Pretenders / Shalamar / Deacon Blue / James Blunt / Rick Astley / Jessie Ware / Beverley Knight / Busted / Lemar / Sam Ryder
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Victoria Park Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Sep 09, 2023
ABC / Soft Cell / Heaven 17 / Spellbound

Soft Cell plus Heaven 17 and Spellbound DJs

Wiston Estate Steyning, United Kingdom
Aug 11, 2023
Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Heaven 17
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Audley End House & Gardens Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2023
Soft Cell

ALMA | Festival Jardins Pedralbes

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Poble Espanyol Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Jul 15, 2023
Let's Rock Shrewsbury 2023
Hollywood Beyond / Odyssey / Janet Kay / Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Livin' Joy / Blancmange / T'Pau / Hue and Cry / China Crisis / Five Star / Neville Staple / The Undertones / Heaven 17 / Midge Ure / Soul 2 soul / The Boomtown Rats / Soft Cell
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The Quarry Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
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Jul 09, 2023
Soft Cell

Rochester Castle Concerts

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Rochester Castle Rochester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 08, 2023
Let’s Rock Southampton 2023
Soft Cell / The Boomtown Rats / Kim Wilde / Go West / Heaven 17 / The Farm / The Neville Staple Band / Slim Jim Phantom Trio / Sinitta / Hue & Cry / Odyssey / Sigue Sigue Sputnik / Janet Kay / Hollywood Beyond / Livin' Joy / Blancmange / Heatwave
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Southampton Common Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Jul 07, 2023
Soft Cell / Peter Hook & The Light / Theatre Royal / Next To Mountains
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Rochester Castle Rochester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 06, 2023
Nile Rodgers & Chic / Incognito / Soft Cell / Fat Freddy's Drop / Sugababes / James Taylor Quartet
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Rochester Castle Rochester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 01, 2023
Lets Rock Exeter 2023
Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Bananarama / The Undertones / Go West / The Beat Featuring Ranking Jnr / The Farm / Hue and Cry / Midge Ure / Sinitta / Tony Hadley / Roland Gift
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Powderham Castle Exeter, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 17, 2023
Let’s Rock - Leeds
Soft Cell / OMD / Tony Hadley / Midge Ure / Heatwave / Roland Gift / Slim Jim Phantom / The Real Thing / The Farm / Hue and Cry / Dr And The Medics / Blancmange / Livin Joy / Neal X / Janet Kay / Junior Giscombe / Hollywood Beyond / Nathan Moore
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Temple Newsam Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jun 07, 2023
Soft Cell

Hampton Court Palace Festival - Soft Cell 2023 @ Hampton Court Palace

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Hampton Court Palace London, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 03, 2023
Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Heaven 17
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Saint Anne's Park Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
May 27, 2023
Let's Rock Wales
Altered Images / Go West / Wet Wet Wet / Blancmange / Tony Hadley / Nik Kershaw / Heatwave / Hollywood Beyond / Hue & Cry / Livin’ Joy / Soft Cell
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Bute Park Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
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Apr 22, 2023
Soft Cell
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Tempodrom Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Darker Waves on Nov 18, 2023 [270-small]

Darker Waves
Nov 18, 2023
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Nov 18, 2023
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Nov 18, 2023
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Nov 18, 2023
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Nov 18, 2023
 Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Jun 7, 2023
 Longton, England, United Kingdom
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Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Heaven 17
Aug 11, 2023
 Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom
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Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Heaven 17
Aug 11, 2023
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Soft Cell / Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Heaven 17
Aug 11, 2023
 Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom
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Apr 22, 2023
 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Apr 22, 2023
 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Genres:

Electronic
New Wave
Synthpop
Synth-Pop
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Minimal Synth
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Latest Setlist (06/13/2026):

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  1. Memorabilia
  2. Danceteria
  3. Torch
  4. Loving You, Hating Me
  5. Nostalgia Machine
  6. Bedsitter
  7. Soul Inside
  8. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
  9. Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go
  10. Out Come the Freaks

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 22 concerts
2025 32 concerts
2024 17 concerts
2023 18 concerts
2022 7 concerts
2021 6 concerts
2019 4 concerts
2018 4 concerts
2016 1 concert
2015 2 concerts
2009 1 concert
2008 1 concert
2004 2 concerts
2003 16 concerts
2002 36 concerts
2001 18 concerts
1984 3 concerts
1983 26 concerts
1982 12 concerts
1981 18 concerts
1980 5 concerts
1979 1 concert
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