Tony Hadley vs Martin Fry ABC: February – May 2005

After the tour with Go West in 2004, it was decided to do a similar tour with Martin Fry of ABC. The way this tour worked was that Tony would sing songs, Martin would sing songs and other songs were done as duets.

The backing band consisted of John Keeble, Phil Taylor, Phil Williams and Richie Barrett, Matt Backer, Richard Brooks (or Tim Bye), the ‘Horny Boys’ Simon Wilescroft, Graeme Flowers (or Dan Carpenter) and Dave Williamson. John Keeble only played drums on Tony’s solo slots and Richie Barrett didn’t play on Martin Fry’s solo slots. Richard Brooks and Matt Backer didn’t play on Tony’s solo slots.

As a pre-tour taster and to record a CD and DVD there was a show at The Stables, Milton Keynes on 13th December 2004.

The songs they sang as duets were Up and Away, Signed Sealed Delivered, Soul Love, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling and Suffragette City.

The resulting CD and DVD had the following tracks on them:

CD  DVD 
   
Misled
Up Up And Away
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Uptight (Everything Is Alright)
Tears Are Not Enough
Poison Arrow
Always On My Mind
Wives And Lovers
Walk Away Renee
Soul Love
She’s Gone
The Look Of Love
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
Suffragette City
Up Up And Away
Signed Sealed Delivered
Uptight (Everything Is Alright)
Always On My Mind
Wives And Lovers
Walk Away Renee
Soul Love
Love
She’s Gone
All Of My Heart
When Smokey Sings
The Look Of Love
Delilah
You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling
Suffragette City

 

Oxford – 1st February 2005
   
Weston-Super-Mare 6th February 2005
   
Bournemouth – 11th February 2005
   
Bath – 20th February 2005
   
Wolverhampton – 26th February 2005
No set list for the first half.  
Portsmouth – 6th March 2005
   
Chatham – 13th March 2005
   
Torquay – 26th March 2005
   
Royal Albert Hall, London – 12th April 2005
   
Birmingham – 17th April 2005
   
Grimsby – 19th April 2005
   
Cardiff – 26th April 2005
   
Salisbury – 29th April 2005
 
Southampton – 6th May 2005
  No set list for second half,
but think it was the same
as Salisbury.

Photo Galleries: The Stables, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Weston-Super-Mare, Bournemouth, Bath – first show, Bath – second show, Wolverhampton – first show, Wolverhampton – second show, Portsmouth, Chatham, Torquay, High Wycombe – first show, Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham, Grimsby, Cardiff, Salisbury, Southampton.