A sudden health concern has forced Midge Ure to cancel part of his upcoming tour, signalling a pause in his busy schedule. The Ultravox frontman, aged 71, announced that he must undergo urgent medical ...
“It was Rusty who said to Billy, ‘[Midge is] the guy that should be in your band,’” recalls Ure decades later. “‘He's what you need.’ And I jumped at the chance of joining this band who were broken ...
“I was reticent about how people might take this,” says Midge Ure. On his way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the midwest leg of his Band in a Box tour, Ure has been revisiting the music of his former ...
Midge Ure at the "Live Aid" 40th Anniversary Gala at "Just For One Day: The Live Aid Musical" at the Shaftesbury Theatre on July 13, 2025 in London, England. CREDIT: Joe Maher/Getty Images Midge Ure ...
Midge Ure could not have chosen a more dramatic way to begin his concert in the music theater at the Music Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix. The former frontman for the beloved synth pop band ...
At the end of 1980, if Midge Ure had left London on an overnight sleeper train, returned to the low skies and smoky streets of Glasgow, and never played or sang another note, we would probably still ...
Musician, producer and songwriter Midge Ure is back on the road, heading home to Scotland on his A Man of Two Worlds tour and celebrating the release of his first new material in 12 years, a double ...
(ET) Midge Ure announces his new album A Man Of Two Worlds, to be released by Chrysalis Records on May 8. In recent years Ure has spent his time relentlessly touring, and not had the time to fully ...
In July of 1979, Midge Ure was drafted as a guitarist in Thin Lizzy to replace Gary Moore, who abruptly left the band during their U.S. tour. Within 24 hours of saying “Yes,” Ure was on a Concorde ...
On Nov. 25, 1984, a group featuring some of the biggest names in British pop music — including members of Duran Duran, Culture Club, Spandau Ballet, the Police, Bananarama and Wham! — recorded a ...
Midge Ure is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter. He has achieved worldwide success as a member of Slik, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy, Visage, Ultravox and as a solo artist.
Former Thin Lizzy guitarist and keyboardist Midge Ure recalled the moment Phil Lynott faked a temper tantrum to get what he wanted for a show in Japan. “Japan was an amazing experience,” said Ure, who ...