British synth legends Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are to appear live in Tallinn next summer.<\/p>\n
The concert is booked for August 29 at the Birgitta\u00a0Convent ruins (Pirita Klooster) in Tallinn.<\/p>\n
Formed in the late 1970s on The Wirral, across the Mersey from Liverpool, the band are regarded as pioneers in electronic music. OMD formed part of the “Second Merseybeat” generation, a little less than 20 years after the first one and including such major acts as Echo & the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes, A Flock of Seagulls and Frankie Goes to Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals) have been with the band from the outset, while Martin Cooper (keyboards, sax) has been an on-off member for most of that time, complemented by drummer Stuart Kershaw who has been full-time with the band for a decade.<\/p>\n
The 1980 anti-war song “Enola Gay”, and the Architecture & Morality (1981) album, which yielded three hit singles (“Joan of Arc,” “Souvenir” and “Maid of Orleans”) are among their most famous works.<\/p>\n
After disbanding in the 1990s OMD reformed in 2006. The band have achieved 14 top-20 entries on the UK Albums Chart, as well as global sales of 40 million records. Their 20th century output yielded 18 top-40 appearances on the UK Singles Chart, along with four top-40 entries on the US Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n
OMD’s most recent studio album, “Bauhaus Staircase,” was released in 2023.<\/p>\n
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