Music icons Boy George and Culture Club are thrilled to announce a major UK and Ireland arena tour this December, celebrating their first two monumental albums, Kissing to Be Clever and Colour by Numbers. Culture Club will be hitting Co-op Live in Manchester on Wednesday 11 December, culminating at London’s The O2 Sunday 15 December.
The prolific band will perform these landmark albums in their entirety, so fans can expect to hear all the classic hits, including Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Karma Chameleon, Time (Clock of the Heart), Church of the Poison Mind, right up to their current releases.
Kissing to Be Clever, Culture Club’s chart-topping 1982 debut, propelled the band to international stardom. This Grammy-nominated album established their signature sound, a captivating blend of new wave pop and reggae, further enhanced by Boy George’s soulful vocals. Thematically, the album explored universal themes of love, loneliness, and societal pressures.
Following the phenomenal success of their debut, Culture Club returned in 1983 with Colour by Numbers, solidifying their place as pop icons. This critically acclaimed sophomore album, which garnered multiple awards and sold over 10 million copies worldwide, featured the band’s biggest hit to date, Karma Chameleon. The infectious song topped charts globally and became the biggest-selling UK single of that year − we’re not sorry that it’ll be stuck in your head for a week now.
On this brand-new tour, including the Manchester show, Boy George and Culture Club will be joined by very special guests synth-pop legends Tony Hadley and Heaven 17. Tony Hadley will perform tracks to commemorate the two classic Spandau Ballet albums True and Parade, whilst Heaven 17 will perform tracks from their first two renowned albums Penthouse and Pavement and The Luxury Gap.
Excited for the new dates, Boy George said: “I am calling this ‘The Zero Arguments Tour’ because we are performing our first two albums Kissing To Be Clever and Colour By Numbers exactly as they were made and in exact order. I love the idea of this because some of these songs are fan favourites and have never been performed. I think it will be really special for the fans.”
Culture Club December 2024 Tour Dates:
- Tuesday 3 − Dublin, 3Arena
- Thursday 5 − Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
- Friday 6 − Leeds, First Direct Arena
- Saturday 7 − Newcastle, Utilita Arena
- Monday 9 − Cardiff, Utilita Arena
- Tuesday 10 − Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
- Wednesday 11 − Manchester, Co-op Live
- Friday 13 − Glasgow, OVO Hydro
- Saturday 14 − Birmingham, Resorts World Arena
- Sunday 15 − London, The O2
Don’t miss this unmissable opportunity to see Boy George and Culture Club relive these defining albums live in Manchester. Tickets go on sale on Friday 14 June at 9.30am here.