Today, iconic singer and songwriter Holly Johnson has announced five extra dates to his UK and European tour due to phenomenal demand. The tour will celebrate 40 Years since Frankie Goes to Hollywood ripped through the 80’s music scene with the release of their debut single, RELAX.
With his hometown show at Liverpool Philharmonic selling out instantly, Holly has added a second show at the venue along with dates added in some of the UK’s most prestigious venues such as Dublin’s National Concert Hall, Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, Glasgow Pavilion Theatre, Birmingham Symphony Hall, Gateshead Sage and Brighton Dome.
The tour news follows Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s incredible reformation for a one-off special performance to open the 67th Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May.
Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s RELAX proved to be one of the decade’s most successful and controversial singles; it sold in excess of two million copies in the UK alone, ranking it among the ten biggest-selling singles ever. It remained in the charts for a record 37 weeks. The BBC famously banned Relax, refusing to play it due to the perceived sexual content.
Relax re-entered the charts following the release of their second single Two Tribes further cementing the band’s place in music history with two singles sitting at chart positions Number 1 and 2. The band started to unravel following the release of Welcome to the Pleasuredome.
Holly moved on to solo success with the release of Blast, which also celebrates 35 years and produced hits such as Love Train, Americanos, Heavens Here and Atomic City. A special 35th-anniversary edition of BLAST on red vinyl will be released this autumn via Holly’s PLEASUREDOME label and will be available from http://www.hollyjohnson.com.
The tour will be packed with Frankie hits, including Relax, Two Tribes, The Power of Love, Welcome to the Pleasuredome and tracks from Holly’s smash hit solo career. On the shows, Holly said;
“I’ve been working for months on this autumn UK and European solo shows to Celebrate 35 years since BLAST went to number 1 in the UK and 40 years since RELAX by FGTH was released. I’m delighted to have added extra dates to this tour. I’ll be performing all the Frankie and solo hits so come and celebrate with me!”
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