Dexy's Midnight Runners

A concert by Dexys Midnight Runners, the British pop band with soul influences, at the Hackney Empire in London. The band's music draws on soul and pop, and the evening is a live performance by the group.

Dexys Midnight Runners were formed in Birmingham in 1978 and were active until 1986, before reforming in 2003. Their first album, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, was released on EMI in 1980, and it established the group's blend of soul influences and pop songwriting. The band's identity rests on that combination of Birmingham origins, soul roots and a pop sensibility, which has kept their records in circulation since the early 1980s.

The concert takes place at the Hackney Empire, a venue in London that hosts concerts and shows throughout the year. For a listener who knows the band's first album, the evening offers the chance to hear their soul-influenced pop in a London theatre setting.

The night suits those who follow British pop from the early 1980s and anyone interested in the soul strand of the band's work. The programme is a live performance by the group, presented on this visit to London.