Secret Affair + Purple Hearts

A double bill at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, pairing Secret Affair and The Purple Hearts, two bands from the mod revival of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Secret Affair, a British band working in mod revival, new wave and power pop, formed in 1979 out of the power pop group New Hearts. The same year they released their debut album, Glory Boys, and they opened for The Jam on its 1979 tour. Between then and their split in 1982, they placed five singles in the UK Top 40, including Time For Action, Let Your Heart Dance and Do You Know?, and made two further albums, Behind Closed Doors and Business As Usual. After reforming in 2002, they issued Soho Dreams in 2012.

The Purple Hearts, formed in 1977, were among the leading bands of the mod revival, alongside The Jam, Secret Affair, The Lambrettas and The Chords. Their debut single, Millions Like Us, reached the UK charts and was followed by Frustration. Their 1980 album Beat That! came with the single Jimmy, which also charted. Two more singles, My Life's A Jigsaw and Plane Crash, preceded their split in 1982.

The double bill takes place at The Cavern Club, a venue in Liverpool that hosts exhibitions and cultural events. It suits listeners interested in the mod revival scene, in which both groups were active.