Blancmange — artist performing in London.
Next date in Bristol: 1 October 2027 at O2 Academy Bristol.
Blancmange on tour elsewhere in United Kingdom
One date announced outside London:
- Bristol O2 Academy Bristol See the date
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Profile
- Latest album
- Nil By Mouth VI (2024)
- Formed
- 1979 · Harrow
- Label
- London Records
About — The artist
Blancmange () are an English synth-pop band formed in Harrow, London, in 1979, and a two-piece for much of its existence, initially composed of Neil Arthur (vocals) and Stephen Luscombe (keyboards). It came to prominence in the early 1980s, releasing four UK top-20 singles: "Living on the Ceiling", "Waves", "Blind Vision" and "Don't Tell Me". Blancmange released three studio albums during that decade: Happy Families (1982), Mange Tout (1984) and Believe You Me (1985).
The duo amicably broke up in 1986 but reformed in the late 2000s, and in 2011 released their fourth studio album, Blanc Burn. Luscombe left following the release due to ill health, and died in 2025. Since then, Arthur alone has continued to perform under the Blancmange name, releasing over a dozen new studio albums and a re-recording of the band's debut studio album, titled Happy Families Too... (2013). He has also been involved in a further three collaborative albums as Fader (with Benge) and Near Future (with Jez Bernholz).
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Blancmange (band)” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Happy Families 1982
- Mange Tout 1984
- Believe You Me 1985
- Blanc Burn 2011
- Happy Families Too… 2013
- Semi Detached 2015
- Nil By Mouth 2015
- Commuter 23 2016
- Unfurnished Rooms 2017
- Wanderlust 2018
- Nil By Mouth II 2019
- Mindset 2020
- Expanded Mindset 2020
- Nil By Mouth III 2021
- Commercial Break 2021
- Nil By Mouth IV/V 2022
- Private View 2022
- Nil By Mouth VI 2024