Andy Bell shares ‘The Chance Won’t Come Again’ with Tim Rice-Oxley
Andy Bell (Photo by Sean Black)
Erasure frontman Andy Bell has released the new track “The Chance Won’t Come Again,” a duet with Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley, as the latest preview of his forthcoming four-disc box set “The Crown Jewels,” out 12 December 2025 via Crown Recordings.
The single arrives alongside ongoing North American dates for Bell’s “Ten Crowns” tour, which continues through December. Recent listings include shows in Portland (2 December), Seattle (4 December), Lake Tahoe (6 December) and Phoenix (9 December).
“The Chance Won’t Come Again” pairs Bell and Rice-Oxley on a mid-tempo, club-leaning pop song. Rice-Oxley adds: “It has been such an honour to work with one of my musical heroes on this song… The song is a real tears-on-the-dancefloor banger, full of romance and the pathos of missed opportunities.”
“The Crown Jewels” expands Bell’s 2025 solo album “Ten Crowns” into a limited (4,000 copies) four-CD edition packaged in a gold-foil box with a 50-page booklet of new photos by Sean Black and fresh sleeve notes.
About Andy Bell
Andy Bell (Andrew Ivan Bell; born 1964) is an English singer-songwriter best known as one half of Erasure, formed in London in 1985 with Vince Clarke.
Outside Erasure, Andy Bell released solo albums “Electric Blue” (2005) and “Non-Stop” (2010) before returning in 2025 with “Ten Crowns,” produced and co-written by Dave Audé. “Ten Crowns” was issued on 2 May 2025 by Crown Recordings across digital and physical formats (CD, LP, cassette), with collaborations including Debbie Harry and subsequent remixes by Vince Clarke.
Bell’s “Ten Crowns” live campaign spans the UK, Europe and North America, with the North American leg continuing through December 2025.
Andy Bell 2025 tourdates
- 5 November – Columbus, OH – The Anthenaeum
- 7 November – Chicago, IL – Metro
- 8 November – Chicago, IL – Metro – SOLD OUT
- 9 November – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
- 11 November – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
- 13 November – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
- 14 November – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
- 15 November – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
- 18 November – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre
- 20 November – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 21 November – Park City, UT – The Marquis
- 22 November – Park City, UT – The Marquis
- 25 November – Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre
- 26 November – Menlo Park, CA – Guild Theatre
- 28 November – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts
- 29 November – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts – SOLD OUT
- 2 December – Portland, OR – Newmark Theatre
- 3 December – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
- 4 December – Seattle, WA – ShowBox at the Market – SOLD OUT
- 6 December – Stateline, NV – TBC
- 9 December – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
- 10 December – San Diego, CA – Music Box
- 12 December – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
- 13 December – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
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