Andy Bell (Erasure) launches brand new track ‘Dance for Mercy’ – Out now
Andy Bell (Photo by Sean Black)
Andy Bell has launched a brand new track today, “Dance For Mercy“, the latest to be taken from his forthcoming solo album, “Ten Crowns“. The new track follows “Don’t Cha Know”, and “Breaking Thru The Interstellar”.
Talking about the track, Andy Bell explains, “Sometimes I wonder how many lives (God, or whatever you wanna call it) has given me: from heart attacks, to HIV, to being run over as a kid, nearly drowning in the sea and smashing over the handlebars of my bicycle into a brick wall! I have no idea why any of us are here, so it’s best just to have a bloody good dance!”
As reported before, the album coincides with a tour – full details below – beginning on 1 May in York, continuing through to x§Cambridge on 19 May, with a London show at Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 16 May, which is followed by a run of European dates. Support for the UK dates in York, Birmingham and Manchester, will be Dave Audé (who produced and co-wrote the album). He will open with a DJ set. For the rest of the dates, Hifi Sean & David McAlmont support.
“Ten Crowns” is set for release on 2 May 2025 on vinyl (white, oxblood and picture disc available), CD (standard and 2CD versions), gold cassette and digitally via Crown Recordings.
Andy Bell Tourdates
- 1 May – York (UK), Barbican
- 2 May – Birmingham (UK), Symphony Hall
- 3 May – Manchester (UK), Bridgewater Hall
- 6 May – Glasgow (UK), Royal Concert Hall
- 7 May – Aberdeen (UK), Music Hall
- 8 May – Gateshead (UK), Glasshouse
- 11 May – Bournemouth (UK), Pavilion
- 12 May – Guildford (UK), G-Live
- 13 May – Bath (UK), Forum
- 16 May – London (UK), Shepherd’s Bush Empire
- 17 May – Llandrindod Wells (UK), The Albert Hall
- 18 May – Liverpool (UK), Philharmonic
- 19 May – Cambridge (UK), Corn Exchange
- 12 June – Frankfurt (DE), Batschkapp
- 13 June – Hamburg (DE), Markthalle
- 15 June – Berlin (DE), Columbia Theater
- 16 June – Koln (DE), Gloria
- 18 June – Leipzig (DE), Anker
- 19 June – Bremen (DE), Modernes
- 21 June – Holstebro (DK), Summer Sounds Festival
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