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Midge Ure’s postponed 2025 Australian tour has been rescheduled for October 2026.

Midge Ure has postponed all upcoming tour dates due to health reasons. This includes the Australian shows due to start in October.

Midge Ure will return to Australia in October.

Kenny Hyslop, drummer for Simple Minds in 1981 and 1982, has died from prostate cancer at the age of 73.

Today (28th March) MusicBird is delighted to announce its acquisition of the music catalogue of iconic Scottish songwriter, recording artist and producer Midge Ure. MusicBird has acquired the writers share, master recording and neighbouring rights income on over 300 songs across Midge’s solo career and his work with Ultravox, Visage and more.

Midge Ure is back touring the USA with a setlist made up of his greatest hits across Ultravox, Visage and solo.

At the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards became the first person from Great Britain to compete in ski jumping.

The mark of a great song is not the size of the production but how that song sounds with just one voice and one instrument. Midge Ure has a lot of “great” songs.

Ultravox/Visage/Live Aid legend Midge Ure joins Noise11 this week for iHeartRadio Music News.

Madonna, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, San Cisco, Devo, Eurogliders, Midge Ure and Shane Howard lead this week’s new music releases.

Steve Strange, singer of 80s act Visage who had the hit song ‘Fade To Grey’ has died at age 55 from a heart attack.

Midge Ure will return to Australia in April for Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle.

The video for Bob Geldof’s new 30th Anniversary edition of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ Ebola benefit edition has been unveiled.

“Thanks for coming. Next time bring a few friends,” greeted Midge Ure from the compact stage at the intimate Billboard venue Friday night, as he began his first Melbourne show since 1985 with ‘I See Hope (In The Morning Light)’.

The 1981 Ultravox classic ‘Vienna’ has been voted the favourite number two single of all-time in the UK.

Midge Ure, the voice of Ultravox, will perform in Australia in April.

Midge Ure and Ultravox were the benchmark of the electronic sound in the 80s. ‘Vienna’ is a classic.

The Human League, Kim Wilde, Kool and the Gang need not come to Australia. The disastrous Rewind 80s Festival for Australia has finally been cancelled.

The Department of Fair Trading is now investigating the Rewind 80s festival after the promoter not only switched venue but also switched cities and won’t give refunds less than two weeks out from the event.