The two write most of the songs they perform, separately or in collaboration. Find us on Facebook. Everyone on their feet for pretty much the whole 2 hours singing and dancing along. 8 in the UK and No. Go West are a British pop group. 70,728 fans get concert alerts for this artist. Started off with cutting crew doing their own set, setting the night up. "True Colours" reached No. They demonstrate ability to acknowledge modern contemporaries with cover versions of Sam Sparro and Kings of Leon worked into their setlist this evening and played in their unique manner. "We Close Our Eyes" is a song by British pop band Go West, composed by both members Peter Cox and Richard Drummie. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Shortly after singing with Chrysalis Go West enlisted the help of British guitarist Alan Murphy, whose musical input and tonal sounds have contributed a lot to the band’s identity. Go West is the debut studio album by English pop duo Go West, released in 1985 by Chrysalis Records. John William Peter Newman is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. to track Go West and get concert alerts when they play near you. In 2014, he featured in the Calvin Harris single "Blame", which also topped the UK charts. One of the best live 80's bands still doing world tours. If you haven't seen them live, you really should. No Go West are not an incredibly well named Pet Shop Boys tribute act. Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The duo formed in London, UK in 1982, with. T The band consists of Justin Hawkins, his brother Dan Hawkins, Frankie Poullain and Rufus Tiger Taylor. Search at Ticketmaster.com, the number one source for concerts, sports, arts, theater, theatre, broadway shows, family event tickets on online. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and proved to be Go West’s highest placed UK single. Material was produced by Seb Barlow and the band. Looking for tickets for 'go west'? Tears for Fears were part of the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US. Also doing songs from Tears for Fears, Duran Duran, Eurythmics amongst others. Playing separate and together. A couple of tracks stood out before their big hit finished the set (I just died in your arms tonight). As soon as Go West opened with ‘We Close Our Eyes’, everyone’s attention was immediately grabbed, as the crowd flocked to the stage, singing and dancing enthusiastically. The songs drew some attention in the industry and landed the duo a recording contract with Chrysalis Records. It reached number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. At the 1991 Brit Awards the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Video of the Year. Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. In terms of live performance, they’ve continued to play eighties and nostalgia festivals across the country, with a couple lined up for later this year in the UK. The Darkness are a British rock band formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in 2000. The band released two EPs, Rain in July (2012) and A History of Bad Decisions. The tracks "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me" found Go West landing a recording contract with Chrysalis Records. The video for the single, directed by Godley and Creme, was played heavily on MTV. Wishful Thinking is the debut studio album by the Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep. With their 80s pop voices, Go West really do the popular music of today complete justice. The country-pop singer announced the news on Instagram Wednesday (Aug. … Richard Drummie is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer. [9], In 1987, Go West released the proper follow-up to their debut album, Dancing on the Couch , which made the UK top 20. They now play a stripped down, re-imagined set comprising of their hits such as 'Call Me' and 'We Close Our Eyes'. Their debut single was "Who Needs Love Like That". It’s great to see that the music industry is beginning to take a full circle and encourage the younger generation to explore the great tunes of yesteryear. Cox and Drummie decided, with support from John Glover, their manager, to find a musical producer, and record just two of their songs. 5 on the US Dance Club Play chart and No. 22 in Ireland. “We Close Our Eyes” was officially released as Go West’s debut single in 1985 to across the board good reviews. [15], Cox and Drummie appeared on Jim'll Fix It: Strikes Again in 2007, to re-create a popular 'fix-it' from 1986; in the original show, a fifteen-year-old girl had sung "We Close Our Eyes" with Go West as a backup singer. Cutting crew opened the show with a 35 minute playlist. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. [3] The duo enjoyed popularity between the mid 1980s and the early 1990s and are best known for the international top 10 hits "We Close Our Eyes", "Call Me", "Faithful", and "King of Wishful Thinking"; the latter was featured in the 1990 film Pretty Woman . It included "We Close Our Eyes" and "Call Me" as well as "Don't Look Down", which served as the prequel to what would be their first top 40 hit in the US. It is their most successful album to date, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. The title track became a worldwide hit which topped the charts in various countries including the US. The album brought Go West into the limelight, scoring them a string of top 40 hits in the UK and New Zealand. Go West’s official follow-up to their debut was entitled “Dancing on the Couch” (1987), the album made the UK Top 20 and earned the band their first Top 40 U.S. single with “Don’t Look Down - The Sequel”.