Scottish pop legend Midge Ure rolled back the years when he took to the stage with Ultravox at Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's ...
MIDGE Ure will soon be revisiting his electronic past with The 1980 Tour, which celebrates what could understatedly be called 'a very good year' for the Scottish rocker and synthpop pioneer. Along ...
Midge Ure's remarkable career spans a vast amount of time and musical trends. Emerging as a member of short-lived Scottish teen sensations Slik in 1976, the Glaswegian then linked up with ex-Sex ...
Fans thought Ultravox had pulled the plug on any chance of success in 1979, when their frontman John Foxx quit and they were dropped by Island. The arrival of Midge Ure heralded an unlikely revival of ...
If you ventured outside right now and asked a random person on the street to name you an Ultravox song, you can bet your bottom dollar that (if they're not too startled) they’ll say Vienna. Ultravox's ...
Announcing his death on Instagram, bandmate Midge Ure, paid tribute to “the glue that held the band together”. “We worked together, we played together, made music and directed videos together. We were ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. By 1979, the Scottish musician James “Midge” Ure had played in the bands ...
Scottish musician Midge Ure performed the best of his Ultravox, Visage and solo hits in a 1980-themed concert which still drew a sizeable – if cautious – audience to The Gov in Adelaide. The couple of ...
It has become one of the most talked about musical travesties. Nearly 40 years ago this month, novelty tune Shaddap You Face by Joe Dolce famously kept Ultravox’s Vienna, one of the 80s’ greatest ...
Midge Ure has played with seminal British bands Visage and Ultravox, as well as with Thin Lizzy and Rich Kids (with the Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock). Along with Bob Geldof, he’s one of the writers and ...