HOLLY JOHNSON, former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman and songwriter, today announces his Dancing With No Fear solo tour: Unleashed from the Pleasuredome, appearing in the U.K. this October and with a night in the Liverpool Echo Two on Friday 2th October for the fans in his home city.
The October tour will mark the 30th anniversary of the release of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 3x platinum debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome which reached number 1 in October 1984. The album release followed the group’s controversial debut single Relax, and follow-up Two Tribes, both of which hit the number 1 spot in the U.K. single charts in the same year.
After leaving Frankie Goes To Hollywood in 1987, Holly went on to release three solo albums, including his platinum selling number 1 debut solo album Blast in 1989, Dreams That Money Can’t Buy in 1991 and Soulstream in 1999. His new solo album will be released on 15th September this year.
Whilst he has been performing at U.K. festivals in recent years, the newly announced dates will be his first full solo tour, speaking about the tour Holly says, “Since 2011 I have been performing at one or two festivals each Summer here in the U.K., I realised how enjoyable it is to sing the songs that I have written, and look forward to performing material from my new album. This will be my first solo tour since the final Frankie Goes To Hollywood shows in 1987. I’m looking forward to singing some of those songs again, as well as songs from my solo albums Blast, Dreams That Money Can’t Buy and Soulstream. I’m really excited to be able to play songs that written throughout my career which spans more years than I care to mention. Being able to tour as a solo artist in the 21st Century with a back catalogue and new material is a very privileged position to be in.”
Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 30th May priced £28.50 & £35 in London and £24.50 regionally (subject to per-ticket charge plus order processing fee) and are available from www.livenation.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk.