ABC Concert History

ABC are an English pop band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1980, emerging from the earlier electronic band Vice Versa. The band incorporates elements of synth-pop, orchestral, and jazz music, and has been associated with the new pop and sophisti-pop movements. Their debut studio album, "The Lexicon of Love" (1982), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and included the singles "Poison Arrow", "All of My Heart", and "The Look of Love".

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ABC Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026 - 2027) (Page 16)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 02, 2016
ABC

Electric Picnic

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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Sep 02, 2016 –
Sep 04, 2016
Electric Picnic 2016
Lana Del Rey / The 1975 / Nas / Glass Animals / The Shins / New Order / The Chemical Brothers / Joey Bada$$ / Local Natives / Years & Years / LCD Soundsystem / The Avett Brothers / Animal Collective / Catfish and the Bottlemen / Mura Masa / Editors / Broken Social Scene / AURORA / Bat For Lashes / Wolf Alice / Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds / NAO / Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats / Little Simz / Mount Kimbie / Jack Garratt / Phosphorescent / Gavin James / Blossoms / Toots & The Maytals / Whitney / Wild Beasts / Frankie Cosmos / Todd Terje / Kano / Kevin Morby / Lemaitre / Super Furry Animals / Savages / John Talabot / Ezra Furman / Pantha du Prince / Daniel Avery / Bell X1 / Jessy Lanza / Shit Robot / Pumarosa / Girls Names / DJ Ez / Meilyr Jones / ABC / Brian Deady / Rusangano Family / The Lightning Seeds Show all bands
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Stradbally Hall Stradbally, Leinster, Ireland
Aug 26, 2016
ABC
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Chewton Glen Hotel New Milton, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 2016 –
Aug 28, 2016
Carfest South 2016
ABC / Will Young / Sophie Ellis-Bextor / Jools Holland / James Morrison / Ronan Keating / Rick Astley / The Lionels / Stereophonics / Texas / The Feeling / The Darkness / Status Quo / Foxes / Alison Moyet / Melanie C / Jamie Lawson / Squeeze / Richard Ashcroft Show all bands
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Laverstoke Park Farm Hampshire, United Kingdom
Show Duplicate for Aug 26, 2016
Aug 14, 2016
Tony Hadley / ABC / Bananarama / Midge Ure's Band Electronica Newton Abbot Racecourse Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom
Aug 04, 2016
ABC / Kelsea Ballerini / Ariana Grande / Cyndi Lauper / Adam Lambert / Nelly / New Edition / Sheryl Crow / Richard Marx
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Microsoft Theater, L.A. Live Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 29, 2016
"Car-Fest" (North) / ABC / Faithless / Kim Wilde / Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott / Texas

Car-Fest (North)

Bolesworth Castle Chester, England, United Kingdom
Jul 24, 2016
Rewind Scotland
ABC / Adam Ant / Big Country / Midge Ure / Slim Jim Phantom / Roland Gift / China Crisis / Toyah / Annabella Lwin / Thomas Dolby / Lotus Eaters / Mari Wilson
Scone Palace Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jul 23, 2016
Never The Bride / ABC Hampton Pool Hampton, United Kingdom
Jul 17, 2016
ABC

Brentwood Festival 2016 @ Brentwood Live

Brentwood Live Brentwood, England, United Kingdom
Jul 16, 2016
Let's Rock London 2016
Belinda Carlisle / ABC / Nik Kershaw / Altered Images / Alexander O’Neal / The Beat / The Real Thing / Midge Ure / Jimmy Somerville / Then Jerico / Holly Johnson / Tony Hadley / Living In A Box
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Clapham Common Clapham, South Australia, Australia
Jun 18, 2016
Bananarama / ABC / Midge Ure / Tony Hadley

Newark Festival 2016

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Riverside Park Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 11, 2016
Let's Rock Birmingham
"Let's Rock Birmingham" / Holly Johnson / Kim Wilde / Jimmy Somerville / Tiffany / ABC / Go West / Midge Ure / Nick Heyward / Five Star / Altered Images / Dr. & The Medics / Brother Beyond
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Sandwell Valley Country Park West Bromwich, United Kingdom
Jan 07, 2016
ABC
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Billboard Live - Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Jan 06, 2016
ABC
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Billboard Live - Tokyo Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Jan 05, 2016
ABC Billboard Live - Osaka Osaka, Ōsaka, Japan
Dec 19, 2015
Lost 80's Live
ABC / Wang Chung / The Romantics / Gene Loves Jezebel / Animotion / Anything box / When In Rome / Cutting Crew / Christopher Anton
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Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Nov 14, 2015
ABC / DJ Simon Price Worthing Pavilion Worthing, England, United Kingdom
Nov 09, 2015
ABC
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Symphony Hall Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 08, 2015
ABC

Lexicon of Love Live

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Theatre Royal Drury Lane London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 2015
ABC

The Lexicon of Love Live

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Sheffield City Hall Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Nov 05, 2015
ABC Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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ABC - 'All Of My Heart" live at Usher Hall Edinburgh 15 Nov 2025

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Nov 15, 2025
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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ABC - 'The Look Of Love" live at Usher Hall Edinburgh 15 Nov 2025

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Nov 15, 2025
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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ABC - 'Poison Arrow" live at Usher Hall Edinburgh 15 Nov 2025

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Nov 15, 2025
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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80’s Calling
Jul 26, 2025
 Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Pop
New Wave
Art Rock
Soft Rock
Dance-Pop
Synthpop
Synth-Pop
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Dance-Rock
Sophisti-Pop
Classic UK Pop
New Pop
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Latest Setlist (07/17/2026):

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  1. Show Me
  2. When Smokey Sings
  3. Poison Arrow
  4. (How to Be a) Millionaire
  5. Viva Love
  6. Be Near Me
  7. King Without a Crown
  8. That Was Then but This Is Now
  9. The Night You Murdered Love
  10. Tears Are Not Enough
  11. All of My Heart
  12. The Look of Love

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 7 concerts
2026 24 concerts
2025 41 concerts
2024 48 concerts
2023 19 concerts
2022 30 concerts
2021 16 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 21 concerts
2018 44 concerts
2017 24 concerts
2016 38 concerts
2015 32 concerts
2014 45 concerts
2013 16 concerts
2012 14 concerts
2011 17 concerts
2010 24 concerts
2009 38 concerts
2008 47 concerts
2007 11 concerts
2006 34 concerts
2005 11 concerts
2004 5 concerts
2003 8 concerts
2002 12 concerts
2001 12 concerts
1999 6 concerts
1998 14 concerts
1997 10 concerts
1995 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1987 4 concerts
1983 22 concerts
1982 36 concerts
1981 6 concerts
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