Date   : Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:29:05 +0100
From   : dllm@... (Dave Moore)
Subject: OMD @ VCF-GB, Bletchley Park, June 19th

Tickets for the OMD talk/mini-concert now sold out.

--Dave


> This may be of interest to anyone attending the Vintage Computer Festival
in
> Bletchley Park this June (if you do want to go to the concert, I'd advise
you
> to act FAST as the Ballroom isn't exactly massive, and I reckon tickets
will
> sell out pretty quickly). Max of four tickets per customer.
> 
> 
> From:
> http://www.tnmoc.org/36/section.aspx/135
> 
> OMD to appear at VCF
>  
> A walk on the geek side with OMD at Britain?s first Vintage Computing
> Festival
> Tickets now on sale
> 
> 26 April 2010
> 
> Two of the pioneers of British synthesiser music, OMD frontmen Andy
McCluskey
> and Paul Humphreys, will be appearing at Britain?s first Vintage Computer
> Festival (VCF). Held at The National Museum of Computing (TNMOC) at
Bletchley
> Park, McCluskey and Humphreys will play and talk on the Saturday of the
> two-day weekend event.
> 
> ?This first VCF in Britain is attracting huge interest from participants
and
> visitors alike,? says Simon Hewitt, VCF lead organiser. ?Already in the
> line-up are Sophie Wilson - co-designer of the BBC micro - author Christine
> Finn, Tony Sale and other well-known speakers. There will also be displays
> from vintage brands such as Acorn World and Amiga user groups. Tickets have
> just gone on sale and we are anticipating large attendances on both
days.?
> 
> On the Saturday of the VCF, OMD frontmen Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys
> will talk about their musical influences, style, and early career, which
> stemmed from the legendary Eric's nightclub in Liverpool. There will be an
> audience Q&A, and they will play some of their best-known hits, as well as
> premiering a few tracks from ?History of Modern?, the band?s first
new
> album in 14 years.
> 
> McCluskey and Humphreys have been at the forefront of British pop music for
> over thirty years. As Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, they named
themselves
> after one of their own early songs. They developed a unique style of
> intelligent, electronic pop melodies which led to a string of hits
including
> Electricity, Messages, Enola Gay and Maid of Orleans. More recently the
band
> has reformed to play live, appear with philharmonic orchestras and create
art
> installations. Their new album, ?The History of Modern?, is due for
> release in September this year.
> 
> ?We are delighted to be playing at Bletchley Park and celebrating British
> computer history at The National Museum of Computing,? says McCluskey.
?We
> all have our 'geek' side.?
> 
> Tickets to see McCluskey and Humphreys in the intimate Bletchley Park
Mansion
> cost ?20. Tickets are strictly limited and must be booked in advance from
> http://www.etickets.to/buy/?e=4677 (Entry to the performance is separate
from
> VCF entrance).
> 
> Tickets for the whole VCF weekend cost only ?10 (excluding the OMD gig)
and
> will be available separately soon. Members of TNMOC will have free entry to
> the VCF. Anyone can join TNMOC for only ?45 at
> http://www.tnmoc.org/supp-menu/membership.aspx and will receive a range of
> other benefits.
> 
> Latest information about VCF: http://tnmoc.org/39/section.aspx/124
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> 
> 
> 
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