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Date: December 2nd, 2009 3:12:14 p.m.

RICH KIDS TICKETS

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Former Rich Kids members Glen Matlock and Midge Ure have come together to organise a celebratory benefit concert in London. This very special evening will see the coming together of original Rich Kids guitarist Steve New and drummer Rusty Egan. The event will take place at the O2 Academy, Islington on Thursday 7th January 2010. The show will start promptly at 7pm.

UPDATE: Tickets are £17.50 plus booking fee and will be on sale from Friday 4th December from www.livenation.co.uk.

Guests confirmed so far are The Illuminations (featuring Clive Langer, Steve Allen and Ian Broudie), TV Smith (from the Adverts), Viv Albertine (from The Slits), Carbon Silicon (featuring Mick Jones and Tony James), Patti Paladin and Gary Kemp (from Spandau Ballet).

Glen and Midge will perform solo slots on the night and Steve New will play with his band Beastellabeast before all four of the Rich Kids take to the stage for one night only.

The special guests will no doubt “join in the racket and play guitars very loudly”, according to Midge Ure.

Rich Kids - For One Night Only.

January 2010

07  London - O2 Academy, Islington - tickets here

MIDGE URE ON SKY ARTS

Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Midge will appear on a Sky Arts 1 programme called Songbook: Midge Ure on Thursday 17th December. It's on from 20:00 to 21:00. According to the blurb:

Midge Ure looks back on his Glaswegian youth and how the motivation for forming a band was at first purely to attract girls. The Scottish singer recalls his days with Visage, Ultravox and remembers how his famous collaboration with Bob Geldof came about. Midge talks about leaving the security of writing with bands to launch a solo career and the inspiration behind his hit single If I Was.

Songbook Performances:

- Fade To Grey
- Vienna
- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
- Do They Know Its Christmas?
- If I Was

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