Tubeway Army

On This Day 07/09/1987 Gary Numan

On this day, 7 September 1987, synth-pop pioneer Gary Numan played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall, the opening night of his Exhibition Tour. Support was provided by West Won.

In 1987, Numan's old label Beggars Banquet released the best-of compilation Exhibition, which reached No. 43 on the UK Albums Chart, and a remix of "Cars". The remix, titled "Cars (E Reg Model)" charted at No. 16, Numan's final top 20 hit until the 1996 re-release of the same song.

He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his debut solo album The Pleasure Principle in 1979, topping the UK Albums Chart. While his commercial popularity peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s with hits including "Are 'Friends' Electric?" and "Cars" (both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart), Numan maintains a cult following. He has sold over 10 million records.

Numan faced intense hostility from critics and fellow musicians in his early career, but has since come to be regarded as a pioneer of electronic music. He developed a signature sound consisting of heavy synthesiser hooks fed through guitar effects pedals, and is also known for his distinctive voice and androgynous "android" persona. In 2017, he received an Ivor Novello Award, the Inspiration Award, from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.




Band Members

Gary Numan - Vocals

Rrussell Bell - Guitar

Greg Brimstone - Drums

John Webb - Keyboards

Chris Payne - Keyboards

Nick Davis - Bass

Emma Chalmers - Backing Vocals

Valerie Chalmers - Backing Vocals




Setlist

01 - Call Out The Dogs

02 - I Die: You Die

03 - Creatures

04 - I Can't Stop

05 - Me! I Disconnect From You

06 - Tricks

07 - The Sleeproom

08 - My Breathing

09 - Strange Charm

10 - Cars

11 - Metal

12 - Sister Surprise

13 - This Disease

14 - We Take Mystery (To Bed)

15 - We Are Glass

16 - Are 'Friends' Electric ?

Encore 1.

17 - Down In The Park

18 - My Shadow In Vain

Encore 2.

19 - Berserker