Midge Ure « Man of Two Worlds »

Midge Ure brings Man of Two Worlds to Sheffield City Hall on 18 May 2026. This live format stitches his classic songs to a thread of cinematic instrumentals, building a continuous arc rather than a stop-start greatest-hits set. Expect synths, guitars and ambient textures trading space, with instrumental passages opening into the melodies that marked each era of his career.

From the new-romantic spark of Visage and the synth-driven turn of Ultravox to a solo path that va-et-vient between electronic and orchestral, Ure draws on more than four decades of writing and production. The set nods to Vienna, Hymn or Dancing with Tears in My Eyes, and to his hand in Do They Know It’s Christmas?, while leaving room for reworked themes and atmospheric bridges. The idea is simple: songs placed in a wider sound world, arranged to flow as one narrative and played with the clarity of a musician who keeps exploring how his catalogue can live on stage.