Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet takes the stage with the contralto that first powered the early‑80s synth‑pop of Yazoo and has since carried songs shaped by pop, soul and blues. From her Essex punk and R&B beginnings to Yazoo with Vince Clarke, then solo with Alf and Raindancing, she’s built a catalogue that moves between electronic textures and more classic instrumentation. Hoodoo and Essex pushed a rawer songwriting streak, Hometime marked a reset, Voice explored orchestral covers, The Turn leaned songwriter. With The Minutes and Other, produced with Guy Sigsworth, she shifted toward a pared‑back, darker electronic sound.

At Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 26 October 2026, Moyet draws across that arc. On stage she often sets tight electronic pulses against warmer band arrangements, placing early favourites alongside later material. Her low, shaded tone anchors it all, with phrasing that brings the lyric forward. The music moves from intimate, slow‑burning ballads to colder, minimal pieces, with room for dynamics and detail, tracing the different threads of her career in a live setting.