Gary Numan

Gary Numan brings a live set that traces his path from post‑punk synth pioneer to darker, industrial textures. From the Tubeway Army years with Replicas to solo landmarks The Pleasure Principle and Telekon, the show leans on the pulse of Are ‘Friends’ Electric? and Cars, then pivots into the denser atmospheres shaped on Sacrifice, Pure, Splinter, Savage and Intruder. Synth lines cut close to the bone, drums stay mechanical and precise, and that unmistakable, weightless voice sits between guitars and electronics treated as a single engine.

On 5 August 2026 at Roadmender in Northampton, Numan revisits key cuts alongside recent tracks, rescaling his sci‑fi cityscapes and the themes of isolation that run through his writing. The set favors narrative and texture over retro sheen, with arrangements that pare the songs to their core while letting the machines breathe. Four decades of material are held in one thread, not as a museum piece but as an ongoing story of electronic music written on stage, in real time.