Hue and Cry

Brothers Patrick and Gregory Kane formed Hue and Cry in 1984, and the duo made an impact with the release of their debut album 'Seduced and Abandoned' (1987), which featured their first top ten single, 'Labour of Love'. The follow-up album 'Remote' continued the trend and produced the hits 'Looking for Linda' and 'Violently'. Albums like 'Stars Crash Down', 'Showtime' and 'Jazz Not Jazz' marked Hue and Cry's continued run through the 1990s, while their 2005 appearances as finalists on ITV's prime-time show 'Hit Me Baby One More Time', featuring their version of Beyoncé's 'Crazy in Love', returned the band to the mainstream.

A number of album releases and accompanying live appearances followed, including 'Open Soul' (2008), 'Xmasday' (2009), 'Bitter Suite Again' (2010), 'Hot Wire' (2012), 'Remote: Major to Minor' (2014), 'September Songs' (2015), 'Pocketful of Stones' (2017). To date, Hue and Cry have sold more than two million records worldwide.

In 2019, Hue and Cry sold out their 'Summer Nights at the Bandstand' show at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park and finished the year by playing live across the UK. With the global pandemic bringing live touring to a halt during 2020/21, Hue and Cry introduced their 'Live from Lockdown' streaming shows, broadcast from the band's Glasgow-based studio and viewed online by thousands of fans. A collection of their favourite tracks from these shows was released as a 'Best of Lockdown' album (2022).

Hue and Cry have sold tens of thousands of concert tickets worldwide. As well as performing alongside artists such as U2, James Brown, Madonna, Al Green and Van Morrison, the band have undertaken many of their own headline tours and made many festival appearances. The band were recognised by their peers when they were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Scottish Music Awards.