Alison Moyet

On 3 November 2026, Alison Moyet plays Waterfront Hall in Belfast. From the punk and R&B scene of Basildon to the spark of early 80s synth-pop with Yazoo alongside Vince Clarke, Moyet has shaped a catalogue where pop, soul and blues meet electronics. Her contralto, dark-hued and precise, porte songs that move between sparse machines and more classic, band-driven arrangements. Early solo releases set the frame, later tightened by the rawer songwriting of Hoodoo and Essex, the orchestral detour of Voice, and the more intimate format of The Turn. In the 2010s, with producer Guy Sigsworth on The Minutes and Other, she leaned back into a pared-down electronic palette.

On stage, she weaves these chapters into a focused set: Yazoo-era pieces next to solo staples and recent material, often reworked with a clean mix of synths and live textures. The Belfast date at Waterfront Hall puts the voice upfront, letting phrasing and grain do the work while the band shifts from low-lit atmospheres to more driving passages. An evening tracing a path from analogue pulse to contemporary electronics, anchored by a singer who treats past and present as the same line.