OMD/Simple Minds | Pop review

Arena, NewcastleTheir 80s heydays aside, you might be wondering why on earth these two bands are touring together – especially since teaming up two of the decade's big names hasn't swelled the crowds. Thirty years after they signposted the future, they're trundling out their pasts in a half-capacity ice rink. "We're in Newcastle, it's bloody freezing, we're in a barn, there's ice on the floor and we don't care," announces OMD's Andy McCluskey.Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are latecom...

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