Heaven 17 are set to release a live album, a recording of a set which took place at the SECC in Glasgow back in 1999, and which features the band's original line-up of Glenn Gregory on vocals, Martyn Ware on keyboards and Ian Craig Marsh on guitar and synths. The LP, entitled 'Live At Last', will be released on 18 Aug.
Martyn Ware says this: "This live album is from a tour we did with Erasure. It was a 40-minute set, so it's basically a greatest hits package with a couple of new songs. Because of the nature of the way we are on stage, it has to be by necessity - and we want it to be - very electronic. Certain songs adapt to that, and songs from 'How Men Are' onwards don't adapt is well, because that was more real instruments. So that's why they're generally from the first two albums and more recent stuff".
The band have also announced a series of new UK live dates, as follows, more to be announced:
12 Jul: Shrewsbury, The Quarry
19 Jul: Norwich, Blickling Hall
26 Jul: Exeter, Powderham Castle
31 Aug: Westbury, Moonfest, Storridge Farm
30 Nov: Glasgow, Academy (Sheffield Steel Tour)
1 Dec: Newcastle, Academy (Sheffield Steel Tour)
3 Dec: Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall (Sheffield Steel Tour)
4 Dec: Norwich, Uea (Sheffield Steel Tour)
5 Dec: Brighton, Brighton Centre (Sheffield Steel Tour)
6 Dec: Swindon, Oasis (Sheffield Steel Tour)
8 Dec: London, Hammersmith Apollo (Sheffield Steel Tour)
10 Dec: Manchester, Apollo (Sheffield Steel Tour)
11 Dec: Wolverhampton, Civic (Sheffield Steel Tour)
13 Dec: Sheffield, Arena (Sheffield Steel Tour)