After a triumphant run across the UK and Europe, synthpop chanteur Andy Bell will set foot on North American stages for the first time as a solo artist, beginning October 3rd. The run follows the May release of Ten Crowns, a record that carries Bell’s artistry into uncharted territory.
Best known as one half of one of the UK’s most beloved award-winning songwriting partnerships in Erasure, Bell’s parallel solo career has been anything but quiet. He has released three albums under his own name, alongside two further records as part of his theatrical project Torsten The Bareback Saint. Collaborations have ranged across genres and generations — from British Electric Foundation and Claudia Brücken to Perry Farrell, Boy George, Jake Shears, and, most recently, Debbie Harry. For Ten Crowns, however, Bell turned to long-time friend and collaborator Dave Audé, the Grammy-winning producer, remixer, and DJ. Now Bell crosses the Atlantic for a tour that promises connection, movement, and the kind of pop alchemy only he can conjure.
Bell’s ascent began with a classified ad in Melody Maker, placed by Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly). The audition that followed set in motion one of pop’s most enduring duos. Erasure went on to sell over 20 million albums, score five UK number one records, win Best British Group at the BRIT Awards, and earn the Attitude Icon Award. Their 2020 release The Neon reaffirmed their place in the cultural bloodstream as it debuted at #4 on the UK Official Albums Chart. Earlier this year, Bell received the ICON Award at the PEUGEOT Attitude PRIDE Awards Europe 2025.
Bell’s four decades of creative partnership with Vince Clarke in Erasure also remain in full flight: a new album is in the works as the duo prepare to celebrate their 40th anniversary next year.
Listen to Ten Crowns below and order the album here:
Produced in Nashville and inspired by both the dancefloor and gospel tradition, Ten Crowns marks a radiant chapter in Andy Bell’s career, reaffirming his place as one of pop’s most expressive voices.
Though best known for four decades of synth-pop splendour with Vince Clarke as Erasure (with a new album in the works), Bell also embraced fresh creative ground with Grammy-winning producer and longtime friend Dave Audé. Having already topped the US dance charts with Aftermath (Here We Go) and True Original, the pair continued writing, almost as an experiment, until Audé relocated to Nashville. The shift in setting sparked a gospel-tinged twist, rooted in Bell’s childhood memories of choirs and cathedral school. Ten Crowns is electric, euphoric, and urgent, chasing meaning as life speeds forward.
“I mean, I’ve got everything I could possibly wish for, you know, I really have, but that’s not to say I’m always fulfilled,” says Bell. “This album’s about picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, embracing life – and about taking that feeling on even when you’re fighting demons in the world, like homophobia, and fighting demons in yourself. It’s about being celebratory and uplifting.”
Catch Andy Bell live on the following dates. Tickets available here.
- October 3 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
- October 7 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
- October 10 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
- October 11 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution
- October 14 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center
- October 17 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theatre
- October 18 – Washington DC – Lincoln Theatre
- October 21 – Toronto, ON – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- October 23 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- October 24 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- October 25 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
- October 28 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
- October 29 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
October 31 – Red Bank, NJ – The Vogel - November 1 – Boston, MA – The Wilbur
- November 4 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
- November 5 – Columbus, OH – The Anthenaeum
- November 7 – Chicago, IL – Metro
- November 8 – Chicago, IL – Metro
November 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room - November 13 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
- November 14 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theater
- November 15 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
- November 20 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- November 21 – Park City, UT – The Marquis
November 22 – Park City, UT – The Marquis - November 28 – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts
- November 29 – San Francisco, CA – Palace of Fine Arts
- December 2 – Portland, OR – Newmark Theatre
- December 3 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue
- December 4 – Seattle, WA – ShowBox at the Market
- December 6 – Stateline, NV – Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
- December 9 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
- December 10 – San Diego, CA – Music Box
- December 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
- December 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theater
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