It’s the news that their fans may not have dared to hope for. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album, Roxy Music—Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson—have embarked on an arena tour that brings the band back together for the first time since their 2011 For Your Pleasure shows. The tour began this week in Toronto and will include 10 North American dates and three in the UK. With a catalog of music that spans from their self-titled 1972 debut album to 1982’s Avalon and singles including “Virginia Plain,” “Do the Strand,” “Love Is the Drug,” and “More Than This,” the setlists will be rich with options.
Speaking from his garden in West Sussex, England in August of 2022, guitarist Phil Manzanera shared plans for the anniversary tour. As he looked from Roxy Music’s current vinyl reissues back to the time when a young guitarist joined what was, for him, the next best thing to The Velvet Underground, Manzanera’s recollections of the excitement of Roxy Music’s early days and discussion of what lies ahead for the band revealed an infectious enthusiasm that would match any of their longtime fans.
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