Information About this Event
VENUE AND EVENT INFO
Please see our enhanced venue safety guidelines: www.oakdale.com/safety-guidelines
Face coverings are strongly recommended for fans who are not fully vaccinated, unless actively eating or drinking, per CDC guidelines.
NOTE OUR CLEAR BAG POLICY:
Only the following bags are allowed:
Clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags (maximum size: 12"x6"x12")
Small clutch bags approximately the size of a hand (maximum size 4.5"x6.5")
ARTIST INFO
Following the disbandment of the short-lived synth pop group Yazoo, former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke formed Erasure in 1985 with singer Andy Bell. Like Yaz and Depeche Mode, Erasure were a synth-based group, but they had stronger dance inclinations, as well as a sharper, more accessible sense of pop songcraft, than either of Clarke's previous bands. Furthermore, Erasure had the flamboyantly eccentric Andy Bell -- one of the first openly gay performers in pop music -- as their focal point. Bell's keening, high voice and exaggerated sense of theatrically became the band's defining image. In their native Britain, Erasure were successful from their inception. After a few years, the duo achieved commercial success in America with 1988's "Chains of Love," but they remained, in essence, a cult band on both sides of the Atlantic, cultivating a dedicated fan base over the course of their career. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine