Public record

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Electronic | Meols | since 1977

alternative dance
art pop
british
dance-pop
electronic
factory records
liverpool
minimal synth

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 9 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2025

On record since

Releases

Show history

2025 · 1

Jun 13, 2025McMenamins Grand Lodge Concerts in the Grove· Forest Groveheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

Lineup

Paul Humphreys — principal
Andy McCluskey — principal

Former

Malcolm Holmes — drums (drum set)
David Hughes — additional, background vocals, keyboard, percussion
Martin Cooper
Michael Douglas — additional, electronic organ, piano, synthesizer
Graham Weir — additional, guitar
Neil Weir — additional, trumpet
Stuart Kershaw — drums (drum set)
Phil Coxon

Releases

AV
Archive Vol. I (1981 - 1990)
2026
KL
Kleptocracy
2024
LA
Look At You Now
2024
BS
Bauhaus Staircase
2023 · album
BS
Bauhaus Staircase
2023
BS
Bauhaus Staircase
2023
LA
Live At The Royal Albert Hall 2022
2022
A&
Architecture & Morality: The Singles
2021 · compilation
YM
You Me & OMD Live At Indigo At The O2
2021
A&
Architecture & Morality (The Singles)
2021
LF
Live From Your Sofa
2020
SO
Souvenir
2019 · compilation
DG
Don't Go
2019
TP
The Punishment of Luxury
2017 · album
TP
The Punishment of Luxury: B Sides & Bonus Material
2017 · compilation
EE
English Electric
2013 · album
S(
So80s (SoEighties) Presents Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
2011 · compilation
HO
History of Modern
2010 · album
MG
Messages: Greatest Hits
2008 · compilation
TO
The OMD Singles / Navigation – The OMD B‐Sides
2003 · compilation
NT
Navigation: The OMD B-Sides
2001 · compilation
TO
The OMD Singles
1998 · compilation
UN
Universal
1996 · album
LI
Liberator
1993 · album
ST
Sugar Tax
1991 · album
OM
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Organisation / Architecture & Morality
1990 · compilation
TB
The Best of OMD
1988 · compilation
TP
The Pacific Age
1986 · album
CR
Crush
1985 · album
JC
Junk Culture
1984 · album
DS
Dazzle Ships
1983 · album
A&
Architecture & Morality
1981 · album
O.
O.M.D.
1981 · compilation
OM
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
1980 · album
OR
Organisation
1980 · album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2025-08-10–2026-09-12 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Greta Rose) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Troy Nelson) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP

Artist background

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark formed in 1977 — MusicBrainz
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is based in Meols — MusicBrainz
Paul Humphreys: principal — MusicBrainz
Andy McCluskey: principal — MusicBrainz
Malcolm Holmes: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
David Hughes: additional, background vocals, keyboard, percussion (former member) — MusicBrainz
Martin Cooper: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Michael Douglas: additional, electronic organ, piano, synthesizer (former member) — MusicBrainz
Graham Weir: additional, guitar (former member) — MusicBrainz
Neil Weir: additional, trumpet (former member) — MusicBrainz
Stuart Kershaw: drums (drum set) (former member) — MusicBrainz
Phil Coxon: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 1980–2023 — MusicBrainz
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark formed in 1978 — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is from Meols , Merseyside , England — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark has 4 members: Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Stuart Kershaw — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark plays Electronic [ 1 ] — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark plays synth-pop [ 2 ] — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark plays experimental [ 3 ] — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark plays new wave [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark has 1173015 listeners on Last.fm — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on Last.fm
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark has released 10 recordings between 2019 and 2026 — Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark on Discogs
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark has 28 followers on Genius — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Band — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 139 — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/0170nd — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): Liverpool, England, UK — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark on TheAudioDB
Formed 1978 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: Meols (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: synth-pop — Wikidata
Members per Wikidata: Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Virgin Records, Factory Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
McMenamins Grand Lodge Concerts in the Grove · Forest Grove	1

By year: 2025 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-21
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, TheAudioDB, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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