Ultravox were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily.
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14 Facts About Ultravox
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In November 2013, Ultravox performed as special guests on a four date UK arena tour with Simple Minds.
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Musically, Ultravox were heavily influenced by Roxy Music, the New York Dolls, David Bowie and Kraftwerk.
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Ultravox was replaced by Robert Simon, who during his first days with the band changed his performance-name to Robin Simon.
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Ultravox later returned to England and teamed up with Howard Devoto to replace guitarist John McGeoch in the band Magazine.
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Ultravox had already achieved minor success with semi-glam outfit Slik and Glen Matlock's The Rich Kids, and in 1979, he was temporarily playing with hard rock band Thin Lizzy on their American tour, replacing Gary Moore.
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The first material for a prospective new Ultravox record came together quickly and the group decided to tour the US again at the end of 1979.
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The four Ultravox-members took a long break from each other, but appeared at Live Aid the following year and played four of their hit singles .
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Ultravox recorded the U-Vox album with Big Country's Mark Brzezicki on drums in Plank's studio in Germany.
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In 1987, Ultravox decided not to continue after the U-Vox tour and split up.
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Ultravox mentioned that this reunion was not planned in light of the previously mentioned events, but rather was spontaneous and happened very quickly with the band members talking and communicating online .
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Ultravox returned to performing live with their Return to Eden II tour in Europe during 2010.
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