YAZ ‘RECONNECTED’ JULY 2008

VINCE CLARKE AND ALISON MOYET TO REUNITE
FOR FIRST U.S. SHOWS IN 25 YEARS
4 DISC BOX SET ‘IN YOUR ROOM’ OUT IN MAY

“Whoever said synthesizer music has no feeling can start eating their hearts out now” – – 5* - Truly Fab - Record Mirror– 28th August 1982

“Created somewhere inside the brain of Vince Clarke and the soul of Alison Moyet in a spaced out time between Giorgio Moroder and James Murphy” – Paul Morley 2007

YAZ—VINCE CLARKE & ALISON MOYET—have announced that they will reunite for the first time in over 25 years for “THE RECONNECTED TOUR,” a brief U.S trek in July starting at the Paramount Theater in Oakland, CA on July 7 and culminating in two headline shows at New York City’s Terminal 5 on July 16 and 17th. Tickets are on-sale in Chicago on Friday, March 7; NY and Los Angeles beginning Saturday, March 8; and Oakland on Sunday, March 9. Tickets will be available through www.ticketmaster.com.

The tour is preceded by IN YOUR ROOM, a 4-disc box set which includes remasters and 5.1 mixes of both Yaz classic albums Upstairs At Eric’s and You And Me Both, b-sides and remixes plus a DVD featuring a new short film containing exclusive new interviews with Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet and the promo videos for “Don’t Go,” “The Other Side Of Love,” “Nobody’s Diary,”” “Situation (1990)” and “Only You (1999).” A limited edition vinyl 12” with new dance mixes will also be released to promote the set.

The joyous, unlikely coming together of Vince Clarke, who had just left Depeche Mode, and Alison Moyet lasted for only two albums, saw them performing only 24 concerts worldwide but left an indelible mark on pop. Yaz released Upstairs At Erics in July 1982, then parted company just 12 months later on release of the second album You And Me Both, which reached Number 1 in the UK. Vince and Alison have since gone on to have their own successful careers, Vince with Erasure and Alison as a solo performer, both releasing critically acclaimed albums in 2007: Erasure with Light At The End Of The World and Alison Moyet with The Turn. “the Reconnected Tour” will also see Yaz perform material from You And Me Both for the very first time as well as alternative classics such as “Situation,” “Nobody’s Diary,” “Don’t Go” and “Only You.”

US TOUR – JULY 2008

Mon 7/7 Oakland, CA Paramount Theatre
Thu 7/10 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Fri 7/11 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Mon 7/14 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Wed 7/16 New York, NY Terminal 5
Thu 7/17 New York, NY Terminal 5

The U.S. tour announcement follows a series of UK and European dates which have been announced recently. For more information on Vince Clarke, Alison Moyet, “The Reconnected Tour” and the upcoming In Your Room box set please visit:

www.yazooinfo.com
www.myspace.com/yazooofficial
www.alisonmoyet.com