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Heaven 17 are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1980. The band were originally a trio of vocalist Glenn Gregory and Human League co-founders Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, both on synthesizers.
The band achieved their biggest critical and commercial successes with their first three albums, Penthouse and Pavement (1981), The Luxury Gap (1983), and How Men Are (1984). Originally a studio-only group, they did not play their first live concerts until 1997. Marsh left the band in 2006, since which time Gregory and Ware have continued as a duo.
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26 Sep 2026
Eighties synth-pop pioneers announce 45th anniversary tour - Nation.Cymru
Read source ↗25 Sep 2026How Heaven 17 Turned Corporate Satire Into Dance Music - That Eric Alper
Read source ↗21 Sep 2026WIN Tickets to Heaven 17! | Win - Absolute Radio - Rayo
Read source ↗18 Sep 2026“It wasn’t just looking into the future”: 45 years on from Heaven 17’s ‘Penthouse and Pavement’ - faroutmagazine.co.uk
Read source ↗29 Aug 2026“Everybody goes on about how brilliant Kraftwerk were, but they were only brilliant because they were rich!”: Heaven 17 legend Martyn Ware on how financial barriers can prevent great music from ever being heard - MusicRadar
Read source ↗29 Aug 2026There’s still (after)life in Heaven 17 yet - Sheffield Tribune
Read source ↗16 Aug 2026Gig review: Holly Johnson + ABC + Heaven 17 at The Piece Hall, Halifax - Yorkshire Post
Read source ↗15 Aug 2026Thousands of fans turn out as music icons turn Scarborough into an 80s time machine - The York Press
Read source ↗10 Aug 2026Music legends behind some of the biggest 80s hits are heading to Scarborough - The York Press
Read source ↗16 Jul 2026Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement - Hexham Courant
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08OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Wolverhampton
09OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Cardiff
11OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Bexhill on Sea
13OCT
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London
14OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Manchester
16OCT
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Edinburgh
18OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Sheffield
19OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Norwich
20OCT
Heaven 17 perform Penthouse and Pavement
Northampton
22OCT
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Liverpool