Gary Numan in Portland

Gary Numan is an English singer, songwriter and electronic musician who first became known as the frontman of Tubeway Army. The group’s album Replicas produced “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?”, while his solo album The Pleasure Principle included “Cars”. His later work moved toward darker industrial rock, notably on Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) and Savage (Songs from a Broken World). In April 1981, he played three farewell concerts at Wembley Arena, documented in Micromusic, before returning to the stage for the Warriors Tour in 1983. Decades later, he toured behind Splinter, Savage and Intruder, performing with a full band in theatres and concert halls. He repeatedly plays Manchester and Glasgow on British headline tours.