Tom Bailey in Whitley Bay

Tom Bailey is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, born in Halifax in 1954. He co-founded Thompson Twins in Sheffield in 1977 and became the new wave and synth-pop group’s lead singer, known for songs including “Hold Me Now,” “Doctor! Doctor!” and “Love on Your Side,” as well as the album Into the Gap. His solo pop album Science Fiction followed in 2018. In 2014, Tom Bailey returned to the stage after a long absence at Rewind Festival in Henley-on-Thames, performing Thompson Twins material with a full band. Later that year, he toured North America on Retro Futura alongside Howard Jones and Midge Ure.