The Fixx, Colin Blunstone, Peter Asher
Andrew Eccles
A close-up of Colin Blunstone.
Colin Blunstone
This late summer tour brings together two generations of British rock. The Fixx is probably best known in the U.S. for their big 1983 hit, “One Thing Leads to Another,” but has been together with essentially the original lineup and releasing new music periodically ever since the '80s. The 1960s generation is represented by two artists from England who had more success in the U.S. than at home — Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies, and Peter Asher, who had many hits as a duo with Gordon Waller before becoming a producer in the 1970s. Read Joshua M. Miller's preview here.
media release: The FIXX has been often heralded as one of the most innovative bands to come out of the MTV era. Instantly recognizable, The FIXX sound is unmistakably unique and stands out among the thousands of artists filling the airwaves. Songs such as “One Thing Leads To Another”, “Red Skies” and “Saved By Zero” remain every day staples in television, films and on radio stations that continue to break new acts inspired by the era that The FIXX helped to define. The FIXX were then, and still are now; Cy Curnin on vocals, Rupert Greenall on keyboards, Jamie West-Oram on guitar, Adam Woods on drums, and bassist Dan K. Brown.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame vocalist Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies and acclaimed solo artist, celebrated his 81st birthday on June 24 by announcing a 19-city US tour in September across the NorthEast and Mid-West alongside The Fixx and Peter Asher. The unique triple-bill, which kicks off September 2 in Somerville Mass., crosses generations to unite both musical waves of the “British Invasion”. Blunstone (with The Zombies) and Asher (with Peter & Gordon) followed The Beatles to top the American charts in 1964, while The Fixx burst onto the scene during the MTV-fueled English New Wave revolution of the early 1980s.
The busy octogenarian has just wrapped a 16-date headline tour of the UK last month, where his ageless voice and career-spanning set earned rave reviews. He’ll spend the Summer in the studio finishing a new solo album, planned for release in early 2027, while continuing to celebrate the remarkable legacy of The Zombies. The band he joined as a teenager six decades ago is hosting their third Begin Here Festival, a fan-experience event over Halloween weekend in their hometown of St. Albans UK…while releasing a series of four definitive Mono Remastered reissues on their own label Beechwood Park Records…and is the subject of last year’s feature documentary, Hung Up On A Dream, currently available on Apple TV and Amazon.
Lauded by generations of artists from Hayley Williams of Paramore (“one of the sexiest voices in Rock’n’Roll!”) to Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys (“the missing link between Dusty Springfield and Nick Drake”), Blunstone’s otherworldly voice first hit American airwaves on The Zombies’ breakthrough 1960’s hits “She’s Not There,” “Tell Her No” and “Time of the Season”, while their seminal album Odessey & Oracle remains a regular entry in “Best Albums of All Time” lists from publications like Rolling Stone and Mojo. Blunstone’s solo career began in earnest in 1971 with One Year on Epic Records, produced by his former bandmates Rod Argent and Chris White, which spawned the UK hit single “Say You Don’t Mind”, written by future Wings member Denny Laine. Ennismore and Journey followed, as well as three critically acclaimed albums for Elton John’s label, Rocket Records, plus collaborations with other artists like The Alan Parsons Project, for which Blunstone supplied guest vocals on five albums, including the beloved 1982 single “Old and Wise”.
An impromptu reunion in 1999 with Zombies’ keyboardist and primary songwriter, Rod Argent, led to 25 years of touring and recording with a new incarnation of The Zombies, with recent highlights including their 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, 2023’s Billboard-charting album Different Game, and the prestigious Grulke Award for their live performances at Austin’s SXSW 2023. The Zombies’ second-life touring career came to an abrupt end in 2024, after Argent was sidelined for health reasons, although a new studio single is reportedly in the works. Still finding the time to revisit his solo career during this busy period, Blunstone’s catalog now boasts 12 solo albums, plus his most recent EP release, Less Is More (2024), a minimalist take on the singer’s compositions, and last year’s CD/DVD One Year Live & More, documenting the recent live recreation of his debut solo album at London’s iconic venue Union Chapel.
