As time goes. It's been 40 years since Alison Moyet left Yazoo and began a solo career with her number one debut album 'Alf' and her Top 10 hits 'Love Resurrection' and 'All Cried Out'. That unmistakable voice—big enough to fill a stadium, yet intimate enough to make you feel like she's singing just for you—has taken her on quite a journey since then, with career highlights that include two #1 albums, six Top 10 singles, two BRIT Awards and a Grammy nomination.
This morning, in celebration of 40 years as a solo artist and ahead of the release of his latest album. Key On 4 October, Alison Moyet announced a 2025 world tour, including a show at the 3Olympia Theater on 16 February 2025 and Belfast's Waterfront Hall on 17 February 2025.
Tickets will go on sale on Friday, June 21 at 10:00 a.m. via Ticketmaster.es and www.waterfront.co.uk
Following her recent graduation from the University of Brighton in 2023 with a first class BA in Fine Art (Hons), Alison Moyet has combined art and music here, creating the album art herself to celebrate her 40th year as a solo artist with freedom from Key out October 4 – a collection of 16 reworked singles, fan favorites and deep cuts, as well as two new songs that combine to present a dazzling display of the depth and breadth of his artistic creativity and songwriting. She launches the album by sharing one of her new songs, 'Such Small Ale' along with Moyet's reworked classic single 'All Cried Out'.
Alison says, “I wanted to take the opportunity to look at the trajectory of the last four decades and explore songs that, in their original form, were never fully realized or their relevance to me was altered by time.”
The songs that appear in Key They were all reinvented together with their producer, arranger and musical director Sean McGhee. Some songs stay closer to the originals, 'All Cried Out' and 'Love Resurrection' are updated rather than reinvented, and their '80s motifs changed for more timeless production. And others are seen in a new light, see McGhee's exquisite arrangements of Guy Sigsworth co-written 'Filigree' and 'Is This Love?', now translated as a sweeping, brilliant epic ballad. This album has allowed Alison to revisit some of the highlights of her songwriting career, including tracks such as 'Ca n't Say It Like I Mean It' and 'This House'.
Luxurious new single 'Such Small Ale' fits naturally with the classics, with Alison's voice seasoned by experience but losing none of its emotion-inspiring grandeur. It's also a song that fits perfectly with the development of her voice, one that feels contemporary but with a touch of nostalgic '60s flavor. Alison wrote the song with McGhee and Suede guitarist Richard Oakes, the latter performing on several album tracks.
Key It distills 40 years of musical creation and presents a coherent overview of a long and dazzling journey. Alison says, “I hope this collection is the key to those closed doors. Let yourself in.”
Album track list:
1. Where the dream hides
2. Everyone cried out
3. Such a small beer
4. All signs of life
5. I can't say it like I mean it
6. fire
7. filigree
8. The waterproof self
9. More
10. Is this love?
11. Tongue tied
12. My right arm
13. Me too
14. My best day
15. A world without end 16. This house
17. Love resurrection
18. You don't have to go
This week also saw the launch of 40 Moyet moments. A 40-part podcast series featuring Alison in conversation with her long-time digital manager, Steve Coats-Dennis, discussing key moments in Alison's career – the highs, the lows and everything in between.
WORLD TOUR
Today also brings the news that Alison will embark on a long-awaited world tour in 2025, her first full tour since 2017. UK, Ireland and European dates are announced today, with US dates to follow, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
She adds, “Live work really matters to me. I can't score a performance. I love the physical sensation that singing gives me. It's totally primal and euphoric. On stage I remember how to connect with myself.”
WORLD TOUR 2025
UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
February 16 – Dublin, 3Olympia
February 17 – Belfast, Waterfront Hall
February 20 – York, Barbican
February 21 – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall
February 22 – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
February 24 – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall
February 25 – Stoke-on-Trent, Victoria Hall
February 27 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
February 28 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
March 1 – Ipswich, Regent Theater
March 3 – Sheffield Town Hall
March 4 – Stockton, Globe
March 6 – Gateshead, The Greenhouse
March 7 – Buxton, Opera House
March 8 – Reading, Hexagon
March 10 – Brighton, Dome
March 11 – London, Palladium
March 13 – Bournemouth, Pavilion Theater
March 14 – Swansea, Arena
March 15 – Bath, Forum
March 17 – Southend, Cliffs Pavilion
March 18 – Aylesbury, Waterside Theater
March 20 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall
March 21 – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
March 22 – Aberdeen, Music Hall
EUROPE
March 31 – Oslo, Norway: Sentrum scene
April 1 – Stockholm, Sweden: Göta Lejon
April 3 – Hamburg, Germany: Grosse Freiheit 36
April 5 – Antwerp, Belgium: From Rome
April 7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands: Paradiso
April 8 – Groningen, Netherlands: De Oosterpoort
April 9 – Eindhoven, Netherlands: Muziekgebouw Frits Philips
April 11 – Cologne, Germany: Carlswerk Victoria
April 13 – Frankfurt Germany: Batschkapp
April 14 – Berlin, Germany: Huxleys Neue Welt
April 15 – Copenhagen, Denmark: DR Koncerthuset
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