Architecture & Morality & More has made No. 1 on the Musicweek music DVD chart with 678 sales on Monday alone.

As previously mentioned, pre-sales for the forthcoming OMD concerts will be made available tomorrow Wednesday 30th April at 9am (This is ahead of a pre-sale to the general public which takes place on Thursday). This is directed at OMD fans only and tickets will be issued on a first come/first served basis.

Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne:
http://www.livenation.co.uk/omdnewcastle

Glasgow Royal Concert Hall:
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/17004097C4406A8A

Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool
http://www.livenation.co.uk/omdliverpool

Symphony Hall, Birmingham
http://www.livenation.co.uk/omdbirmingham

Roundhouse Theatre, London
http://www.livenation.co.uk/omdlondon

Royal Concert Hall & Theatre Royal at Royal Centre, Nottingham
http://www.livenation.co.uk/omdnottingham

Andy McCluskey features in an interview in the May edition of May edition of Bass Guitar Mag.

Architecture & Morality & More is currently number 1 in the Amazon concert DVD sales chart. Thanks to Rob Rumbell for the item.

The Live DVD and CD are now available via the OMD Website. Architecture & Morality & More features OMD performing the whole of their classic album Architecture & Morality for the first time live in concert at the Hammersmith Apollo in London in 2007.

Featuring the classic line-up of Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper the band also perform a wide selection of hits from their career against a spectacular visual stage presentation. The DVD also features interviews with the band as well as Hambi Haralambous. Alternate edits of Maid Of Orleans and The New Stone Age also feature.

As an exclusive for the OMD Website, copies of the DVD and CD also come with a special Architecture & Morality postcard with sleeve notes. See the OMD Merchandise Section for more details.

Meanwhile, Messages - The OMD Magazine gains a new home. The magazine now has a dedicated website with a new address. You can find more info on Messages here: Messages Preview.

Messages also has its own dedicated Merchandise Section where subscribers can get all the items available via the OMD Merchandise section (including the Live DVD and CD), but with a 10% discount. NB: Please note this if you are a Messages Subscriber and you wish to use the Messages Merchandise section, you will have to register separately from the OMD Merchandise pages.

A pre-sale for the forthcoming Glasgow concert will be made available next Wednesday 30th April at 9am. This is directed at OMD fans only and tickets will be issued on a first come/first served basis. The concert is scheduled for 1st October at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. A link will be posted up here on the news page closer to next week.

OMD are currently engaged on the Night Of The Proms performances in Valencia, Spain with another date in Benidorm tomorrow.

Following on from last year's Architecture & Morality concerts, OMD will be embarking on a UK tour in October with European dates to follow. The confirmed dates are as follows:

Unfortunately, someone from Livenation leaked premature details of the concerts causing confusion over ticket availability. We will endevour to post up further details of the concerts along with ticket information in due course.

The Night Of The Proms website has been updated with images taken from the recent Charleroi concert. A Simple Minds fansite has also posted up some reviews. Thanks to Jimmy Messerschmitt for the info.

In 2007 a reformed OMD went out on tour to showcase their classic Architecture and Morality album. Now that live experience has been captured on both DVD and CD by production company Eagle.

OMD Live : Architecture & Morality & More has been subject to various release issues, but the CD release was issued on : April 7th (April 8th in the US) with the DVD release scheduled for April 28th (June 3rd in the US).

All tracks recorded Live at the Hammersmith Apollo, London on Saturday 19th May 2007. Recorded by Julie Gardner, Pete Lewis and Kevin Jacobs for JamDVD Productions. Mixed in stereo and 5.1 by Julie Gardner at Paul Smith Studios Mastered by Matt Howe.

The track listing for the DVD is as follows:

• Architecture & Morality
• Sealand
• The New Stone Age
• Georgia
• She's Leaving
• Souvenir
• Joan Of Arc
• Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
• The Beginning And The End
• Messages
• Tesla Girls
• Forever (Live And Die)
• If You Leave
• Pandora's Box
• Talking Loud & Clear
• So In Love
• Locomotion
• Sailing On The Seven Seas
• Enola Gay
• Walking On The Milky Way
• Electricity
• Romance Of The Telescope

As an alternative, there is a CD version of Architecture & Morality & More available.

The album is also available for download via iTunes.

This release differs from the DVD as it contains an edited track listing:

• Architecture & Morality
• Sealand
• The New Stone Age
• Georgia
• She's Leaving
• Souvenir
• Joan Of Arc
• Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
• The Beginning And The End
• If You Leave
• (Forever) Live And Die
• Pandora's Box
• Locomotion
• Sailing On The Seven Seas
• Enola Gay
• Electricity
• Romance Of The Telescope

The US release of the CD will feature a shorter edited track listing as follows:

• Architecture & Morality
• Sealand
• The New Stone Age
• Georgia
• She’s Leaving
• Souvenir
• Joan Of Arc
• Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans)
• The Beginning And The End
• If You Leave
• (Forever) Live And Die
• Enola Gay
• Electricity

Both the Architecture & Morality & More DVD and CD will be available for sale via the OMD Website. As a bonus, copies bought via the OMD site will also come with a free souvenir postcard rendered in the classic Architecture & Morality style complete with text on the album and live tour. More details soon.

More info (along with an excerpt featuring If You Leave) via:

Architecture & Morality & More DVD

Architecture & Morality & More CD