Adam Ant: Friend or Foe (POSTPONED)
Due to the complications arising from the Worldwide Corona Virus Pandemic, including travel restrictions, the results of lockdown and unknown venue safety procedural issues, Adam Ant’s 2021 April/May US tour is postponed. The re-booking process is on-going and full details will be posted at venues and on social media in the near future. For any questions, please contact us at pccticketing@phoenix.gov. Adam Ant will play his landmark “Friend or Foe” album in its entirety as well as classic chart-topping singles and personal favorites. The “Friend or Foe” album was Adam’s first release as a solo artist and included three hit singles. The massive hit “Goody Two Shoes” reached #1 in the UK, was also #1 in Australia and hit #6 on the USA Billboard Chart. “Friend or Foe”, the single, was another top ten hit in the UK while “Desperate But Not Serious” was the album’s third UK smash. “Friend or Foe” his most successful solo album to date, made #5 in the UK and was certified gold album status on both sides of the Atlantic after selling over 100,000 copies. In the USA, the album reached #16 on the Billboard album chart and turned Adam Ant into a household name, resulting in a GRAMMY nomination for Best New Artist and an MTV Award for “Sexiest Man Alive”. From his early punk days in London to his explosion on the world stage that would lead to him becoming an icon, Adam Ant’s musical career spans the course of nine albums and 22 chart-topping singles worldwide. At one point, Adam had eight singles in the UK Top 40 in one week. The follow-up album “Kings of the Wild Frontier” that featured his trademark burundi beat style of African drumming spent 12 weeks at #1 in the UK and was the best-selling album of 1981. The “Kings of the Wild Frontier” album produced three UK chart-topping singles, “Dog Eat Dog” #4, “Antmusic” #2 and “Kings of the Wild Frontier” #2 and won Adam a Brit Award for Best New Artist. On its day of release, the smash hit single “Stand and Deliver” went straight to #1, and remained at the top spot in the UK singles chart for five weeks, earning Adam two prestigious Ivor Novello Awards for Best Songwriter of the Year and Best British Record. As “antmania” continued to sweep the nation, his next “Prince Charming” album produced yet another #1 single firmly establishing Adam Ant as a global star. VIP tickets (VIP1 $198/VIP2 $188) include: 1 PREMIUM SEAT, 1 ADAM ANT PERSONALLY SIGNED PHOTO PRINT, 1 COMMEMORATIVE VIP TOUR LAMINATE, 1 ADAM ANT VIP TOTE BAG, 1 ADAM ANT VIP BADGE PACK and 1 ADAM ANT VIP BANDANA.
