John Foxx

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John Foxx

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He was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK, as Dennis Leigh, 26 September 1948. His father was a coal miner and pugilist, his mother a millworker. During his youth he was a mod and a hippie, and at the same time he was also interested in album covers, Pink Floyd experimentalism, futurism and surrealism. His first band was called Woolly Fish.

In 1973, he was in Manchester, singing while playing a 12-string guitar, supporting Stack Waddy, but decided to go to London. In London, by means of a scholarship, he entered the Royal College of Art.

With the bands [a=Tiger Lily (2)] and Ultravox!, he experimented with different genres of music, such as glam, reggae, synth pop and industrial, influenced by Roxy Music, New York Dolls and Kraftwerk.

He left Ultravox in 1979 for a solo career, releasing his first album "Metamatic" in 1980, which showed an electronic style derived from synthesizers. He released three further solo albums, before taking a break from music in 1985 and concentrating on visual work.

In 1990, inspired by acid house, Foxx briefly returned as Nation 12, a collaboration with Tim Simenon of Bomb The Bass (and later with the late Shem McCauley / Streets Ahead). Foxx fell silent again until 1997, when a chance meeting with Louis Gordon resulted in a batch of duo albums (1997-2008) and a new phase of Foxx's solo career.

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Underpass

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Subtext

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Plaza

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Metal Beat

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He's A Liquid

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May 25, 2025

GAM - Galleria d'Arte Moderna

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

  • 1. A Formal Arrangement

  • 2. In All Your Glory

  • 3. Forgotten in Manhattan

  • 4. Someone Indistinct

  • 5. Subtext

  • 6. A Swimmer In A Summer River

  • 7. Momentary Paris

  • 8. Evensong

  • 9. Chandeliering

  • 10. Wherever You Are

  • 11. Days of wine & roses


February 28, 2015

Paradiso Grote Zaal

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

  • 1. The Forbidden Experiment(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 2. Evidence of Time Travel(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 3. Who Can Resist a Twisted Kiss(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 4. Rhapsody in Flames(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 5. A Blurred Line of Fiction(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 6. Impenetrable Inevitable(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 7. Surgical Precision(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 8. The Tearing Sound of Smiling(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 9. Momentary Miracles(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 10. Collision Architecture(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 11. Empty Clothing Blows Across a Beach(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)


November 21, 2014

Evidence Of Time Travel

BFI Southbank

London, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. The Forbidden Experiment(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 2. Evidence of Time Travel(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 3. Who Can Resist a Twisted Kiss(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 4. Rhapsody in Flames(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 5. A Blurred Line of Fiction(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 6. Impenetrable Inevitable(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 7. Surgical Precision(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 8. The Tearing Sound of Smiling(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 9. Momentary Miracles(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 10. Collision Architecture(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)

  • 11. Empty Clothing Blows Across a Beach(John Foxx & Steve D'Agostino cover)


February 25, 2012

Stadsfeestzaal

Aarschot, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

  • 1. Shatterproof(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 2. He's a Liquid

  • 3. Evergreen(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 4. No-One Driving

  • 5. The Running Man(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 6. The Shadow of His Former Self(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 7. Hiroshima mon amour(Ultravox cover)

  • 8. A New Kind of Man

  • 9. Plaza

  • 10. Dislocation(Ultravox cover)

  • 11. Interplay(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 12. Catwalk(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 13. Summerland(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 14. Just for a Moment(Ultravox cover)

  • 15. Burning Car

  • 1. The Good Shadow(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 2. Underpass


February 24, 2012

The Haunt

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Shatterproof(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 2. He's a Liquid

  • 3. Evergreen(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 4. No-One Driving

  • 5. The Running Man(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 6. The Shadow of His Former Self(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 7. Hiroshima mon amour(Ultravox cover)

  • 8. A New Kind of Man

  • 9. Plaza

  • 10. Watching a Building on Fire(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 11. Dislocation(Ultravox cover)

  • 12. Interplay(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 13. Catwalk(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 14. Summerland(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 15. Just for a Moment(Ultravox cover)

  • 16. Burning Car

  • 1. The Good Shadow(John Foxx and the Maths cover)

  • 2. Underpass

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John Foxx has released 41 albums between 1980 and 2025. Notable releases include Wherever You Are, The Arcades Project, The Marvellous Notebook. Explore their complete discography on this page.

John Foxx's most-played tracks include Underpass, Subtext, Plaza, Metal Beat, He's A Liquid. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

He was born in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK, as Dennis Leigh, 26 September 1948. His father was a coal miner and pugilist, his mother a millworker. During his youth he was a mod and a hippie, and at the same time he was also interested in album c... Read the full biography on this page.

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