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Melbourne, Australia (1981 – 1998, 2005 – present, 2011 – present)

Dead Can Dance was formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1981 by Brendan Perry together with Simon Monroe and Paul Erikson later to be joined by Lisa Gerrard. They disbanded in 1998, and temporarily reunited to do a highly successful world tour in 2005 with a view to recording another studio album together. In order to concentrate on their solo careers and due to ongoing personal differences between Perry and Gerrard, the project was, however, put on hiatus. In 2011 Perry announced work on a new album, which was released in 2012 followed by a world tour.

After a somewhat muted response to their music in Australia, Dead Can Dance moved to London in 1982, where they signed up to label 4AD, a legendary label on the music scene, where it became one of the most important bands on the label alongside the Cocteau Twins. They continued to work closely together, until later in the 19 when they started to grow apart following the breakup of their personal relationship. Gerrard returned to Australia, while Perry moved to Ireland, where he had renovated an old church at Quivvy, where he lives and works. It is speculated that the distance between the members was an influence in the band’s eventual break-up, with an argument following the recording sessions for an unreleased album being the final straw, although Perry himself said that distance helped in maintaining a certain individual freedom in creativity.
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  • AndreDias164

    How i wish i could see them live. The tickets for their sold out concerts must worth gold now hehe

    21 May 10:41pm Reply

  • RogerdeLaBouill

    Devil listen to DCD

    20 May 10:11pm Reply

  • nicoinfurs

    @Winterisle, oh man, I'm gonna try. I can't wait.

    8 May 10:11am Reply

  • Winterisle

    They are still playing song to the siren. There is no way to be prepared for something like that I tell ye...

    7 May 9:29pm Reply

  • urethrive

    Anastasis is great !!!

    4 May 8:32am Reply

  • nicoinfurs

    Do they still play Song to the Siren live? I need to know so I can go mentally prepared.

    3 May 8:03pm Reply

  • Latemalicsirp

    The Gods listen to DCD. [2]

    3 May 5:13pm Reply

  • saintdeuce2

    mesmerizing, spiritual, beautiful music.

    3 May 9:14am Reply

  • ruanq

    The Gods listen to DCD.

    3 May 3:25am Reply

  • donolejos

    oto polskie propozycje na konkurs videoclip do children of the sun ......niektore niezle http://www.deadcandance.eu/news.php?extend.106

    1 May 7:58pm Reply

  • taotii69

    "In Concert" is marvelous! Beautiful live renditions of both new and old songs. [2]

    30 Apr 8:06am Reply

  • TabooEv

    I found this very interesting interview with Peter Ulrich (ex DCD drummer) where he talks about the beginnings of DCD.

    28 Apr 12:22am Reply

  • Ulubione88

    Ja osobiście jestem zawiedziony nowym albumem koncertowym. Anastasis na żywo wiernie zostało odtworzone jak na płycie studyjnej. Jakbym słuchał kopi, nic więcej. Także nie rozumiem... dlaczego setlista została skrócona do 16 piosenek, gdzie na tej trasie grali 19 utworów. Najbardziej boli brak Rising of the Moon. W Sali Kongresowej ten utwór to był prawdziwy kosmos dla mnie;) Przepięknie kończył koncert. Mam jeszcze jedną myśl. Każdy utwór kończy się "wyciszaniem publiczności" przez to nie czuję jakbym był na koncercie. Pojedyncze fragmenty, sklejone ze sobą. Lepiej sobie posłuchać "Live Happenings" P.S Świetny pomysł opisania w książeczce muzyków grających w trasie !

    27 Apr 10:15am Reply

  • FireFynjy

    New concert album is amazing! Kiko in new version and Lamma Bada are special to me.

    26 Apr 10:03pm Reply

  • backslashh

    "In Concert" is marvelous! Beautiful live renditions of both new and old songs.

    26 Apr 4:50pm Reply

  • Chnn

    Hello. I've got 3 tickets for sell for Dresden show on 16 of June. Those are for row 7, places number 3,4 and 5, Block C. Unfortunately me and my friends can't go so I realy need to sell them. Please send me a provate msg if You are interested.

    26 Apr 11:33am Reply

  • backslashh

    Wether you take their ethnic works like Anastasis or Into the Labyrinth or their early post-punk influenced material like the self-titled; it's all gold!

    26 Apr 7:53am Reply

  • Latemalicsirp

    I love!!! ♥

    25 Apr 7:01pm Reply

  • GlaciarSpiritus

    If only "Rising of the Moon" was included in "In Concert"...

    23 Apr 8:08pm Reply

  • TabooEv

    In Concert > Anastasis

    20 Apr 7:53pm Reply
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