Secret Affair + Purple Hearts

Date: 22/02/25 Place: The Crossing Time: 19.00pm

AGMP presents SECRET AFFAIR ‘Glory Boys’ 45th Anniversary Tour
+ special guests: Mark McGounden & The Deep Six feat. Simon Stebbing (Purple Hearts)

Secret Affair will be celebrating the 45th anniversary of their seminal debut LP ‘Glory Boys’ with a limited run of UK tour dates.

‘Glory Boys’ was released in November 1979 on the band’s own I-Spy Records label (via Arista Records). It peaked at #41 in the UK albums chart. ‘Glory Boys’ featured two hit singles – ‘Time For Action’ and ‘Let Your Heart Dance’.

Formed by Ian Page and David Cairns from the ashes of Power Pop band New Hearts, Secret Affair built their reputation with sell out shows at the Bridge House in Canning Town, London and with a high profile support slot on The Jam’s 1979 tour.

Secret Affair went on to have 5 x Top 40 singles and 3 acclaimed LP’s released before splitting in 1982. After reforming in 2002 by popular demand Secret Affair released a brand new album ‘Soho Dreams’ in 2012 and a limited edition 45 cover of Frank Wilson’s ‘Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)’.

Mod Revival favourites Purple Hearts formed in Romford, Essex in the late 1970’s and have produced a string of anthemic singles including ‘Millions Like Us’, ‘Frustration’, ‘Jimmy’, ‘My Life’s a Jigsaw’ and ‘Plane Crash’. The band released their classic debut album ‘Beat That’ on Fiction Records in 1980.
The current line-up of Purple Hearts is led by original members Bob Manton (vocals) and Jeff Shadbolt (bass) and features Andy Orr (The Scene, Small World) on drums and guitarist John Wratten (Small World, The Combine)