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The life of Mark Hollis and music of Talk Talk will be celebrated at a concert on London’s Southbank this coming November.
The Celebration Of Talk Talk And Mark Hollis concert is to be held at the London Royal Festival Hall on November 26th with the band’s founding keyboard player Simon Brenner, Martin Ditcham, Rupert Black, Jeep Hook and bassist John McKenzie all involved.
“We are honoured to be holding this beautiful event,” Bengi Unsal, the Southbank Centre’s senior contemporary music programmer, has said. “Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears and I were talking about staging a celebration of Talk Talk even before Mark passed away.”
“When he sadly died, it became inevitable for us, the fans, and for all the artists who adore the band to pay tribute to them and appreciated the indelible mark they left on music.
“This is a product of love and admiration – our way of saying thank you to Mark Hollis and Talk Talk.”
Hollis’ passing was confirmed by his former manager Keith Aspden in February. He was 64.