Hifi Sean & David McAlmont heading to Cambridge as tour support for Erasure’s Andy Bell

Hifi Sean (Sean Dickson) and David McAlmont are to perform at the Cambridge Corn Exchange later this month as support to Erasure’s Andy Bell.

Sean and David both have history in the music industry - Sean as a member of The Soup Dragons and more recently as a DJ and electronic artist, HiFi Sean, and McAlmont as a renowned solo artist and member of acclaimed duo, McAlmont & Butler, with guitarist Bernard Butler.

The two met when Sean invited David to collaborate on his 2019 album FT, which also featured Alan Vega, Bootsy Collins, Crystal Waters, Little Annie, Paris Grey (formerly of Inner City) and more.

The single Testify (featuring Crystal Waters) was a US dance chart-topper and Radio 2 A list record.

Their collaboration developed via WhatsApp, email and eventually Dropbox, with Hifi uploading arrangements and McAlmont returning demos.

The result is the collection of songs that make up their debut album, Happy Ending, an electronic, psychedelic effort that boasts an 80-piece Bollywood orchestra.

The pair’s second album, released in 2024, was titled Daylight, and their third album, Twilight, came out on Valentine’s day this year.

Hifi Sean & David McAlmont will be Erasure frontman Andy Bell’s special guests at the Cambridge Corn Exchange on Monday, 19 May. Tickets, priced £48-£51, are available from cornex.co.uk. For more on the duo, go to facebook.com/hifiseananddavidmcalmont/?locale=en_GB.