Andy Bell will be appearing in San Francisco later this month.

Photo: Andreas Blank/@andreasblank2023

Even though it’s been 10 years between Andy Bell solo albums (if you don’t count Bell’s “Torsten” side projects), the gay music icon hasn’t exactly been sitting idly by. As one half of Erasure, Bell (and Vince Clarke) released multiple studio albums. But now Bell is back with the fabulous “Ten Crowns” (Crown Recordings Limited). Glittering with Bell’s trademark vocals, it has enough dance beats to take you on the “galactic journey” he references on album opener “Breaking Thru The Interstellar.” Bell was gracious enough to make time for an interview in advance of his upcoming tour dates.

Bell performs on November 28-29 in San Francisco at the Palace of Fine Arts. (The November 29 show is

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