40 years on from Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart tours North America again, but without Annie Lennox – and it takes 3 singers to replace her
- Eurythmics fans in North America will see Dave Stewart and an 8-piece group perform the 80s pop group’s hits, including 1983’s Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- Stewart, who is opening for another 80s star, Canadian rocker Bryan Adams, says a band reunion is unlikely – co-star Annie Lennox doesn’t want to tour again
Eurythmics fans have long hoped that the iconic 80s modern pop duo – consisting of supremely talented vocalist Annie Lennox and acclaimed musician Dave Stewart – might one day reunite and go on a major tour.
But that’s probably not in the cards, says Stewart, for the band that produced such memorable hits as “Love Is a Stranger”, “There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)”, “Here Comes the Rain Again” and, of course, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”.
“Uh, no,” Stewart says when asked whether the Eurythmics would ever tour again. “I would. But, you see, Annie has stopped touring and has said many times she doesn’t want to tour, doesn’t like touring.”
Thus, those wanting to hear the band’s classic tunes played in concert should consider catching Stewart’s Eurythmics Songbook: Sweet Dreams 40th Anniversary Tour. Stewart is serving as the opening act for long-time friend and headliner Bryan Adams.
“The first time I met Bryan Adams, he appeared onstage with me and Annie out of nowhere in Canada. I think it was about 1984,” Stewart recalls. “That was how I met him – he was suddenly onstage with us.”