Annie Lennox Retires From Touring With Eurythmics, Dave Stewart Confirms

Dave Stewart shared good and bad news about his band Eurythmics.

Stewart hyped fans this week when he announced Eurythmics' concert plans to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band's 1983 hit album, "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." But at the same time, he shared saddening news about his bandmate, Annie Lennox.

Annie Lennox Retires From Touring

In the same Instagram post, Stewart confirmed that Lennox is "no longer touring" decades after they debuted.

"I spent 1,000's of hours crafting them in the studio and had the best partner in Annie," he said, adding, "...but she has said she won't be touring anymore, which I totally understand but I love our songs and I love playing live so I have selected brilliant all female musicians and three wonderful female vocalists."

Even without the other half, Stewart pledged to offer shows with memorable songs soon.

 
According to the event's official website, Rahn, Vanessa Amorosi, and his daughter Kaya Stewart will back him in the shows as he performs Eurythmics songs "with Annie Lennox's blessing."

Meanwhile, Joss Stone will serve as the opener.

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The upcoming shows will be the first tours without Lennox. The duo last performed together when Eurythmics was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, singing "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "Missionary Man," and "Would I Lie to You?"

Stewart's schedule of shows and venues is yet to be confirmed, but he already said one show would take place in Basel, Switzerland, on November 7.

Annie Lennox Reflects on Success as a Musician

Prior to Stewart's announcement, Lennox sat down for an interview with Lennox last month for its arts and culture series, CANVAS.

The interviewer asked her about her past statement about Joni Mitchell inspiring her to become a musician.

"Joni had a huge impact on me," she said. "There was a point in my life when I was very young, I came down to London to study classical music. I was a flute player, and I played piano. And it didn't work out."

She soon enrolled in the Royal Academy of Music where she realized "it wasn't the right thing" for her. However, things changed when she heard Mitchell's "Court and Spark" album.

From there, she saw the moment a life-changing event that made her realize that taking a musical path was possible.

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