Thompson Twins The Name Of Love" (and the parent album "Set") failed to make a substantial impact in the UK record charts, this plan was abandoned. However, at the same time, manager Hade convinced Bailey, Leeway and Currie to downsize the Thompson Twins to a core of the three in April 1982. Accordingly, the other four members of the band were notified that the band was breaking up; they were each paid £500 and were allowed to keep their instruments and equipment in exchange for an understanding not to perform together under the name "Thompson Twins". The remaining Thompson Twins, who had
Thompson Twins tour internationally, under the moniker "Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey," performing in the UK and also in North America in 2016. In 2016, Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey received the "Classic Pop" magazine's 'Best Live Show' award. In 2018, Bailey is touring the US with The B-52's and Culture Club, dubbed The Life Tour. Thompson Twins Thompson Twins were a British pop band that formed in April 1977. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity from 1983, scoring a string of hits in the United Kingdom, the United States, and around the