Are ‘Friends’ Electric?

Dark-Goth-Wave Legend GARY NUMAN 90% Deaf

Posted on by JL

7 April 2026

Dark-Goth-wave legend GARY NUMAN had a chat recently
with the host of I’m ADHD! No You’re Not podcast.

He said: “I’ve got hearing aids on so I can hear what you’re doing. I’m 90 per cent deaf.”

NME: “According to a report by the Hearing Health Foundation, musicians are four times more likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss when compared to the general public because of repeated exposure to loud sounds, and are 57 per cent more likely to develop tinnitus.”

ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC, GARY?

Is New Electro Wave Veteran GARY NUMAN Still Electric?

Posted on by JL

14 January 2026


With his daughter live in Belgium at Lokerse Feesten – 2018 – Photo by TUTV

London‘s musician/singer-songwriter GARY NUMAN was
born, named Gary Anthony James Webb 67 years ago.

He started his impressive career in 1976 with his band
Tubeway Army. After 2 LPs Numan wanted to break
free and went solo.

Now after 19 albums, with Intruder from 2021 as the most recent one and
countless tours the man still wants to electrify his numerous loyal fans, called
Numanoids.

He just announced North American tour dates.

Yes, Numan is.

Instagram – All Albums

GARY NUMAN And TUBEWAY ARMY Topped The UK Singles Charts With ‘ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC?’ 45 Years Ago Today

Posted on by JL

Top singles from the past

1 July 2024

ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC? was the last single credited to TUBEWAY ARMY,
Gary Numan‘s band before he started to use his own name.

The song was on the group’s 2nd LP Replicas and topped
the UK Singles chart 45 years ago today, on 30 June 1979.

More than 37 million streams on Spotify.

Performing on Dutch TV in 1979.

TUBEWAY ARMY: Bio – Discography

Happy 66 To GARY NUMAN

Posted on by JL

8 March 2024


Belgium in 2018, with his daughter joining her father for a couple of songs – photo TUTV

Electro new-dark-wave giant GARY NUMAN was born named Gary Anthony James Webb
on 8 March 1958 in London. Happy 66 to a remarkable artist on record and on stage, who started his career under the moniker Tubeway Army in 1978, but switched after 2 LPs to his stage name Gary Numan, as we know him. As solo artist he has released 19 albums, so far, with Intruder from 2021, as his most recent one.

To celebrate his birthday, we’ll go back to the still
unanswered question, Are Friends Electric? .

More than 36 million streams on Spotify.

Performing on Dutch TV in 1979.

GARY NUMAN: Bio – Discography

GARY NUMAN With Ravishing Rendition Of His Great Classic ‘ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC?’ In London 2018

Posted on by JL

Striking live moments…

New wave/electro icon GARY NUMAN recorded his most famous stunner and mega
hit ‘ARE “FRIENDS” ELECTRIC?‘ with his band TUBEWAY ARMY back in 1979 for the Replicas  LP. Every time I hear this overwhelming classic I feel shivers down my spine,
yes, still after all these years. And live you get an extra adrenalin injection like here with
this ravishing rendition in London in 2018 (part of his Savage tour) with an ecstatic
crowd in a state of euphoria.

Sing/scream along right here…

The concert is immortalized in a live album
called Savage Live At Brixton Academy.
Stream it here…

.

GARY NUMAN: Facebook


Turn Up The Volume saw Gary Numan too, on that 2018 tour (in Belgium).Here, in a duet with his wonderful daughter (pic by TUTV!)

‘Are ‘Friends Electric’ By TUBEWAY ARMY – From ‘REPLICAS’ – Their No 1 Hit Album 40 Years Ago…

Posted on by JL

Knockouts from the past…

21 July 2019

Gary Numan‘s band TUBEWAY ARMY hit the top spot of the UK Albums Chart with
their second and final album Replicas this day 40 years ago, on 21 July 1979.

Afterward the legendary electro phenomenon started his successful solo career. ARE ‘FRIENDS’ ELECTRIC? was Replicas‘ obvious masterstroke. It was released as a single a couple of months before the longplayer came out and peaked at #1 on the UK singles chart. Last year I saw Numan playing Belgium and this massive killer still sent shivers
down my spine with its irresistible swagger. Here we go…

GARY NUMAN: Facebook