WELSH humorist Rob Brydon and Liverpool synth-pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) are to play York Barbican on October 10 and November 18 respectively.

Brydon, best known for the television shows Gavin And Stacey, Would I Lie To You? and The Trip, will be presenting I Am Standing Up in his first stand-up touring show since 2009.

OMD’s Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys will be promoting their 13th studio album, The Punishment Of Luxury, recorded in McCluskey’s Merseyside studio and Humphreys’ London premises. “It’s almost like we’ve gone back to being teenagers after all these years,” said McCluskey. “We just do whatever we want and there’s no record company to tell us what we can or can’t do.” Tickets go on sale for Brydon tomorrow; for OMD, on Friday, at yorkbarbican.co.uk and on 0844 854 2757.