Secret Affair

Secret Affair play Social on Thursday 19 November, their first Hull show since Ian Page left the band in September 2025. They've been around since 1978, when they grew out of the CBS Records power pop band New Hearts, fronted by songwriters Page and Dave Cairns. From there they became one of the cornerstones of the mod revival, alongside The Jam, Nine Below Zero, The Purple Hearts, The Chords and Squire.

Their debut single, 'Time For Action', sold over 250,000 copies and reached number 13 in the UK. They followed it with the hit 'Let Your Heart Dance' and the classic debut album Glory Boys in 1979, then My World in early 1980. The band gave their name to the Glory Boys, a smart-dressing youth movement inspired by the film Performance. They signed to Arista Records, founded their own I-Spy Records, and became Top Of The Pops regulars before splitting in 1982.

They reformed in 2002 and released a fourth studio album, Soho Dreams, in 2012. They've continued with a new line-up since Page left last year, and this show will be one of the first under that new arrangement. The current band is Dave Cairns on guitars and vocals, Steve Rinaldi on vocals and trombone, Russ Baxter on drums, Ed Pearson on bass, Garry Walsh on Hammond, John O'Neill on sax and Tim Pannell on trumpet and guitar, with special guests joining them on the night.

Doors at Social, 62-63 Humber Street, open at 7:30pm. Tickets are £22.50 plus booking fee, and the show is 14+.