Ultravox bass player Chris Cross – best known as the co-writer of the hit song Vienna – has passed away aged 71, according to a message shared on the band’s social media channels. Midge Ure, frontman ...

Chris Cross of Ultravox performs on stage at O2 Academy in Sheffield, England, in 2010. (Gary Wolstenholme / Redferns via Getty Images) Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the U.K. new wave ...

Chris Cross, the bassist who rose to fame as a member of the new wave band Ultravox, has died aged 71. The news was announced by his bandmate Midge Ure, who paid tribute to “the glue that held the ...

Midge Ure has been playing music professionally for more than 50 years, so hitting the studio or going on the road for a North American tour at age 70 is as natural as “blinking or breathing.” “At the ...

Thurs, 22 October 2026 UK legend Midge Ure brings his band and extensive catalogue to New Zealand for an unmissable national tour, with all the hits from his sup ...

Ultravox bassist Chris Cross, who co-wrote the British new wave group’s 1981 smash “Vienna,” has died. He was 71. The English bassist, born Christopher Allen, was a founding member of Tiger Lily, the ...

Midge Ure has led tributes to his Ultravox bandmate and ‘Vienna’ co-writer, Chris Cross, who has died aged 71. The new wave group’s bassist – whose real surname was Allen - sadly passed away on March ...