Editing Bryan Ferry (section)

==Career==
===Roxy Music (1970–1983)===
{{Main|Roxy Music}}
[[File:Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music) - TopPop 1973 2 (crop).png|thumb|Ferry performing with Roxy Music on Dutch television in 1973]]Ferry formed Roxy Music with a group of friends and acquaintances, beginning with bassist Graham Simpson, an art school classmate, in November 1970. The line-up was expanded to include saxophonist/oboist [[Andy Mackay]] and [[Brian Eno]], an acquaintance who owned tape recorders and played Mackay's synthesiser. Other early members included timpanist Dexter Lloyd and ex-[[The Nice|Nice]] guitarist [[David O'List]], though by the time the band recorded [[Roxy Music (album)|their first album]], the line-up had settled as Ferry, Simpson, Mackay, Eno, drummer [[Paul Thompson (musician)|Paul Thompson]] and guitarist [[Phil Manzanera]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2004_279.shtml|title= Getting Roxy Music in with 'The 'In' Crowd' – An Interview With Davy O'List|website=VivaRoxyMusic.com|date= 25 April 2004|access-date=15 June 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070515142126/http://vivaroxymusic.com/reviews_2004_279.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 15 May 2007}}</ref> Around late 1970/early 1971, Ferry auditioned for [[King Crimson]], who were seeking a new singer and bassist to replace [[Gordon Haskell]]. Although his voice was deemed not right for Crimson, band members [[Robert Fripp]] and [[Peter Sinfield]] were still impressed with Ferry and quickly developed a friendship with him that would lead to Roxy Music being signed to Crimson's management company [[E.G. Records|E.G.]] and Sinfield producing their first album and its subsequent non-album single "[[Virginia Plain]]".

Released on 16 June 1972, Roxy Music's self-titled debut album reached no. 10 on the UK album charts and immediately established the band's presence in the British music scene.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=ROXY MUSIC {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14677/roxy-music/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Officialcharts.com}}</ref> By the time the album was released Simpson had departed and the band would undergo several changes of bassist for the next few years. Later that summer the band made its television debut on ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', performing their first hit single, "Virginia Plain", marking one of the first electronic music performances on a mainstream television show.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/roxy-music-virginia-plain-top-of-the-pops-video-1972/|title = Roxy Music play 'Virginia Plain' on Top of the Pops, 1972|date = 11 March 2020}}</ref> The first two Roxy Music albums were written solely by Ferry; the debut contained a pastiche of musical styles, representing Ferry's wide-ranging interests, while the second album, ''[[For Your Pleasure]]'' (1973), pursued a darker, more determined mood.

Ferry met women's fashion designer [[Antony Price]] at a party in Holland Park in 1972, and later that year enlisted him alongside other friends including Nick de Ville to create the cover for Roxy Music's debut album. Featuring model [[Kari-Ann Moller]] splayed on the floor in a dress designed by Price, the cover image captivated the attention of the general public and according to writer Richard Williams was, "nothing less than a challenge, bold and direct, to the prevailing complacency."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moredarkthanshark.org/eno_int_quiet-feb18.html|title=Brian Eno is MORE DARK THAN SHARK|website=Moredarkthanshark.org}}</ref> Ferry would continue art-directing each Roxy Music album cover to follow.

Ferry began a parallel solo career in 1973, performing cover versions of old standards on his debut studio album ''[[These Foolish Things (album)|These Foolish Things]]'' (1973) and his second album ''[[Another Time, Another Place (Bryan Ferry album)|Another Time, Another Place]]'' (1974), both of which reached the UK top 5.<ref name=":2" /> Ferry's interest in the Great American Songbook represented a stark departure from Roxy Music, and the success of these two albums created a template which would be followed later by other artists including [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Rod Stewart]] and [[Bob Dylan]].<ref name="note1"/> Embarking on his first solo tour in support of these albums, in 1973 Ferry was notably denied his request for a show at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] due to a ban on rock concerts before ultimately being granted his first performance a year later, in December 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/unearthed-letters-reveal-that-bryan-ferrys-planned-royal-albert-hall-debut-was-blocked/ |title=Unearthed letters reveal that Bryan Ferry's planned Royal Albert Hall debut was blocked |publisher=Royal Albert Hall |last=Griffin |first=Matt |date=29 May 2015 |access-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004094229/https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2015/may/unearthed-letters-reveal-that-bryan-ferrys-planned-royal-albert-hall-debut-was-blocked/|archive-date=2023-10-04}}</ref> Ferry's debut at the Royal Albert Hall was recorded and later released as ''Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 1974'' in 2020. Contemporary reviews of this period of Ferry's live performances noted his "actor's instinct for understatement" and praised his novelty and command on stage, concluding "to be Bryan Ferry in 1974 was like being Bob Dylan in 1965, [[Clark Gable]] in 1939, and [[Oscar Wilde]] in 1895."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bryan-ferry-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-1974/|title=Bryan Ferry: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1974|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

{{blockquote|text=Roxy Music changed the face and curves, the visage and physique, of rock and pop. From their definitively art-school debut album of 1972, the collision of past and future of which still startles, through the Gatsby sighs of Ferry's gondolas, glam and goddesses period, then the two-year split, then the return with the likes of ''Manifesto'' and ''Avalon'' (so improbably refined that they shouldn't exist, can't exist, but do), Roxy were the ultimate marriage of style and substance: inspiring, influential, intoxicating.|sign=Chris Roberts, "Olympian Heights: Bryan Ferry Talks to Chris Roberts", ''[[The Quietus]]'' (18 November 2010).<ref name="Roberts">{{cite news |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/05305-bryan-ferry-roxy-music-interview |title=Olympian Heights: Bryan Ferry Talks To Chris Roberts |last=Roberts |first=Chris |work=[[The Quietus]] |location=London |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>}}

Between 1972 and 1974, Ferry's creative output was prolific, as he released a total of six studio albums between his solo career and Roxy Music. The third Roxy Music album, ''[[Stranded (album)|Stranded]]'' (1973), saw the departure of Brian Eno and the recruitment by Ferry of violinist and keyboardist [[Eddie Jobson]], a contributor to Ferry's first solo album. ''Stranded'' became Roxy Music's first UK no. 1 album, dominating the charts for four months, and its supporting world tour saw Ferry wear a white dinner jacket and move out from behind the keyboard to take centre stage. The Rake notes, "the suit became the lynchpin of his onstage persona, buoyed by iconic, ostentatious tailoring by the likes of Anthony Price."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://therake.com/stories/icons/thrill-bryan-ferry/ | title=The Thrill of It All: Bryan Ferry &#124; the Rake|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004093940/https://therake.com/stories/icons/thrill-bryan-ferry/|archive-date=2023-10-04 }}</ref> After the concert tour in support of their fifth studio album, ''[[Siren (Roxy Music album)|Siren]]'' (1975), Roxy Music temporarily disbanded in 1976, though some Roxy members - Paul Thompson, Phil Manzanera, Eddie Jobson and bassists [[John Gustafson (musician)|John Gustafson]], [[John Wetton]] and [[Rick Wills]] - took part in the recording of Ferry's subsequent solo material. He released three solo albums during this period, ''[[Let's Stick Together]]'' (1976), ''[[In Your Mind (album)|In Your Mind]]'' (1977) and ''[[The Bride Stripped Bare (album)|The Bride Stripped Bare]]'' (1978), all of which charted in the UK top 20.<ref name=":2" />

Disappointed by the lukewarm response to ''The Bride Stripped Bare'', Ferry reformed Roxy Music at the end of 1978 to record tracks for what would become their sixth studio album, ''[[Manifesto (Roxy Music album)|Manifesto]]'', which was released in early 1979 and reached no. 7 in the UK album charts.<ref name=":3" /> By now, Roxy Music was a core quartet of Ferry, Mackay, Thompson and Manzanera, and then a core trio following Thompson's departure at the end of 1979, augmented by a wide array of other musicians in the studio and on stage, some drawn from Ferry's solo output. 1980's ''[[Flesh and Blood (Roxy Music album)|Flesh + Blood]]'' album reached no. 1 in the UK album charts, two years before the group's final studio release ''[[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]]'' in 1982, which also reached no. 1 in the UK album charts.<ref name=":3" /> In-between these two albums, the band also achieved their first and only UK no. 1 single, "[[Jealous Guy]]", released in 1981 as a posthumous tribute to its author, [[John Lennon]], who had been [[Murder of John Lennon|murdered two months earlier]].<ref name=":3" /> It was the only one of their singles not to be written or co-written by Ferry. After lengthy tours to promote the ''[[Avalon (Roxy Music album)|Avalon]]'' album, Ferry disbanded Roxy Music in 1983 and continued as a solo artist.

===Solo years (1984–2001)===
Resuming his solo career, Ferry's sixth solo album, ''[[Boys and Girls (album)|Boys and Girls]]'', reached no. 1 in the UK in June 1985, and was his first and only solo studio album to top the chart.<ref name=":2" /> ''Boys and Girls'' remained in the UK chart for 44 weeks and its lead single, "[[Slave to Love]]", reached the UK top ten.<ref>{{cite book |editor=David Roberts |title=British Hit Singles and Albums|year=2006|page=198|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|isbn=978-1904994107}}</ref> In July 1985, Ferry performed at the London [[Live Aid]] show, accompanied by [[Pink Floyd]] guitarist [[David Gilmour]].<ref>{{cite news
| url= http://liveaid.free.fr/rewind/mtv/pages/026bryanferry.html
| title= Live Aid (13&nbsp;July&nbsp;1985): Bryan Ferry
| publisher=MTV
| date= January 2002
| access-date=15 June 2007}}</ref>

After the ''Avalon'' promotional tours, Ferry was reluctant to return to touring;{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}} a change of management persuaded him to resume touring in 1988 to promote the previous year's ''[[Bête Noire (album)|Bête Noire]]''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} Following the tour, Ferry teamed again with Brian Eno for ''[[Mamouna]]'' (collaborating with [[Robin Trower]] on guitar and as producer). The album took more than five years to produce, and was created under the working title ''Horoscope''. During production, Ferry simultaneously recorded and released a covers album, ''[[Taxi (Bryan Ferry album)|Taxi]]'', in 1993, his eighth solo studio album, which peaked at no. 2 on the UK charts.<ref name=":2" /> ''Mamouna'' (Ferry's ninth solo studio album) was released in 1994, peaking at no. 11 on the UK charts.<ref name=":2" /> In 1996, Ferry performed the song "Dance with Life" for the ''[[Phenomenon (film)|Phenomenon]]'' soundtrack, written by [[Bernie Taupin]] and [[Martin Page]].

In 1999, Ferry released his tenth solo studio album, ''[[As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album)|As Time Goes By]]'', consisting of cover versions of 1930s songs. The album peaked at no. 16 in the UK charts and was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=As time goes by {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/as%20time%20goes%20by/ |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Officialcharts.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=43rd Annual GRAMMY Awards |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/bryan-ferry/3332 |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=Grammy.com}}</ref>

===Roxy Music reunion (2001–2011)===
Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay and Thompson re-reformed Roxy Music in 2001 and toured extensively for a couple of years, though the band did not record any new material. In 2002, Ferry released a new studio album, ''[[Frantic (album)|Frantic]]'', which featured several tracks written with [[David A. Stewart]] of [[Eurythmics]] as well as collaborations with Eno, Manzanera and Thompson.<ref name=":5" /> The album was a mix of new original material and covers – something that Ferry had not attempted on a solo album since ''The Bride Stripped Bare'' in 1978.

In 2005, it was confirmed<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/news_20050317a.shtml| title= Roxy Music To Play at the Isle of Wight Festival| date= 17 March 2005| access-date=17 April 2007}}</ref> that Roxy Music (Ferry, Mackay, Manzanera and Thompson) would perform shows at that year's [[Isle of Wight Festival]] and that they would record an album of new and original songs, with no indication of when such a project would reach completion.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.manzanera.com/news2.htm#summer| title= Roxy back in the studio| publisher=Phil Manzarena| date= 30 June 2005| access-date=17 April 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070317205000/http://www.manzanera.com/news2.htm#summer <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 17 March 2007}}</ref> Brian Eno confirmed<ref>{{cite news| url= http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1777824,00.html| title= Working with someone is like dating| work=The Guardian| date= 19 May 2006| access-date=17 April 2007| location=London}}</ref> that he had worked in the studio with Roxy Music once more and had co-written songs for the new album. However, Ferry later stated that some of the material from these sessions would most likely be released as part of his next solo album.<ref name="sanghera">{{cite news |last=Sanghera |first=Sathnam |title=Bryan Ferry: 'I lead quite a sheltered life' |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6933578.ece |work=[[The Times]] |location=London |date=28 November 2009 |access-date=27 April 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In October 2006, he signed a contract with the British retailer [[Marks & Spencer]] to model its "Autograph" men's clothing range.<ref>{{cite web|last=Coulson|first=Clare|date=30 August 2006|title=Bryan Ferry puts on the style for M&S|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1527560/Bryan-Ferry-puts-on-the-style-for-MandS.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1527560/Bryan-Ferry-puts-on-the-style-for-MandS.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2021|website=The Daily Telegraph|language=en-GB}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In March 2007, Ferry released the album ''[[Dylanesque (album)|Dylanesque]]'', an album of [[Bob Dylan]] songs. The album charted in the UK top 10, and Ferry undertook a UK tour. On 7 October 2008, Ferry was honoured as a [[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]] Icon at the annual BMI London Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/537309 |title=Bryan Ferry Receives Icon Honours at BMI London Awards|website=Bmi.com|date=7 October 2008|access-date=15 September 2010}}</ref>

[[File:Bryan Ferry Book and cd signing Myer- credit Andrew Macmanus, Eva Rinaldi Photography (5474489783).jpg|thumb|right|Ferry promoting his album ''Olympia'' in 2011]]
Ferry's next studio album, ''[[Olympia (Bryan Ferry album)|Olympia]]'', was released in October 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=26 October 2010 |title=Olympia |url=https://bryanferry.com/olympia/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=Bryan Ferry}}</ref> The album included some of the material he recorded with his former Roxy Music band members, and featured musicians such as [[Nile Rodgers]], [[David A. Stewart]], [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Groove Armada]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Jonny Greenwood]] and David Gilmour. The model [[Kate Moss]] was featured on the album cover.

Ferry also co-wrote the song "Shameless" on Groove Armada's 2010 album ''[[Black Light (Groove Armada album)|Black Light]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/b8rj/ | title= Groove Armada Black Light Review|publisher=BBC|date=2010|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> The album received a nomination for the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in the category [[Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album|Best Dance/Electronic Album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/groove-armada|title=Groove Armada|date=22 May 2018|website=Grammy.com|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

In 2011, Roxy Music performed together for the last time before going on indefinite hiatus as Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay, and Thompson embarked on a world tour to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary.

===Return to solo work (2011–2020)===
In June 2011, Ferry was made a [[CBE]] in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his contribution to the British music industry, and in 2012 he was awarded the French national honour of [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Bruce Forsyth knighthood heads Queen's Birthday Honours |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13728375 |publisher=BBC News |date=11 June 2011}}</ref> In 2014, Ferry was made an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] by Newcastle University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/488338/Bryan-Ferry-Doctor-of-Music-Newcastle-University|title=Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry receives honorary degree from Newcastle University|date=12 July 2014|website=[[Daily Express]]|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

On 26 November 2012, he released a new album entitled ''[[The Jazz Age (The Bryan Ferry Orchestra album)|The Jazz Age]]'' with [[the Bryan Ferry Orchestra]]. The album features 1920s period jazz renditions of some of Ferry's songs (from both his solo discography and with Roxy Music). Film director [[Baz Luhrmann]] asked to use Ferry's song "Love Is the Drug" from ''The Jazz Age'' album for the 2013 film ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]''. This resulted in a collaboration with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra to create several jazz pieces throughout the movie, released as a separate album titled ''The Great Gatsby – The Jazz Recordings (A Selection of Yellow Cocktail Music)''. Ferry began touring with the Bryan Ferry Orchestra in 2013, including a performance at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]] which was opened by Luhrmann's ''Great Gatsby'' film.

In 2014, Ferry toured extensively, with notable performances including [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], as well as an appearance at the [[Chicago Theatre]], which was preceded by a talk with author [[Michael Bracewell (writer)|Michael Bracewell]] at the [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago|Museum of Contemporary Art]] on the subjects of fame and his creative inspiration.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=20 January 2014|title=Bryan Ferry Reveals Eight-Date Tour Around Coachella|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5876991/bryan-ferry-reveals-eight-date-tour-around-coachella/|access-date=22 January 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Klein|first=Josh|date=22 September 2014|title=As always, Bryan Ferry was impeccable|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-bryan-ferry-review-chicago-theatre-roxy-music-20140922-story.html|access-date=22 January 2021|website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=MCA Talk: Bryan Ferry and Michael Bracewell |url=https://mcachicago.org/Calendar/2014/09/Bryan-Ferry-And-Michael-Bracewell |work=MCA |access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> Also in 2014, Ferry collaborated with the Norwegian DJ/producer [[Todd Terje]], providing vocals on a cover version of "[[Johnny and Mary]]" (originally recorded by [[Robert Palmer]]). The track was released as a single and appeared on Terje's album ''[[It's Album Time]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Todd Terje: the producer who's taking Bryan Ferry to the cosmic disco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/04/todd-terje-album-time-bryan-ferry |work=The Guardian |date=4 April 2014 |access-date=22 January 2021 |issn=0261-3077 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In June 2014, Ferry appeared at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2014|Glastonbury Festival]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryan Ferry at Glastonbury 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/errnc8/acts/a6v38g |publisher=BBC |date=2014 |access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref> and in 2015 he returned to Coachella to perform as a guest artist with Terje.<ref>{{cite web|last=Morgan Britton|first=Luke|date=11 April 2015|title=Bryan Ferry joins Todd Terje onstage at Coachella to perform 'Johnny and Mary'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/bryan-ferry-1224204|access-date=22 January 2021|website=[[NME]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In November 2014, Ferry released a new album entitled ''[[Avonmore (Bryan Ferry album)|Avonmore]]'', featuring original material and two cover songs (including the aforementioned "Johnny and Mary" with Terje). To support the album, Ferry launched a 20-date tour across the UK and released his first-ever solo live album, ''Live 2015''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bryanferry.com/new-bryan-ferry-live-album/|title=New Bryan Ferry Live Album – Bryan Ferry|website=Bryanferry.com|date=15 April 2016 |access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> Ferry continued to tour Europe and North America in the three years following the album's release, consistently playing no fewer than 30 shows each year. In 2017, Ferry gave his debut performance at the [[Hollywood Bowl]], backed by the venue's full orchestra. Music industry critic [[Bob Lefsetz]] reviewed the performance, and noted Ferry's orchestral performance of "The Main Thing" as a highlight.<ref>{{cite news
| url= https://variety.com/2017/music/reviews/concert-review-bryan-ferry-with-the-hollywood-bowl-orchestra-1202540038/
| title= Concert Review: Bryan Ferry With the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
|work=Variety
| access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://lefsetz.com/wordpress/2017/08/27/bryan-ferry-at-the-hollywood-bowl/|title=Lefsetz Letter » Blog Archive » Bryan Ferry At The Hollywood Bowl|website=Lefsetz.com|date=28 August 2017|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref> In November and December 2018, Ferry made his second appearance with the long-running concert series [[Night of the Proms]] in Germany, along with [[the Pointer Sisters]], [[Milow]], and [[Tim Bendzko]].<ref>{{cite news
| url= http://www.notp.com/deutschland/2018/07/25/bryan-ferry-trifft-tim-bendzko/
| title= Bryan Ferry trifft Tim Bendzko
|work=Night of the Proms
| access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|date=6 August 2018|title=Night of the Proms 2018 Dates|url=http://bryanferry.com/night-of-the-proms-2018-dates/|access-date=22 January 2021|website=BryanFerry.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>

While furthering his solo career in recent years, Ferry has continued to collaborate with previous members of Roxy Music, including backing singer [[Fonzi Thornton]] and guitarist [[Neil Hubbard]]. Both Thornton and Hubbard toured with Ferry extensively during his promotion of the ''Avonmore'' album in 2015 and 2016. In February 2018, a 45th anniversary deluxe edition of Roxy Music's eponymous debut album was released, including numerous demos, outtakes, and unseen photographs curated over the years by Ferry.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/01/bryan-ferry-roxy-music-invented-new-pop-game-for-anything | title= Bryan Ferry on how Roxy Music invented art pop: 'We were game for anything' | work=The Guardian | date=1 February 2018 | access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> During his promotional tour to support the deluxe re-issue, Ferry said he was open to collaborating once again with Roxy Music keyboardist [[Brian Eno]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/02/bryan-ferry-eyes-reunion-with-brian-eno-id-like-to-do-some-more-stuff-with-him-again/|title=Bryan Ferry eyes reunion with Brian Eno: "I'd like to do some more stuff with him again"|date=8 February 2018|website=Consequence.net|access-date=2 December 2018}}</ref>

Bryan Ferry and His Orchestra announced the new album ''[[Bitter-Sweet (Bryan Ferry album)|Bitter-Sweet]]'' in November 2018. The Bryan Ferry World Tour 2019 set off across four continents in February, playing one British date at the 5,200-seater [[Royal Albert Hall]] in June, also adding 18 dates in North America through August and September. A separate date was slated for the [[Hyde Park, London|BST Hyde Park festival]] in July 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://bryanferry.com/news/| title=First tour dates of 2019 announced | publisher=bryanferry.com | date=3 September 2018 | access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>

In February 2020 Ferry released live album ''Live At The Royal Albert Hall, 1974'', a recording from his first ever solo tour.<ref name=":4" />

Ferry continued touring with a UK run in March 2020, finishing the tour shortly before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] shut down touring in the United Kingdom.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=20 November 2019 |title=Bryan Ferry announces 2020 UK tour and new classic live album |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/bryan-ferry-2020-tour-new-album-tickets/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Smooth Radio |language=en}}</ref>

===Post-pandemic work and Roxy Music reunion (2021–present)===
[[File:Roxy music x san francisco x matthew becker-2.jpg|thumb|right|Ferry performing on the 2022 Roxy Music tour in San Francisco]]

In April 2021, Ferry released ''Royal Albert Hall 2020'', an album recorded live at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in March 2020, prior to the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] as a result of the [[Covid-19]] pandemic. The proceeds of the album went to support Ferry's touring band and crew members.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Best Classic Bands staff|date=2021-04-04 |title=Bryan Ferry's New Live Album Supports Band and Crew |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/bryan-ferry-live-album-2020-royal-albert-hall-4-4-21/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Best Classic Bands |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2020/december/bryan-ferry-releases-live-album-of-last-concerts-at-the-royal-albert-hall-before-we-closed-our-doors/|title=Bryan Ferry releases live album of last concerts at the Royal Albert Hall before we closed our doors|website=royalalberthall.com|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> A 2021 tour that had been planned, was ultimately cancelled due to on-going restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bryanferry.com/2021-tour-dates-cancelled/|title=2021 Tour Dates Cancelled|website=bryanferry.com|date=19 March 2021 |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> In June of the same year, Ferry's first six albums were remastered and re-released on vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldminemag.com/news/bryan-ferrys-first-six-solo-albums-back-on-vinyl|title=2Bryan Ferry's first six solo albums back on vinyl|website=goldminemag.com|date=21 June 2021 |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

In March 2022, Ferry announced, alongside bandmates [[Andy Mackay]], [[Phil Manzanera]] and [[Paul Thompson (musician)|Paul Thompson]], that Roxy Music would be touring for the first time since 2011. The tour was billed as a celebration of Roxy Music's 50th anniversary. The tour took place in September and October 2022, across [[Canada]], [[United States]] and [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-28 |title=Roxy Music Announce First Tour In 11 Years |url=https://www.livenationentertainment.com/2022/03/roxy-music-announce-first-tour-in-11-years/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Live Nation Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2022, Ferry released a cover EP called ''Love Letters'', and a new book titled ''Lyrics'' that looked back on his song writing through the Roxy Music and solo years<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeRiso |first=Nick|title=May 2022 New Music Releases |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/may-2022-new-music-releases/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=25 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/bryan-ferry-has-published-lyrics-book-mistake/|title=Bryan Ferry has published his lyrics as a book. Was it a mistake?|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=2 May 2022 |access-date=10 May 2024 |last1=McCormick |first1=Neil }}</ref>

Continuing the re-release of his solo vinyl records, in late 2023 Ferry released ''[[Mamouna]]'' and confirmed an additional unreleased partner album ''Horoscope'', would join the deluxe release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/bryan-ferry-mamouna-deluxe/|title=Mamouna Deluxe Review|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> Ahead of Record Store Day 2024, Ferry re-released ''The Right Stuff'' as an EP on a limited edition blue vinyl.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recordstoreday.co.uk/record/The%20Right%20Stuff#|title=The Right Stuff|website=recordstoreday.co.uk|access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref> In March of the same year, Ferry entered a partnership with [[Irving Azoff]]'s Iconic Artists Group, which involved the sale of 50% of his catalogue to the company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/roxy-music-bryan-ferry-sells-catalog-irving-azoff-iconic-1235930497/|title=Bryan Ferry Partners With Irving Azoff's Iconic Artists; Company Acquires 50% of Roxy Music Frontman's Catalog|website=variety.com|date=5 March 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/roxy-music-frontman-bryan-ferry-sells-half-of-his-music-catalogue-3598033|title=Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry sells half of his music catalogue|website=[[NME]]|date=7 March 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024}}</ref>

On July 31, 2024, Ferry announced the upcoming release on October 25, 2024, of ''Retrospective: Selected Recordings'', a massive 81-track five-CD career-spanning collection capturing 50 years of his music from 1973 to 2023, his first ever comprehensive career retrospective. The same day, Ferry released through YouTube a reimagined cover of Bob Dylan's "She Belongs to Me". Per a press release, the upcoming project is billed as a {{blockquote|series of cover versions that range from [[Bob Dylan]] to [[Amy Winehouse]], [[Rodgers and Hart]] to the [[Velvet Underground]] via [[Tim Buckley]], [[Shakespeare]], [[sea shanties]] and [[Sam & Dave]].}} The compilation should also pay tribute to Ferry's songwriting legacy and includes his top singles such as his 1985's hit "Slave to Love".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bryan-ferry-bob-dylan-she-belongs-to-me-retrospective-collection-1235071160/|title=Bryan Ferry Reimagines Bob Dylan's 'She Belongs to Me'|first=Charisma|last=Madarang|date=31 July 2024|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

Ferry should release on 31 May 2025 a new studio album entitled ''Loose Talk''.