Any self-respecting 80s New Wave/New Romantic/Pop fan will no doubt own a mixtape – or at least a Spotify playlist – Son George and culture club, BerlinAnd Howard Jones. Now, Dallas fans of all three can pull out Maxwell’s tapes and experience the real thing, as all three acts head to town on a new tour.
Flamboyant ’80s pop/fashion/culture icon Boy George and his band perform at Dos Equis Pavilion on August 10 as part of “The Letting It Go Show,” a 25-city summer US tour featuring three of the Big ’80s acts. The tour hits the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on August 11 and the German Insurance Amphitheater in Austin on August 12.
Tickets for the Live Nation-produced show are available on Citi presale starting Wednesday, April 19. Expect more pre-sales during the week before the general sale, which starts at 10am on Friday 21st April. livenation.com.
About the show, fans can wait Cultural clubLike “Karma Chameleon,” “Church of a Poisoned Mind” and the reggae-inspired song that started it all, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?” Such song favorites. Boasting seven straight top 10 hits in the US and UK, Culture Club became a pop powerhouse in the early and mid-’80s, before pausing and eventually disbanding.
A lightning rod of identity politics and often androgynous and even a style maverick Head scratchingson George (born George Alan O’Dowd) In the year He gained immense popularity with Dave Berry’s ethereal cover of “The Crying Game,” the title song for the 1992 Oscar-nominated film of the same name. His resurrection led to his autobiography. Take him as a man.In the year Published in 1995. When the Culture Circle Trio reunited in 1998, they delighted fans by releasing a two-disc set. VH1 Storytellers/Best Review. (The current Culture Club lineup features George with bandmates Roy Hay and Mikey Craig.)
Long before the electronic dance/New Wave act hit the dance clubs of the 80s. Berlin He shocked and horrified with the single “Sex (I Am…)”, which sparked bans and outrage with its (at the time) offensive lyrics and singer Terry Nunn’s sultry, breathy stylings. The chart-toppers “No More Words” and the clubby “Metro” followed, but the band struck solid gold with the lush ballad “My Breath Away,” an unforgettable love scene track in Tom Cruise’s Top Gun. An ’80s icon herself, Nunn looks ageless and was recently ranked 11th on VH1.com’s “100 Greatest Women in Rock.”
Having sold over 10 million albums worldwide, Howard Jones Thanks to Pop, the pop act from the 80s and 90s has transitioned into contemporary relevance, and their iconic hits are being used in screenplays. Strange things, breaking bad,The guards, others. With “New Song” as fresh new British act, Jones (or Hojo as he’s known to his fans) took to the stage with hits like “Eternal Love”, “What Is Love” and “One Day In The Life”. The lovable and slow singer of those sleazy singles, “Nobody’s to Blame,” returns with his 90s feel-good single, “Lift Me Up.”
Here is the full schedule of “Letting It Go” tour dates:
Jul 13 – West Palm Beach, FL – Don’t Think Financial Amphitheater
Saturday, July 15 – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
July 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily Place Amphitheater
Tuesday July 18 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheater in Chastain Park
Wednesday July 19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 20 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Sat Jul 22 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Sun Jul 23 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Tuesday July 25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
Wed Jul 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Fri Jul 28 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
Saturday July 29 – Darien Center, NY – Lake Darien Amphitheater
Sun Jul 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at Man
Tuesday August 01 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Arena
August 03 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
Fri Aug 04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Saturday August 5 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Tuesday August 8 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
In the year August 10 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Friday, August 11 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Saturday August 12 – Austin, TX – German Insurance Amphitheater
Monday August 14 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
Friday August 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheater
Saturday, August 19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheater
Sun August 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion