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'80s overdose: Regeneration tour
Slap on your (insert cliche '80s fashion accessory here), dust off your (insert anachronistic '80s tech item here), and get your Reagan-era rock (or pop, as the case may be) on with this summer's Regeneration tour. Okay, the "rock" part is stretching it a little bit. The '80s oldies/nostalgia event that crosses America for the entire month of August features the synth-pop finery of the Human League and Naked Eyes, the glossy, post-Go-Go's, sleek-pop chanteuserie of Belinda Carlisle, and the haircut harmony of ABC and A Flock of Seagulls for most of the shows.
A disappoingingly small number of dates will cater to the more rock-ready power-pop enthusiasts out there by including Tommy Tutone and The Romantics on the bill. A little more girl power will hit the lineup for a few gigs with the addition of 10,000 Maniacs and Missing Persons, but not as much as there would have been if Dead or Alive hadn't cancelled out due to "health reasons."
Our pals at Pitchfork tally up the latest schedule update thusly:
08-01 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater *#^%$
08-02 Las Vegas, NV - Planet Hollywood Theater *#^%$
08-04 San Diego, CA - Viejas Concerts in the Park *#^%$
08-05 Universal City, CA - Gibson Amphitheater *#^%$
08-07 Salt Lake City, UT - Usana Amphitheater *#^%$
08-11 Saratoga, CA - Mountain Winery *#^%$
08-13 Monterey, Mexico - Arena *#^%
08-14 Guadalajara, Mexico - Auditorio Telmex *#^%
08-15 Puebla, Mexico - Complejo Siglo *#^%
08-16 Mexico City, Mexico - Teatro Metropolitan *#^%
08-19 Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent *#^%$
08-20 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion *#^%$
08-21 Trenton, NJ - Sovereign Bank Arena *#^%$
08-22 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater *#^%$
08-24 Detroit, MI - DTE Music Amphitheater *#^%$
08-25 Cincinnati, OH - National City Pavilion *#^%$
08-26 Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap Amphitheater *#^%$
08-27 Raleigh, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheater *#^%$
08-28 Portsmouth, VA - nTelos Wireless Pavilion *#^%$
08-29 Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheater *#^%$
08-30 Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall #%$+~
08-31 West Palm Beach, FL - Kravis Center #$+=!
* with the Human League
# with ABC
^ with Belinda Carlisle
% with A Flock of Seagulls
$ with Naked Eyes
+ with Missing Persons
~ with the Romantics
= with 10,000 Maniacs
! with Tommy Tutone
Rufus Wainwright, Belinda Carlisle celebrate New Year's Parisian style in L.A.
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the romantics are still awesome.
doesn't that imply that they were at one time?
I'm fairly obsessed with the Human League.
Hey, don't hate on the Romantics!
amen, jim
jboh
missing persons had 7 songs during the ruth eckerd hall tour in clearwater,fl. all 7 songs were horrible and whatever her name is-the lead singer- was drinking champagne the whole time and I could not understand her while she sang or babbled on about crazy topics between songs. the crowd just about booed her off stage and the only song that is really known was "words". after the last song the drummer threw his sticks up in the air in disgust and stormed off the stage before the rest of the band.
all of the other bands were excellent.
drew
Went to Portsmouth, VA, gig and it was fantastic - Belinda Carlisle is still sooooo HOT!!!
FatCrab