Lost 80's live

Lost 80's live
Lost 80's Live
Genre new wave music, electronica, synthpop
Location(s) Touring Concert
Years active 9
Inaugurated August 23, 2005
Website
lost80slive.com

Lost 80's Live is a collection of musical artists from the time period of the 1980s that perform a live concert.[1] The concert tour usually consists of 5 to 7 bands that span the music genre of; new wave music, synthpop, rock music, pop music, and electronic music. Artists that have been included in the Lost 80's Live concert tour include the following; A Flock Of Seagulls, Men Without Hats, Dramarama, Devo, General Public, Trans-X, Gary Myrick, Real Life (band), Animotion, The Escape Club, The Flirts, Gene Loves Jezebel, Wang Chung (band), The English Beat, Naked Eyes, Missing Persons (band), When in Rome UK, Bow Wow Wow, The Motels, Bourgeois Tagg, and many others.[2]

History

May 29, 2007 House of Blues presents the Lost 80's Live featuring, Animotion, When in Rome, Dramarama, and Gene Loves Jezebel.[3]

April 25, 2008 Lost 80's Live goes international playing The Coliseum in the Philippines Islands.[4]

May 23, 2009 Lost 80's Live plays the 106.9 The Point B-Day Bash at Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas with A Flock Of Seagulls, Dramarama, Gene Loves Jezebel, and When In Rome.[5]

August 24, 2013 Legendary KROQ radio DJ Richard Blade is booked to host the Lost 80's Live in Long Beach, California.[6]

August 26, 2014 Musical artists Animotion are highlighted in the news and play the Lost 80's Live @ September 3, 2014 at the Wild Horse Casino in Chandler, Arizona alongside; Men Without Hats, Naked Eyes, A Flock of Seagulls, The Flirts, Bow Wow Wow, and Dramarama.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Wierzbicki, Kevin. "A Flock of Seagulls fly into town with Lost '80s Live show". AXS.com. AXS.com. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Ward, Jamie. ""Lost 80’s Live Comes To Downtown Long Beach on Sat, August 24" Sat, August 24"". Musicnewschicago.com. Music News Chicago. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Wire, PegNews (29 May 2007). "Two for One Tuesday: Lost 80’s Live at HOB". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Zafra, Jessica (25 April 2008). "Sad, sadder, saddest". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Hlavaty, Craig (21 May 2009). "Summer Sounds Enough shows to keep concertgoers busy all season long". Houston Press. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Smith, Ken. "Legendary DJ Richard Blade to host Lost 80′s Live Long Beach". http://highwiredaze.com''. High Wire Daze Muisc Magazine. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Cordova, Randy (26 August 2014). "8/30: Animotion highlights 'Lost '80s Live'". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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