The Press Release:
TOTALLY TUBULAR FESTIVAL will debut in 17 markets across North America starting June 28 in Santa Barbara, CA and wrapping up July 27 in Cincinnati, OH, it was announced today (January 4).
“This is TOTALLY TUBULAR FESTIVAL, and we’re bringing the 80’s soundtrack of your life to cities across North America this summer.”
The festival features artists that exploded in the pop culture zeitgeist in the early to mid-1980’s thanks mainly to the high rotation of their music videos on MTV; the genre has also seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years. The artists performing on the 2024 tour include THOMAS DOLBY, THOMPSON TWINS’ TOM BAILEY, MODERN ENGLISH, MEN WITHOUT HATS, THE ROMANTICS, BOW WOW WOW, TOMMY TUTONE (select markets), and THE PLIMSOULS.
“This is a dream lineup for those who love the music of the early 1980’s, and for those who want to relive the days when life was…plain and simply–a total party,” says Jon Pleeter, CPO (Chief Party Officer) of TOTALLY TUBULAR FESTIVAL. “You wore dayglow, you wore parachute pants, you had big hair, perms and more perms, mullets, leg warmers, along with tons of buttons and lots of rubber bracelets. You wore sunglasses at night. The choruses were big, and the hooks were bigger—the party didn’t end.”
A portion of proceeds from ticket sales will go towards food banks locally in each market.
The Tour Dates:
6/28 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
6/29 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theatre
6/30 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre
7/3 – Phoenix – Arizona Financial Theatre
7/6 – Englewood, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
7/9 – Irving, TX – Pavilion @ Toyota Music Factory
7/10 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
7/13 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheatre
7/16 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheatre
7/17 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall @ Fenway
7/18 – New York, NY – Pier 17
7/19 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live @ Etess Arena
7/20 – Bushkill, PA – Poconos Park Amphitheatre
7/23 – Laval, QUE – Place Bell
7/24 – Missisauga, ONT – GCT Theatre
7/26 – Detroit, MI – Meadowbrook Amphitheatre
7/27 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Amphitheatre
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Now before you launch into attacks on why Mr. Metal would be loading up the intel on a New Wave festival tour let me share with you that back in the day I was a very big fan of a lot of this stuff. Once I was able to get MTV in my own household I was glued to it and while they showed a whole lot of Hard Rock and Metal, there was also a batch f New Wave that I greatly enjoyed. Sadly I never got to see any of the bands that are making up this tour and I think the only New Wave adjacent band that I managed to catch in my youth was The Cars. I know that I am interested in this one and will do my best to be in attendance when it pays a visit to New York City. Unsure if I’d look to “do the thing” at this one over rocking out to the classics with friends who feel like dancing and boogying to give myself a break from always being on task. That notion is up to last minute deciding though if their team wants our brand of coverage for the performance. Either way I do love a lot of what we shall find at this one and I’ve even embedded a personally curated Spotify Playlist for you to enjoy down below. Chime in with your own thoughts on this one and let me know a couple of your own favorite New Wave artists and a pair of songs since I am curious. See you next time and “Happy New Year”, let’s hope that 2024 is a bountiful one.
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