Queen Joins Forces With Adam Lambert For A North American Tour
Queen + Adam Lambert will rock North America this summer with a highly-anticipated 25-city arena tour kicking off June 23 in Phoenix, Arizona at Gila River Arena, followed shortly after with a special Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl performance, June 26. After wildly successful and sold out tours throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin and North America, Brian May, Roger Taylor + Adam Lambert will debut a brand new show specially...
Boy George Talks Competing With George Michael In The ’80s
For many ’80s fans, the most famous Georges consisted of George Michael and Boy George. In a recent interview with Boy George, the Culture Club frontman chatted about his rivalry with George Michael in the 80s. “Both performers, who were rumored to have feuded over the years, rose to fame in England during the 1980s and attracted considerable media attention about their respective sexualities,” according to a...
Pixies U.S. Tour Coming Soon
It may be 2017, however, the Pixies is still going strong. The band announced a slew of U.S. show dates as it continues to promote its latest album Head Carriers. Head Carriers is the 6th studio album from the 80s band. The album was released in the Fall of 2016 and well-receipted by longtime fans of the band. Of course, Pixies are known for their hit song “Where Is My Mind,” released in 1988. “This was feeling very...
Rick Springfield To Host A 2018 ’80s Cruise
Rick Springfield, the man who brought us “Jessie’s Girl,” will be reliving all of the greatness that the 80s has to offer in 2018. The 80s Cruise announced that Springfield will be hosting and headlining the cruise. “Rick will be the first music star to serve as emcee of the seagoing festival, which also will feature Mike + the Mechanics, original Foreigner singer Lou Gramm, Loverboy, The Tubes, Thomas Dolby,...
Cyndi Lauper Joins Rod Stewart For An Upcoming Summer Tour
Rod Stewart is joined by special guest Cyndi Lauper for an 18-city tour, produced by Live Nation. They will give fans a first look into their tour during joint interviews on the TODAY show and Watch What Happens Live on January 25 and Access Hollywood on January 27. For more information on the tour, please visit LiveNation.com. Stewart and Lauper have been awarded nearly every industry award and honor for their incomparable catalog...
A ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Remake Is Coming
Steve Martin and Michael Caine’s original film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels from 1988 is being remade with some of Hollywood’s most popular actresses. Putting a female spin on ’80s classics seems to be a pattern after Ghostbusters and now it continues. “Anne Hathaway will join Rebel Wilson in a gender-reversed remake of the 1988 comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” according to The Guardian. “The pair will...
Iron Maiden ‘The Book of Souls Tour’ Is Back In North America
IRON MAIDEN‘s successful The Book Of Souls World Tour will return to North America for an extensive series of arena and amphitheater shows in summer 2017. The tour opened in Florida last February playing fourteen sold-out shows in the U.S.A and Canada along with a further 58 concerts in 34 other countries around the globe. “We are really looking forward to returning to North America for a full tour,” said Steve Harris....
Magnum P.I.’s Super ’80s Ferrari Hits The Auction
If you’ve ever dreamed about kicking Magnum P.I. out of the driver seat of her Ferrari, your dreams may be coming true. The only catch here is, you’ll have to have some pretty deep pockets. Magnum P.I.’s Super ’80s Ferrari “This 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi QV was star Tom Selleck‘s ride during the 1984-’85 shooting season and it is headed to the auction block at Bonhams’ Scottsdale sale...
Def Leppard, Tesla and Poison Join Forces For A North American Tour
Fresh off winning their fan voted Classic Rock Magazine Album of the Year award, Def Leppard revealed that they will return to the road this spring for a three month run across North America. Live Nation is promoting the tour which will travel through the U.S. and Canada. This new leg of dates follows the groups massive 70+ city 2016 tour and is set to kick off on April 8th in Manchester, NH and wrap on June 25th in Indianapolis, IN....
TV Land Confirms A ‘Heathers’ TV Series
Dating back to 1988 Heathers was a pretty dark film but managed to become quite popular. Now, thanks to TV Land, Heathers will return as a TV Series. “TV Land has picked up the 1988 cult classic’s TV reboot to series, the network announced on Friday at the Television Critics Association press day in Pasadena, California,” according to ET. “The new series, the first hour-long show to hit TV Land, will premiere...
Former Bronski Beat keyboardist Larry Steinbachek Dies of Cancer
Larry Steinbachek, who played keyboard for the 1980s synthpop tiro Bronski Beat passed away unexpectedly at the age of 56. Steinbachek was one of the founders of the group along with partners Jimmy Somerville and Steve Bronski. They were never a major mainstream act, but had a following and charted with songs including Smalltown Boy and Why?. The group also had a minor hit with its cover of Donna Summer’s I Feel Love which it...
Bravado and The Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson Reaches A Branding Agreement
Bravado, Universal Music Group’s merchandise and brand management company has reached agreement with the Estate of Prince Rogers Nelson to serve as the exclusive branding and licensing partner worldwide. With the agreement, Bravado will work closely with the Estate to manage retail and licensing endeavors for Prince’s brand. As one of the most iconic and influential artists of all time, Bravado is tasked with strategically...
Cyndi Lauper To Play ‘Austin City Limits’ On PBS
Cyndi Lauper’s new country music from DETOUR will be featured on “Austin City Limits” (ACL) this Saturday, January 14 on PBS. Lauper debuts on the ACL stage in an entertaining hour of classic hit songs and the stories behind them. Lauper has just wrapped up a headlining nationwide tour in 2016 with a new wave of fans who appreciate her country experiment. DETOUR debuted No. 4 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and...
U2 Looks To Make A Statement On Their Next Album
U2 was naturally one of the most successful bands on the 80s and still continues to flourish in present times. They have strived to send messages of peace and positivity, along with encouraging activism. On their next album the band may be taking a political stance. According to reports, U2 has decided to delay the release of their next album given the results of the 2016 election. “We just went, ‘Hold on a second – we’ve...
Foreigner, Cheap Trick And Jason Bonham Tour Coming Soon
FOREIGNER, the band behind classic and iconic songs like,“I Want To Know What Love Is” “Cold As Ice” “Hot Blooded” and “Juke Box Hero,” is turning 40 this year and they’re bringing their friends along for the year-long celebration. The worldwide tour will kick things off in Syracuse, NY on July 11. For the US shows presented by Live Nation, Foreigner will be alongside Rock &...
