Boy George and Culture Club, Howard Jones, Berlin romp through '80s classics on summer tour

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BRISTOW, Va. – Never underestimate the power of nostalgia.

Summer amphitheater tours are frequently packaged affairs stocked with like-minded – and era-specific – bands.

The Letting It Go Show, featuring Boy George and Culture Club , Howard Jones and Berlin, is a gift to fans of ‘80s music, primarily because the artists all still offer potent collections of brain-ingrained hits.

At Jiffy Lube Live amphitheater in Virginia Friday – a couple of weeks into the tour that will wrap Aug. 20 in Concord, California – a generation-spanning crowd patiently awaited the trio of acts after a lengthy lightning delay.

Their reward was a heady package of musical memories.

Here are some highlights from the show, along with the artists’ abbreviated set lists.

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Berlin makes the most of a short set

With arms outstretched, Berlin maven Terri Nunn , 62, greeted an effusive audience that was appreciative to see the band, but also thankful the show started after a nearly 90-minute wait.

Unfortunately, Berlin was forced to be especially economical with their set, performing four songs in 20 minutes.

Understanding the time crunch, the five musicians sharing the stage – including founding member John Crawford and ‘80s-era member David Diamond on guitar – immediately tore into the New Wave magnificence of "No More Words" and "The Metro," their cascading synthesizers still evocative and their melodies indelible.

Nunn, sporting trademark black streaks in her white-blond hair, sounded record-perfect  as she soared through the band’s No. 1 hit, the everlasting "Top Gun" ballad, "Take My Breath Away." The diminutive singer, clad in a sleeveless black dress, walked (with a bodyguard) a few rows into the crowd to sing, facing the back portion of the venue and leading fans in swaying their arms overhead.

Longtime followers of the band were undoubtedly thrilled to see Crawford trade lyrics with Nunn on “Sex (I’m A …)” as they stalked each other on stage, bringing more heat to an already steamy night.

Berlin set list

  • “No More Words.”
  • “The Metro.”
  • “Take My Breath Away.”
  • “Sex (I’m A …).”

Howard Jones marks 40 years of ‘New Song’

The genial keyboard wizard started his set with an easy mandate: “We play with total energy and you sing every song,” he said.

Backed by a four-piece band including intriguing bassist/Chapman stick player Nick Beggs, Jones, 68, bopped around several neon-glowing poles stationed around the stage, sometimes leaning over his synthesizer, other times grabbing the mic for an impassioned note.

A revamped piano take on “New Song” included Jones, his upper range in fine form, hitting some long notes seemingly effortlessly. At 40 years old, the song still retains a springy youthfulness.

Personable and gracious during his 30-minute set, Jones tucked away his cheerfulness for his plaintive ballad, “What is Love?,” which he infused with pathos as it escalated into a dramatic wall of sound of keyboards and electric guitar and ended on a literal high note.

Jones wrapped his efficient set with “Things Can Only Get Better,” the audience happily shouting the “whoa, whoa, whoa-oh-o” part of the chorus as Jones smiled his way through the perky bop.

 Howard Jones set list

  • “Like to Get to Know You Well.”
  • “Everlasting Love.”
  • “New Song.”
  • “What is Love?”
  • “Things Can Only Get Better.”

Culture Club gleefully romps through ‘80s classics

Few can make an entrance as gleefully as Boy George and on this night, he and Culture Club opted to start with a song they had been saving for the encore at previous shows – a smoking version of the Rolling Stones’ "Sympathy for the Devil."

"When I die – if I die – I want to be Mick Jagger," he said with the first of many wicked grins flashed throughout the hour-ish set.

Flanked by fellow original Culture Club members Mikey Craig on bass and Roy Hay on guitar and keyboards, Boy George, 62, looked flawlessly glamorous in layers of black and blue fabric, a gray hat tilted on his head.

Culture Club unspooled their realm of hits with layered precision by springing for a four-piece band – including a percussionist and saxophonist – and two impressive backup singers.

Boy George shimmied and gestured his way through "It’s a Miracle," his voice creamy and soulful before teasing "Shall we tumble?"

That led, naturally, into the slinky groove of "I’ll Tumble 4 Ya," followed by a reggae-fied cover of Bread’s "Everything I Own."

Boy George appeared genuinely happy throughout the set, smiling as he skipped around the stage. He led the band through ‘80s time capsules, including "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" and the spotlight of the night, "Church of the Poison Mind," which was ingeniously meshed with Wham!’s "I’m Your Man" in a pleasant marriage of cadence and spirit.

The encore included mainstay "Karma Chameleon," but more satisfying were the glistening soul of "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and "Miss Me Blind," given a ‘70s club vibe thanks to Hay scratching out a disco rhythm on guitar.

Culture Club set list

  • “Sympathy for the Devil.”
  • “It’s a Miracle.”
  • “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya.”
  • “Everything I Own.”
  • “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”
  • “That’s the Way (I’m Only Trying to Help You).”
  • “Church of the Poison Mind/I’m Your Man.”
  • “Time (“Clock of the Heart”).
  • “Miss Me Blind.”
  • “Karma Chameleon.”
  • “Bang a Gong (Get it On).”

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LIVE REVIEW: Culture Club with Berlin – RAC Arena Perth – September 5th 2023

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Last time Culture Club was in Perth Boy George took to social media to advise us to (good naturedly I’m sure) stick to reviewing Iron Maiden concerts. Well they’re back tonight at the RAC Arena in Perth to kick off their Australian Tour after wowing America in the company of tonight’s opening act Berlin. And so Round Two begins… It may be a wet night in Perth but it’s warm inside the Arena as a predominantly female crowd of a certain age gather to welcome them back and relive The Hits … and more…

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Berlin are a great addition to the bill and a great opening act for tonight hailing from that time in the 80’s where music was such a part of life and bands like Berlin defied genre labeling that is so common these days. Their mix of edgy Pop, Rock and Electronica has aged rather well and Terri Nunn has lost none of her power either as a performer or a vocalist. The band look happy to be here despite the rain and treat us to a set without any filler. Sure we’d have loved that headline tour that almost eventuated a while back but in a nine song set they pack so much in.

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All the classics are included of course, and Terri gets the crowd on side from the off letting us know how friendly us Aussies are, even belting out a rocking cover of AC/DC’s ‘Highway to Hell’ to put the icing on the cake. It’s a set that sees Terri come out into the crowd resplendent in her red outfit, and it goes down a storm. Of  course whilst ‘Take My Breath Away’ might be the song everyone wants to hear it’s great to see the crowd singing along to the likes of ‘No More Words’, ‘Animal’ and of course closer ‘Sex’ (I’m a…)’ and with a band as tight as this they are tonight the rest of Australia just better get there early!

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And then it’s time for Culture Club…

Last time around back in pre-Covid 2017 we were treated to The Stones’ ‘Can’t Always Get What You Want’ mid set, and tonight opens with a rather cool take on an even more revered Stones song ‘Sympathy For the Devil’. As the band takes to the stage on a rather nicely lit set full of the musicians and backing singers and a wonderfully unobtrusive light show that make up Culture Club 2023, the crowd is more than ready to roll back the years. It’s a great way to open the set and appreciated by the impressive crowd. Boy George looks comfortable in his quirky oversized designer jacket and tall red hat (what does one call such a hat?) and is charming from the off.

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We’re treated to a few oldies that sound comfortable in their new arrangements with plenty of funk and sax in the mix. ‘It’s A Miracle’ and ‘I’ll Tumble 4 Ya’ get the crowd to their feet and despite a few early bass issues which result in a short interlude where we are threatened with jokes, we get an impromptu acapella scat by the man in the hat of what might just turn out to be a new song.

There’s an introduction to two members of the band with a Voice connection, one from home and one from the UK who do a great job throughout taking harmonies and even duets with Boy on ‘Melodrama’, which sounds huge tonight and is a real highlight. We’re asked if we like Reggae, of course we like Reggae,! We all know it’s a huge part of the Culture Club sound but tonight reveals all of the facets of the band’s make-up from Pop and Soul to even a little soft rock at times.

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There’s a good few slower numbers in the first part of the set that defies the Pop image of the 80’s and shows a real eclecticism. Boy George may be 62 but the cover of the immortal Bread classic ‘Everything I Own’ sees him in a new light, it’s a lovely arrangement and George films himself from the stage (I initially thought he had his camera out to take a call!) . So whilst ‘Do You Really Want to Hurt Me’ which comes early has a few more on their feet it’s the slower treatment starting with just voice and its slower and moodier approach that really elevates the song. It’s moments like that with the crowd finishing the song.

‘Angel of Mercy’ is another worth waiting for and a song only played around 20 times before tonight – it’s got a wonderful 60’s film soundtrack vibe and a wonderful sax break. ‘Kiss Across the Ocean’ leads to the first of the band introductions before George asks if there are any mums in tonight, before ‘That’s The Way (I’m Only Trying to Help You)’ really hit the spot. Of course next we’re asked if there are any Dads in the crowd tonight? And it’s time to really ramp things up as ‘Church of the Poison Mind’ gets everyone to their feet. Let the real dancing begin! It’s a stomper, with the whole arena seemingly clapping and singing along.

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The main set closes with two fan favourites ‘Time’ which sees the crowd almost jump out of their seats with joy, and an impressive rendition of ‘Miss Me Blind’ which have gone down a storm in the U.S.

The encores of course take it to another level entirely. As a huge fan of all things 70’s Glam it’s great to see the band come out and play ‘Get It On’ by T-Rex (No not ‘Bang a Gong’ that was the censored U.S. title) though I was a little disappointed not to hear their version of Bowie’s ‘Starman’. And how could they close? Surely not with the all in dance party of ‘Karma Chameleon’? Well of course it is. And there’s a few thousand more than happy fans dancing everywhere, maybe even dancing all the way home?

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For the opening night of the Australian Tour it really has been something to behold with both bands hitting the ground running. If you like good music you could do worse then hop on this tour when it hits town starting with Sydney on Friday.  Well either that or wait for the next time Iron Maiden is in town? George?…

With thanks to Menard PR and TEG Live for the media access

Photos by Hunter Brothers Media

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Culture Club, Howard Jones & Berlin "The Letting It Go Tour" Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA. 07/25/2023

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The powerhouse artists who dominated the radio waves in the 1980's came together for the ultimate nostalgic pop tour. Boy George, leading the iconic Culture Club, headlined "The Letting It Go Tour". Howard Jones and Berlin also performed at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA.

Fans showed up early to catch Berlin front woman, Terri Nunn, sing "Take My Breath Away"; the wildly popular song from the "Top Gun" soundtrack. Berlin has so many other classic tracks like "The Metro" and "Masquerade" that fans were very familiar with and enjoyed belting out the lyrics. Berlin has continuously put out music over the years. "On My Knees", a newer track from the band, was played and extremely well received. Terri Nunn could be seen walking through the aisles and connecting with fans during this song which made it all the more special for the Berlin enthusiasts.

Howard Jones came on the stage next leading off with "Like to Get to Know You Well". Jones showed his versatility as he went from singing and dancing on stage to passionately playing the keyboard. Before Jones played his first ever single, "New Song", he addressed the crowd and genuinely thanked them for sticking with him through all the years. This was met with loud cheers and had fans on their feet for the remainder of the time he was on stage. Jones finished off his set with his most popular track, "Things Can Only Get Better".

Culture Club was the final act for the night and as expected they came out in a fun, big way. Vocalist Boy George appeared on the very top of a large staircase in the center of the stage. He was dressed in a colorful, eccentric outfit with his signature style hat. Once Boy George started to make his way down the staircase singing "Next Thing Will Be Amazing", the rest of the stage was lit up and original Culture Club members Roy Hay (guitar) and Mikey Craig (bass) could be seen.

In the middle of their set Boy George explained to the audience why the tour was named "The Letting It Go Tour". He said the world has become too much about the internet and social media and he would like to encourage everyone to just 'let it go'. Next the band played their hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" that was already popular in its own right, but had a second wave of popularity when it was featured in the Adam Sandler movie, "The Wedding Singer".

Once the night was starting to wind down, the crowd cheered for encores and were treated to three additional songs by Culture Club including the hit, "Karma Chameleon". This was a spectacular rendition of the popular song with talented backup vocalists, guitarists, and even a saxophonist. Overall the show was a trip down memory lane for most concert goers, and for others a retro glimpse at the decade of decadence.

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Culture Club review – much more than just the Boy George show

Heaven, London A reunited Culture Club pack a great punch but are careful to tailor their song choices to a huskier-sounding Boy George

W earing a large lemon-yellow hat, sporting a short beard and looking trim in a black suit, Boy George joins the rest of Culture Club on stage with a half-smile. This is the band’s first full gig in 12 years – a dry run for arena dates in December, heralding a new album in January; this subterranean gay club was reportedly the venue for Culture Club’s first-ever gig. Fans have come from as far afield as New York. At one point Boy George tries out his Italian on the front row. “You have a faraway look,” he tells another fan.

Most people present probably realise the distance the band themselves have travelled to get here. Tonight, drummer Jon Moss, bassist Mikey Craig, guitarist Roy Hay and singer George O’Dowd are functioning as a tight and vivid unit again, having put decades of animosity, affairs, drug addiction, Boy George’s successful DJ-ing career, legal troubles and a proposed 2006 Culture Club tour with another singer behind them. They have company too. Three backing vocalists huddle on the right of the small stage, a three-piece brass section is crushed into a row stage left, while an auxiliary guitarist paces at the back.

Thanks to the warmth of the brass and the punch of added vocals, the soul and reggae influences on this 1980s pop band are uppermost during a set that mixes old and new. Soulful opener Church of the Poison Mind actually sounds a lot older than its 30 years, while later on, Boy George gains a dub echo effect on his vocals, like a proper reggae MC.

The newest songs often tend towards easy-going retro too. Boy George announces one fresh cut, A Different Man , as a tribute to Sly Stone, while Like I Used To marks the miles with loose funkiness. “I don’t do emotion like I used to,” sings George. The consolatory brass implies that this is a good thing. Often, you are reminded less of the charts circa 1983, and more of Dexys Midnight Runners or the Specials – 80s bands whose own sensibilities harked markedly backwards. Hay poses hard on guitar, Craig takes a little bass solo, and Moss looks alarmingly unchanged from the days when he was O’Dowd’s secret lover. This isn’t just the Boy George show – Culture Club are very much a band.

In an industry packed with reunions, they are a band with continued relevance too, not least on singers such as Antony Hegarty of Antony and the Johnsons, and the break-out star of 2014, Sam Smith . Some onlookers even think Smith looks like the young Boy George as well as sounding like him. George also seems to share a milliner with Pharrell. The band, minus an injured Hay, opened the Commonwealth games last July and look set for a return to national treasure status. A few dissenting voices have pointed out in the past that Boy George’s conviction for falsely imprisoning an escort and subjecting him to abuse might be in danger of being forgotten rather too quickly.

Intermittently excellent tonight, Culture Club are not all they were, however. Like Boy George himself, O’Dowd’s voice has been through a great deal over the years, and its reedy sweetness has been replaced by a markedly huskier sound. You get the feeling Culture Club have chosen their older songs rather carefully.

Funky and subtly rearranged, Miss Me Blind is on offer, – “popular in the Americas,” quips George – but Victims – perhaps George O’Dowd’s greatest ever vocal tour de force – is not. War Song is not, perhaps, Culture Club’s greatest hit, but tonight it hits hard, with a gospel crescendo and a crowd-pleasing segue into Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s Two Tribes. The full-on band can sometimes drown Boy George out, as on a thumpy rendition of Karma Chameleon. “I can hear myself better here,” says George at the end, teetering on the lip of the stage.

When it comes, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me sounds even more like reggae than it used to when it was a huge hit in 1982, a very pleasant development. One of the night’s most affecting moments is hearing this most Caribbean and hetero-normative of genres imbued with such tenderness by a gay Anglo-Irishman. The kaleidoscopic crowd mirrors the people on stage: black, white, male, female, gay, straight, old and young; still as remarkable now as it was then.

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Live Review: Culture Club w/ The English Beat @ Wolf Trap — 9/1/22

Live Review: Culture Club w/ The English Beat @ Wolf Trap — 9/1/22

Dave Wakeling wrapped a performance of “Tenderness,” originally recorded for his former band General Public, and he paused a beat before addressing the audience on a recent warm evening at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap.

“Very political times, the 1980s,” Dave said. “Politics showed up in a fair bit of music. It seems like The Beat and UB40 were going on about it all the time! But interestingly, 40-odd years later, George affected more social change than any of us — not by singing about politics but just by being George.”

“That’s one of the reasons I’m so happy to be on these shows right now,” Dave added.

The George in question, of course, was none other than George Alan O’Dowd, better known as Boy George, and the shows in question were The English Beat’s opening run for Culture Club for a few dates last week. And Dave Wakeling was right. But just as critically, Culture Club and The English Beat, two pop music giants of the ’80s, made for a very grand night of music.

After being insightfully and appropriately lauded by the wise and witty Mr. Wakeling, Boy George (vocals), Roy Hay (guitar, keyboards), and Mikey Craig (bass) took the stage for a wildly entertaining evening of music as Culture Club on Sept. 1. (Missing was drummer Jon Moss who recently departed the band under a cloud.)

Culture Club delightfully relaxed and unwound on the large stage of Wolf Trap’s Filene Center, playing through a set of 18 songs that included some surprising covers — “Sympathy for the Devil” by The Rolling Stones — and not so surprising covers — “Get It On” by T. Rex (long a known George fave).

More surprising and pleasing than any cover tune, however, was the introduction to DC area of four new Culture Club songs that have not yet been played too often. Culture Club opened with one of these songs — the summery “The Next Thing Will Be Amazing,” which the band debuted live in San Diego during the month of June. The celebratory lyric struck a knowing tone for the very forward-looking Culture Club, and the song served as a terrific showcase for George’s deeper and bluesier voice of today.

Watch a visualizer of “The Next Thing Will Be Amazing” by Culture Club on YouTube:

No Culture Club performance would be complete without some show-stopping classics, naturally, and the biggest of them all was “Karma Chameleon” from the band’s smash album 1983 Colour by Numbers. George and company performed the song in the encore between The Rolling Stones and T. Rex covers, and it ensnared the audience from the instantly recognizable opening guitar riff by Roy. Mr. Hay remained an MVP, moving deftly from guitar to keyboards and brimming with chemistry and affection for his bandmates. It was as always a pleasure to see him perform.

But George, eh! From the moments I saw “Karma Chameleon” and its clever Mississippi riverboat casino video setting on MTV in 1983, I was hooked. Speaking for myself, George’s talent and appearance went a long way toward normalizing androgyny and gay sexualization in mass media. (He was truly ubiquitous for a time there, wasn’t he?) My enthusiasm for his music was so complete that I never bothered with questions about George’s orientation or why he dressed the way he did. He knew who he was, and that was a-OK in my book. After all, the powerful Annie Lennox was a woman who often wore traditional male clothes, so why couldn’t George, an equally exceptional entertainer, dress in a traditionally feminine style as a man?

As Dave rightly said, George was just being himself — and he was delightfully himself at Wolf Trap for sure. I believe his influence was powerful for the acceptance of subcultures and tribes different than our own for my fellows in Generation X. He deserves more recognition for this in my opinion.

Watch the official music video for “Karma Chameleon” by Culture Club on YouTube:

From the classic albums, Colour by Numbers dominated the set with five selections, including the charming “It’s a Miracle” and the heartbreaking “Victims” — still the most devastating drop beat ever heard on pop music radio!

Culture Club also played songs from Kissing to Be Clever, including “Time (Clock of the Heart)” near the end of the set. Bassist Mikey Craig was a superstar throughout the show, and the songs at the end of the set really crystallized his funk and calypso vibes. During “Time,” for example, he was a groovy counterbalance to George’s gentle swaying, looking dashing in a Caribbean hat and islander pants. I suspect too that Mr. Craig is partially responsible for Culture Club’s expansive sound — a little salsa mixed into “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” and the super reggae in their cover of “Everything I Own” by Bread.

Without Jon, Culture Club traveled with a truly impressive backing band, but a tremendous stand-out was an amazing backing singer — Roxy Yarnold (ed: Thanks for identifying her, readers!) — who completely killed it during “Church of the Poison Mind” — which the band brilliantly mixed with Wham!’s “I’m Your Man,” by the way. Roxanne stunned all around, and I have to predict we will see some solo projects soon.

Getting back to the beginning of this review, Dave Wakeling and The English Beat were in fine form as openers, breezing through seven wonderful tunes including their best-known USA hits “Save It for Later” and “Mirror in the Bathroom.” The congenial frontman was assisted abely in this endeavor in particular by his relatively new and excellent toaster Antonee First Class. In a classic Wakeling quip, Dave introduced Antonee as a man “straight out of” New York City, London, and Kingston, Jamaica! “Three flavors all at once for any ladies who would like a taste,” Dave grinned before adding, “But he’s too nice to talk to!” Cue another terrific song by The Beat and a very spectacular show overall at Wolf Trap!

Here are some photos of The English Beat performing at Wolf Trap on Sept. 1, 2022. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Jason Nicholson.

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And here are some photos of Culture Club performing at Wolf Trap on Sept. 1, 2022. All pictures copyright and courtesy of Jason Nicholson.

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Boy George And Culture Club Announce ‘The Letting It Go Show’ 2023 Tour

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HOWARD JONES AND BERLIN TO JOIN ACROSS ALL DATES  

Tickets available starting wednesday, april 19 with citi presale  , general onsale begins friday, april 21 at 10 am local on livenation.com  .

Today, music icons Boy George and Culture Club announced their 2023 tour, The Letting It Go Show , featuring very special guests Howard Jones and BERLIN across all dates. The prolific band will be performing all the hits, including “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me,” ‘Karma Chameleon,’ and ‘Church of the Poisoned Mind,’ right up to their current releases.  

Produced by Live Nation, the 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows. The Letting It Go Show kicks off on Thursday, July 13 in West Palm Beach, FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, with stops across North America in Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 20 in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion.  

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, April 19. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 21 at 10 AM local time at livenation.com . 

PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Culture Club tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM  local time until Thursday, April 20 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .  

THE LETTING IT GO SHOW 2023 TOUR DATES:  

Thu Jul 13 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 

Sat Jul 15 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 

Sun Jul 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place Amphitheatre 

Tue Jul 18 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park 

Wed Jul 19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion 

Thu Jul 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 

Tue Jul 25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center 

Wed Jul 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center 

Fri Jul 28 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live 

Sat Jul 29 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater 

Sun Jul 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann 

Tue Aug 01 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage 

Thu Aug 03 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 

Fri Aug 04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre 

Sat Aug 05 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center 

Tue Aug 08 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre 

Thu Aug 10 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion 

Fri Aug 11 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 

Sat Aug 12 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater 

Mon Aug 14 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP 

Fri Aug 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 

Sat Aug 19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 

Sun Aug 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion 

About Culture Club  

Few new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early ’80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infectious pop-soul. Though their music was radio-ready, what brought the band stardom was Boy George, the group’s charismatic, cross-dressing lead singer. George dressed in flamboyant dresses and wore heavy makeup, creating a disarmingly androgynous appearance that created a sensation on early MTV. George also had a biting wit and frequently came up with cutting quips that won Culture Club heavy media exposure in both America and Britain.  

By the time Culture Club’s second album Colour by Numbers was released in the fall of 1983, the band was the most popular pop/rock group in America and England. “Karma Chameleon” became a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic, while the album reached number one in the U.K. and number two in the U.S. Throughout 1984, the group racked up hits, with “It’s a Miracle” and “Miss Me Blind” reaching the Top Ten. In the fall, the group returned with its third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire. While “The War Song” reached number two in the U.K., the album was a disappointment in America, stalling at platinum; its predecessor went quadruple platinum. 

Following a brief tour in February, Culture Club went on hiatus for 1985, with Craig, Moss, and Hay pursuing extracurricular musical projects in the interim. Though their comeback single, “Move Away,” became a hit in April, its accompanying album From Luxury to Heartache stayed on the charts for only a few months. 

George confirmed the group’s disbandment in the spring of 1987, and he began a solo career later that year. While his solo career produced several dance hits in Europe, he didn’t land an American hit until 1992, when his cover of Dave Berry’s “The Crying Game” was featured in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. In 1995, George published his autobiography, Take It Like a Man. Culture Club reunited in 1998, issuing the two-disc set VH1 Storytellers/Greatest Hits. 

A new album, Don’t Mind If I Do, appeared in 1999, reaching 64 on the U.K. charts; it did not receive an American release. Culture Club next celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a 2002 concert at Royal Albert Hall. 

Culture Club reunited in 2014 for a tour and the band also began work on a new album with producer Youth. The group scheduled the release of an album called Tribes in 2015, but the record never materialized. Instead, the recordings provided the foundation for Life, the 2018 album that marked Culture Club’s first new album in nearly 20 years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi 

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About Howard Jones   2023 marks the 40-year anniversary of the release of Howard Jones’ “New Song,” the ebullient hit that kicked off his career.  Howard Jones’ most recent album is DIALOGUE, which was released in September of last year.  DIALOGUE is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones with multi-media project ENGAGE coming out in 2015 and studio album TRANSFORM out in 2019.  DIALOGUE garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin , Stereogum and more. Last summer’s headlining tour with his full band/electronic set-up, featuring special guest alternative music legend Midge received rave reviews.  LA Weekly declared Jones, “…poignant and perfect” and “absolutely superb”. 

Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up.  He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song”. His first two albums HUMAN’S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION were worldwide hits.  HUMAN’S LIB reached #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits “New Song,” and “What Is Love?”  In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame,” and “Like To Get To Know You Well.”  

Howard Jones has sold nearly 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world.  Jones has performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.  His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries”, “Superstore” and “Bumblebee”.  

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About BERLIN  

BERLIN will forever be recognized as the American progenitor of electro-pop artistry with sensually appealing lyrics.  Few bands emerging from the era of BERLIN have achieved as far-reaching and long-lasting an impact and, rarely, such a timeless array of musical grooves.  The Los Angeles-based band made its first national impression with the provocative single “Sex (I’m A…)” from the platinum-selling debut EP Pleasure Victim in 1982. “The Metro” and “No More Words” were also chart toppers, but it was the unforgettable, intimate, and strikingly beautiful love song, “Take My Breath Away” that took the band to another level.  The ballad’s defining role in the Tom Cruise film, Top Gun , helped solidify BERLIN’s everlasting place in American pop-culture.  The song was a #1 international hit and received both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for “Best Original Song” in 1986. 

BERLIN’s discography has yielded twelve gold and platinum album awards. The band—founded by Nunn, bassist John Crawford, and keyboard player David Diamond—made its everlasting place in American pop-culture. Nunn’s ongoing influence earned her the #11 spot on VH1.com’s “100 Greatest Women in Rock,” while, as an actress, she played leading roles in films including Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold with Kim Basinger, and Thank God It’s Friday with Jeff Goldblum and Debra Winger. Along with comedienne, Wendy Liebman, Nunn also previously hosted the critically acclaimed radio show Unbound with Terri Nunn on 88.5 FM KCSN Los Angeles. 

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(April 18, 2023) Today, music icons Boy George and Culture Club announced their 2023 tour, The Letting It Go Show, featuring very special guests Howard Jones and BERLIN across all dates. The prolific band will be performing all the hits, including “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me,” ‘Karma Chameleon,’ and ‘Church of the Poisoned Mind,’ right up to their current releases.

Produced by Live Nation, the 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows. The Letting It Go Show kicks off on Thursday, July 13 in West Palm Beach, FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, with stops across North America in Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 20 in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion.

TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, April 19. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 21 at 10 AM local time at livenation.com.

PRESALE: Citi is the official card of the Culture Club tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM local time until Thursday, April 20 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com .

THE LETTING IT GO SHOW 2023 TOUR DATES:

Thu Jul 13 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Sat Jul 15 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Sun Jul 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily's Place Amphitheatre Tue Jul 18 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park Wed Jul 19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Thu Jul 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 Theatre Tue Jul 25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center Wed Jul 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center Fri Jul 28 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live Sat Jul 29 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater Sun Jul 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann Tue Aug 01 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage Thu Aug 03 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Fri Aug 04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Sat Aug 05 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Tue Aug 08 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre Thu Aug 10 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion Fri Aug 11 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sat Aug 12 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater Mon Aug 14 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP Fri Aug 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Sat Aug 19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Sun Aug 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion

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Boy George and Culture Club have announced their 2023 tour, The Letting It Go Show, featuring very special guests Howard Jones and BERLIN across all dates.

The prolific band will be performing all the hits, including “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me,” “Karma Chameleon,” and “Church of the Poisoned Mind,” right up to their current releases.

Produced by Live Nation, the 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows. The Letting It Go Show kicks off on Thursday, July 13 in West Palm Beach, FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, with stops across North America in Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 20 in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion.

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Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale beginning Wednesday, April 19. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 21 at 10 AM local time.

Citi is the official card of the Culture Club tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM local time until Thursday, April 20 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program.

Visit Boy George and Culture Club’s official website for more information.

The Letting It Go Show Tour Dates: Thu Jul 13 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Sat Jul 15 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre Sun Jul 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place Amphitheatre Tue Jul 18 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park Wed Jul 19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion Thu Jul 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 Tue Jul 25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center Wed Jul 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center Fri Jul 28 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live Sat Jul 29 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater Sun Jul 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann Tue Aug 01 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage Thu Aug 03 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Fri Aug 04 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre Sat Aug 05 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center Tue Aug 08 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre Thu Aug 10 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion Fri Aug 11 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sat Aug 12 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater Mon Aug 14 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP Fri Aug 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Sat Aug 19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre Sun Aug 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion

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Music icons Boy George and Culture Club announced their 2023 tour, The Letting It Go Show, featuring very special guests Howard Jones and BERLIN across all dates. The prolific band will be performing all the hits, including "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me," 'Karma Chameleon,' and 'Church of the Poisoned Mind,' right up to their current releases.

Produced by Live Nation, the 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows. The Letting It Go Show kicks off on Thursday, July 13 in West Palm Beach , FL at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, with stops across North America in Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 20 in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion.

Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (details below) beginning Wednesday, April 19. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 21 at 10 AM local time here .

Citi is the official card of the Culture Club tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, April 19 at 10 AM local time until Thursday, April 20 at 10 PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit here .

THE LETTING IT GO SHOW 2023 TOUR DATES:

Thu Jul 13 - West Palm Beach , FL - iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre

Sat Jul 15 - Tampa, FL - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sun Jul 16 - Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place Amphitheatre

Tue Jul 18 - Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

Wed Jul 19 - Charlotte, NC - PNC Music Pavilion

Thu Jul 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 Theatre

Tue Jul 25 - Mansfield, MA - Xfinity Center

Wed Jul 26 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center

Fri Jul 28 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live

Sat Jul 29 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater

Sun Jul 30 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann

Tue Aug 01 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage

Thu Aug 03 - Tinley Park, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Fri Aug 04 - Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre

Sat Aug 05 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center

Tue Aug 08 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre

Thu Aug 10 - Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion

Fri Aug 11 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Sat Aug 12 - Austin, TX - Germania Insurance Amphitheater

Mon Aug 14 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP

Fri Aug 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Sat Aug 19 - San Diego, CA - North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

Sun Aug 20 - Concord, CA - Concord Pavilion

About Culture Club

Few new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early '80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infectious pop-soul. Though their music was radio-ready, what brought the band stardom was Boy George , the group's charismatic, cross-dressing lead singer. George dressed in flamboyant dresses and wore heavy makeup, creating a disarmingly androgynous appearance that created a sensation on early MTV.

George also had a biting wit and frequently came up with cutting quips that won Culture Club heavy media exposure in both America and Britain.

By the time Culture Club's second album Colour by Numbers was released in the fall of 1983, the band was the most popular pop/rock group in America and England. "Karma Chameleon" became a number one hit on both sides of the Atlantic, while the album reached number one in the U.K. and number two in the U.S.

Throughout 1984, the group racked up hits, with "It's a Miracle" and "Miss Me Blind" reaching the Top Ten. In the fall, the group returned with its third album, Waking Up with the House on Fire. While "The War Song" reached number two in the U.K., the album was a disappointment in America, stalling at platinum; its predecessor went quadruple platinum.

Following a brief tour in February, Culture Club went on hiatus for 1985, with Craig, Moss, and Hay pursuing extracurricular musical projects in the interim. Though their comeback single, "Move Away," became a hit in April, its accompanying album From Luxury to Heartache stayed on the charts for only a few months.

George confirmed the group's disbandment in the spring of 1987, and he began a solo career later that year. While his solo career produced several dance hits in Europe, he didn't land an American hit until 1992, when his cover of Dave Berry 's "The Crying Game" was featured in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. In 1995, George published his autobiography, Take It Like a Man. Culture Club reunited in 1998, issuing the two-disc set VH1 Storytellers/Greatest Hits.

A new album, Don't Mind If I Do, appeared in 1999, reaching 64 on the U.K. charts; it did not receive an American release. Culture Club next celebrated their 20th Anniversary with a 2002 concert at Royal Albert Hall.

Culture Club reunited in 2014 for a tour and the band also began work on a new album with producer Youth. The group scheduled the release of an album called Tribes in 2015, but the record never materialized. Instead, the recordings provided the foundation for Life, the 2018 album that marked Culture Club's first new album in nearly 20 years. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi.

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Shine at pacific amp, august 22, 2022 review by jimmy alvarez, the oc fair has packed its bags and left for the summer, so one would think the summer concert series was also done. no so fast summer is alive and well at pac amp and it just brought us boy george & culture club, i am not sure if i am supposed to call him “boy,” “george,” or “boy george” either way, his fans turned out on august 18th to see him and his mates return to costa mesa. this time, boy brought along another ‘80s icon, terri nunn and berlin., so picture this: it was late afternoon at the oc fairgrounds as i rolled up to the box office to get my passes. i looked around and noticed people were wearing a lot of day-glo, and i had never seen such a large number of mtv t-shirts in one place, plus boy george hats with dreads were everywhere. i thought to myself, “holy crap” there are a ton of ‘80s fans here and they all love these two bands., pacific amphitheatre, costa mesa, california, august 18, 2022.

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While at my seat, I saw countless concertgoers taking photos of themselves in the Boy George or Madonna outfits with the stage bearing the Berlin drum kit in the background. I had a very nice and insightful conversation with a couple sitting next to me. They were excited to see both bands, and as the ‘80s themed music was blaring over the sound system, she said something to the effect of “It’s remarkable that everyone in the place have shared the same experiences in life through these bands. It’s wonderful how music can bring us all together, and help us through life.” It was a very poignant and astute observation.

Then, the lights dimmed, the overhead music stopped, and out came berlin. the subtle crowd erupted in cheers as nunn took the stage and belted out those immortal words, “the painted faces on the street, caricatures of long ago, oh they were young and oh so sweet, down beyond the boulevard, knock on doors and empty halls, and still sometimes remember the masquerade’s forever.” the crowd went off and sang along to “masquerade.”.

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The band sounded fresh, and Nunn looked and sounded as good as ever.

In an interview with nunn not long ago, she told me she loves the feeling of walking on stage and the energy from the crowd: “it’s an energy that is indescribable.” as she went into her second chorus, i saw that infectious smile of hers and knew she was amped for this one..

reviews of culture club tour

Since opening bands don’t have the entire night to show off their catalog, bands like Berlin give you the hit parade. Nunn and the guys went right into “No More Words” and “The Metro” before going into more recent tunes like “Touch,” “Animal,” and “She Sells Sanctuary.” Nunn also gave a heart-warming tribute to Olivia Newton-John before walking out into the crowd to serenade them to “Take My Breath Away.”

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That is always a show stopping moment. No matter where I see Berlin perform, the crowd gets so immersed and it is emotional for all. As everyone got themselves back together, since we are in the OC, the crowd screamed their heads off to “Sex.” Well, the Disney version.

What’s amazed me this entire summer is how quickly the pac amp staff has managed to switch the stage from one band to another, and tonight was no different. very impressive stuff.

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With the sun now a distant memory, the house lights took full effect. But, when it was time for the main event, the lights dimmed. The band took the stage with the back-up singers and the crowd cheered when Boy George emerged and started belting out “Next Thing Will Be Amazing.”

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Immediately George was taken aback by the crowd and so thankful for the warm reception from the Boy George Fan Club that appeared to be everywhere. He was genuinely grateful to the fans for the reception and like Bruce Springsteen; George was animated – more than I thought he would be – and told great stories between songs.

Then the hit parade blasted off immediately to culture club with “it’s a miracle” and “i’ll tumble 4 ya.” the set was eclectic and the crowd dug it. with his volcanic colored jacket and an incredible light show with kick-ass back-up singers, it was a party atmosphere, everyone was on their feet. george also took time to acknowledge his long-time bandmates, mikey craig (bass) and roy hay (guitar)..

reviews of culture club tour

Boy then went into “Move Away” and “Hold Back” before he went into a song that stumped everyone at first. It was something he did post Culture Club hay-day; an almost reggae style cover of Bread’s (David Gates) “Everything I Own.” This is one of my personal favorites, and George did it justice. Judging from the reaction of the crowd, they were awestruck by this perfectly executed cover.

In the end, the big guns came out and the crowd was back to losing their minds to their era-(mtv)defining songs “do you really want to hurt me,” “church of the poison mind/i’m your man,” “miss me blind,” and a cover of the rolling stones’ “sympathy for the devil.”.

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Then it was the showstopper moment; it was time for “Karma Chameleon,” and wow, wow, wow… Pac Amp turned into one big bowl of fiesta and sing-along. It really was a magical night and everyone was propelled back into 1980-something. As the lights finally came up, it was evident everyone shared in this very memorable musical experience.

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Las Vegas ‘Tumbles For’ Boy George & Culture Club at Encore Theater

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  • February 18, 2023
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Pop sensations performed night two of a three night stand at Wynn

Boy George & Culture Club took the stage at the Encore Theater on the Las Vegas on Saturday night (Feb 18th) for the second of a three night stand. Emerging from beneath the stage just after 8:30, George was adorned in trademark hat and a geometrically-patterned jacket, his iconic makeup and beard instantly recognizable.

Culture Club bassist Mikey Craig and Roy Hay were all smiles as they flanked their frontman. Musically, the group was tight and full-sounding. This is thanks in part to the double drummers at the back of the stage, and a wall of three backing singers who each featured throughout the night. Plus, a saxophonist added an extra layer of texture to the live sound.

Culture Club emerged from the subculture of the “New Romantic” scene in the United Kingdom’s nightclubs. They went mainstream by blending elements of club music with many other genres. The breadth of those genres were on full display at the Encore.

From the soulful “Hold Back,” the groovy “I’ll Tumble For Ya,” and the Reggae-inspired “Eyeliner Voodoo,” the crowd went on the journey with Boy George and Co. There were stripped-down moments too, such as “Move Away” and “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” Those moments were the most resounding: the juxtaposition of Boy George’s outlandish party image with heartfelt lyrics engrossed the crowd.

Boy George would deliver an insightful preamble before each number, like a flamboyant sensei preaching to his flock. Indeed, each interaction with the crowd was a blend of camp and earnestness because that’s just who Boy George is.

His expression of himself is not a put-on. That’s the whole point. At one moment on this night, during “Eyeliner Voodoo,” he pulled a young child wearing a Boy George-esque sparkly short—on stage to groove with him. He gave the youngster all his attention while not missing a note.

Of course, the Encore is famously the most intimate headliner room in Vegas. Acts as diverse as Beyoncé, Sara MacLachlan, and Garth Brooks have all felt a certain closeness to their crowd not found anywhere else. The furthest seat is only 75 feet from the stage footlights. On this night, 1,800 people got a rare chance to look Boy George in his mascara-lined eyes.

Each number was accompanied by a video. Some had lyrics, but most used imagery to harken back to the club days and the LGBT roots from which Culture Club sprouted. The band has stayed true to that spirit of acceptance and togetherness Boy George called the night an, “All inclusive party. Feeling left out is just a choice.”

Boy George & Culture Club, which are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their triple Platinum  Colour By Numbers album, perform one final show in Vegas on Sunday (Feb 19th) at the Encore Theatre inside Wynn Las Vegas. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster .

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Boy George and Culture Club Announce 2023 Tour

Boy George and Culture Club are headed out on a 2023 tour of North America with fellow new wave artists Howard Jones and Berlin .

“The Letting It Go Show” tour will span 25 cities and kicks off on July 13th in West Palm Beach, Florida. From there, it will stop in Atlanta, Nashville, Toronto, Chicago, and Austin before wrapping in Concord, California on August 20th.

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Boy George and Culture Club’s last album was 2018’s Life , their first studio LP in nearly 20 years.

Boy George and Culture Club 2023 Tour Dates: 06/24 – Plymouth, UK @ Home Park Stadium * 06/28 – Northhampton, UK @ Cinch Stadium * 06/30 – Durham, UK @ Seat Unique Riverside * 07/02 – Bristol, UK @ Badminton Estate * 07/04 – Hull, UK @ Sewell Group Craven Park Stadium * 07/13 – West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 07/15 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 07/16 – Jacksonville, FL @ Daily’s Place Amphitheatre 07/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park 07/19 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 07/20 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater 07/22 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts 07/23 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre 07/25 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center 07/26 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 07/28 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 07/29 – Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater 07/30 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann 08/01 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 08/03 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre 08/04 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre 08/05 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 08/08 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre 08/10 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion 08/11 – The Woodlands, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 08/12 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater 08/14 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP 08/18 – Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre 08/19 – San Diego, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre 08/20 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion 08/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl 08/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl

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Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ in Singapore – ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ needed more love

After nine years, Taylor Swift is performing at one of the biggest stages in Singapore in 2024. But there were minor snags that marred the first of six performances at the National Stadium. Here’s our concert review of Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ in Singapore.

“My mum (Andrea Swift) actually spent a lot of her childhood with her mum and dad and sister growing up in Singapore,” Taylor Swift shared this personal information nugget to the 60-thousand-strong crowd after performing marjorie , a song off her ninth studio album, evermore . Marjorie was written as a tribute to Swift’s late maternal grandmother, opera singer Marjorie Finlay. This relation reflected Swift’s impression of the city-state too.

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ is undeniably the main concert event of 2024 in Singapore . As the Singapore leg is the only stop in Southeast Asia, many fans are coming from our neighbouring regions to town just for this gig.

Being one of the biggest living pop stars in the world currently, getting a ticket to see Swift perform wasn’t the easiest task. In fact, the process was even dubbed ‘The Great War’ by fans.

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While I’m not an ardent Swiftie, her music discography got me through particular moments in my life. Heck, I’m just a year older than Swift, and hence, the relatability. Specifically the crush-coded You Belong With Me and ethereal Snow On The Beach (featuring Lana Del Rey) . Also, she has my respect for being a sharp songwriter and lyricist with her compositions. I knew I had to try my luck for a ticket to ‘The Eras Tour’ in Singapore. The concept and setlist are perfect to sum up her successful 18-year-long career.

A survival guide to Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ 2024 concerts in Singapore

I’ve watched the movie edit of ‘The Eras Tour’ and it’s safe to say there wasn’t a stark difference between the real and reel, save for a couple of region-specific banters (Singapore colloquialism) and, of course, the surprise acoustics segment (which we’ll get to later). After all, any attempts to alter and veer off what’s expected will send Swifties into frenzy mode.

Entry to the Singapore National Stadium was orderly. Most Swifties were dressed for the occasion, from the pastel colours of ‘Lover’ to sequinned outfits for ‘Midnights’ – whichever era resonated with them. The fan who wore a key lime green dog costume ( The Last Great American Dynasty ) definitely got my vote for Best Dressed.

Opening act Sabrina Carpenter impressed with her fresh musicality and wit, especially for the custom outro on nonsense she does for every concert supporting Swift. Night one in Singapore was “Gardens by the Bay, I wanna go there. / Then I’ll take you somewhere that has no hair, / Singapore, you’re so perfect that it’s not fair.”

Swift’s set promptly started moments after 7pm, after the iconic countdown timer reached zero. The robotic synth of Cruel Summer (a personal favourite) kicked off the ‘Lover’ era. Swift used the sleeper hit song to interact with the crowd for the first time in the evening by prompting them to sing along to the bridge. A thunderous response followed.

Review: Key highlights of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour Singapore concert

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Overall, Swift’s delivery throughout the three-and-a-half hour-long concert was textbook perfect. She started a little clinical but quickly warmed up to Singapore from the ‘Fearless’ era. The acoustics proved to be flawed and caused a dent in this experience. Yes, National Stadium still isn’t an ideal concert venue to best appreciate music. It is, however, one of the only few venues that can allow a 55,000- 60,000 crowd.

*Note: Swift was more relaxed on night two, where she shared with fans that her hair “went back to factory reset-setting due to the humidity in Singapore.” If you’re wondering, her hair morphed from tamed to curly within the 3.5 hours.

It was also evident that eras before ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ were crowd favourites from the volume of the chants and sing-a-longs. Catchy and made for radio to be mega hits, those songs are certainly easier to digest. It was disappointing to hear the cheers dimmed and see a portion of the crowd in my zone getting restless during the ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ eras as both are Swift’s magnum opuses, music-wise. In Singapore, they are underrated.

To give benefit of the doubt, the casual fans here might be enjoying the slower-tempo songs in their own way, but scrolling through social media definitely wasn’t a polite way of doing so. As a consolation, I did spot a handful of Swifties mouthing enthusiastically to every word. One dude deserves to be #MVP for the night.

For me, I switched from casually singing to roaring on Champagne Problems (“She would’ve made such a lovely bride. / “What a shame she’s fucked in the head,” they said”) and The Last Great American Dynasty (“There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen. / She had a marvelous time ruinin’ everything”). Genius lyrics.

The brooding cinematic quality sets of ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ eras presented excellent accompanying narratives to the songs. This can be seen with the cult-like haunting circle of Willow and the ‘Folklore’ cabin.

Another highlight was experiencing the smooth transition from Don’t Blame Me to Look What You Made Me Do in person. Swift foreboded the increasing tempo and sinister bass with an assertive stance to become “the actress starring in your bad dreams”.

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There were also a couple of endearing localised easter eggs peppered throughout the concert like dancer Kameron ‘Kam’ Saunders’ “No lah” on We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together .

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Then there was the surprise song acoustics segment, which is like a rewarding blind box. As Swift sauntered towards the resting instruments in the infamous yellow dress, the crowd crossed their fingers tightly, hoping she would perform a song on their wishlist. Night one featured a mashup of Mine and Starlight performed with the guitar and another mashup of I Don’t Wanna Live Forever and Dress performed with the piano. Interestingly, the latter two tracks are songs from ‘Reputation’ and Swift’s Instagram streamed this segment live. This prompted a guessing game regarding the release of ‘Reputation’ (Taylor’s Version).

*Update: Night two featured a mashup of Long Story Short and The Story Of Us on the guitar and a mashup of Clean and title track evermore on the piano.

A greatest hits concert can be tricky to pull off but Swift shrewdly delivered the peaks of her career straightforwardly. ‘The Eras Tour’ has got to be one of the most important concerts in today’s popular culture, so make no reservations and catch it should the opportunity be presented to you. You’ll definitely see me at the National Stadium again on the final night of the Singapore leg.

( All photo credit: TAS Rights Management; Special thanks to AEG Presents Asia )

(Hero and featured image credit: Ashok Kumar/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management/Getty Images)

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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ Singapore concert setlist (2/3/2024)

Act 1 –  Lover  Era:

“Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince” “Cruel Summer” “The Man” “You Need to Calm Down” “Lover” “The Archer”

Act 2 –  Fearless  Era:

“Fearless” “You Belong With Me” “Love Story”

Act 3 –  Evermore  Era:

‘’Tis the Damn Season” “Willow” “Marjorie” “Champagne Problems” “Tolerate It”

Act 4 –  Reputation  Era:

“…Ready for It?” “Delicate” “Don’t Blame Me” “Look What You Made Me Do”

Act 5 –  Speak Now  Era

“Enchanted” “Long Live”

Act 6 –  Red  Era

“22” “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” “I Knew You Were Trouble” “All Too Well (10-Minute Version)”

Act 7 –  Folklore  Era

“Invisible String” “Betty’ “The Last Great American Dynasty’ “August” ”Illicit Affairs” “My Tears Ricochet” “Cardigan”

Act 8 –  1989  Era

“Style” “Blank Space” “Shake It Off” “Wildest Dreams” “Bad Blood”

Surprise Acoustic Set (on guitar and piano respectively)

Mashup of ‘Mine’ and ‘Starlight’ on the guitar Mashup of ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’ and ‘Dress’ on the piano

Act 9 –  Midnights  Era

“Lavender Haze” “Anti-Hero” “Midnight Rain” “Vigilante Shit” “Bejeweled” “Mastermind” “Karma”

Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ in Singapore – ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ needed more love

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'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' on Disney+: Exclusive trailer reveal

VIDEO: 1st look at new 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' trailer

"Good Morning America" is exclusively revealing the trailer for the Disney+ version of "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour," streaming March 14.

Watch the trailer, which was revealed Monday on "GMA," here:

It was announced in early February that Swift's blockbuster concert film would make its streaming debut on Disney+ and would include a few surprises for fans, too.

MORE: 'Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour' concert film heading to Disney+

The Disney+ version of the film -- "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)" -- will show the concert in its entirety for the first time as well as include the song "cardigan," plus four additional acoustic songs not featured in either the previous theatrical or VOD versions.

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