Early-’80s cable-knit-sweater-wearing new wave greats Haircut 100 only made one album with original lead singer and main songwriter Nick Heyward. That would be their 1982 debut album, Pelican West, which includes UK/MTV hits “Love Plus One,” “Favourite Shirt (Boy Meets Girl),” and “Fantastic Day.” (Nick left the band for a solo career, and the rest soldiered on for 1984’s Paint and Paint but broke up shortly after.) Nick and most of the original lineup reformed a few years ago and have now announced that they’ve made a new album.
Full details are still TBA but first single “The Unloving Plumb” — which is a very Haircut 100 title — will be out August 29.. The band have been performing it live for a while now and it’s a little more in the jangly direction of Nick’s solo album than the funky tropial-disco of their debut. Still, a catchy song, and you can hear them play it live in Newcastle, UK below.
You can also hear it live on Haircut 100’s first North American tour in 40+ years, which is happening now and also features ABC and Howard Jones. The tour wraps up in the NYC area with shows at Long Island’s The Paramount on September 1 & 6, Montclair NJ’s Wellmont Theater on September 4, and Port Chester’s The Capitol Theatre on September 5. Tickets for all those shows are on sale now and all dates are listed below.
Haircut 100 – 2024 Tour Dates
All shows with ABC and Howard Jones
Tue, AUG 20 – YouTube Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Wed, AUG 21 – The Sound – Del Mar, CA
Thu, AUG 22 – Celebrity Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
Sat, AUG 24 – The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
Sun, AUG 25 – Uptown Theater – Kansas City, MO
Mon, AUG 26 – The Factory – Chesterfield, MO
Wed, AUG 28 – The Athenaeum Theatre – Columbus, OH
Thu, AUG 29 – Caesars Windsor – Windsor, Canada
Fri, AUG 30 – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino – Niagara Falls, Canada
Sat, AUG 31 – TempleLive Cleveland Masonic – Cleveland, OH
Sun, SEP 1 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
Wed, SEP 4 – The Wellmont Theater – Montclair, NJ
Thu, SEP 5 – The Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY
Fri, SEP 6 – The Paramount – Huntington, NY
Sep. 7 – 8, 2024 – BBC Radio 2 In The Park 2024 – Preston, United Kingdom