There are a lot of ’80s new wave package tours these days, but here’s a lineup I was not expecting. The “Live Today Love Tomorrow Tour MMXIV” brings together three British acts from the original MTV era: anthemic Welsh rockers The Alarm, smooth sophisticates The Blow Monkeys, (whose debut single “Live Today Love Tomorrow” gives this tour its name), and Belouis Some, aka Neville Keighley who is best known for singles “Imagination” and “Round and Round” from the Pretty in Pink soundtrack. While The Alarm tour North America regularly, it’s been a long time since The Blow Monkeys and Belouis Some have been on these shores.
Says The Alarm’s Mike Peters: “All our bands made an initial impact through the medium of music, but it was driven deeper into the hearts and imaginations of people all over North America via Music Television – a then brand new format that allowed bands from all across the globe to be both heard and seen, paving the way for a new generation of artists and fans of which had never been witnessed before.”
“We are thrilled to be returning to the States again,” says Dr. Robert of The Blow Monkeys. “The music of America has been the soundtrack to our lives and in some ways we feel like we are coming home.”
Adds Belouis Some, “I’m really looking forward to getting out on the road again with such a cool line-up… playing to the best audiences in the world!”
The tour kicks off May 1 in New Orleans and wraps up May 29 in Boston, and hits the NYC area three times: Asbury Park’s Asbury Lanes on May 16, Long Island’s The Paramount on May 22, and Manhattan’s Irving Plaza on May 24.
Tickets for all dates go on sale Friday, January 26 at 10 AM local time, with presales starting January 24 at 10 AM local. All dates are listed below.
LIVE TODAY LOVE TOMORROW MMXXIV
May 01 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
May 02 Austin, TX Emo’s
May 03 Houston, TX House of Blues
May 04 Ft. Worth, TX Tannahill’s
May 07 Kansas City, MO Knuckleheads
May 08 Minneapolis, MN TBA
May 09 Chicago, IL Des Plaines Theatre
May 10 Detroit, MI Magic Bag
May 11 Los Angeles. CA Cruel World *
May 12 Pittsburgh, PA Jergels
May 13 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
May 14 Buffalo, NY Asbury Hall
May 15 Cleveland, OH Temple Live @ Masonic
May 16 Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Lanes
May 17 Philadelphia, PA Colonial Theater [Phoenixville)
May 18 Falls Church, VA State Theater
May 19 Richmond, VA The National
May 22 Huntington, NY Paramount
May 23 Pawling, NY Daryl’s House **
May 24 New York, NY Irving Plaza
May 25 Salisbury, MA Blue Ocean Music Hall
May 26 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
May 28 TBA
May 29 Boston, MA Brighton Music Hall