The Elnglish Beat, currently on the road (Philadelphia tonight), have announced the Retro Futura Tour later this year, which will also feature Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Paul Young, Modern English, and Katrina of Katrina and the Waves (with Annabella of Bow Wow Wow filling in for Paul Young on a handful of dates).
SPB interviewed The English Beat's Dave Wakeling back in 2012.
English Beat Headling Dates
Mar 05 Underground Arts- Philadelphia, PA
Mar 08 Ponte Vedra Hall - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Mar 09 Culture Room - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mar 10 Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise
Mar 16 Skully’s - Columbus, OH
Mar 17 The Magic Bag - Ferndale, MI
Mar 19 SPACE - Evanston, IL
Mar 22 High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI
Mar 23 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE
Mar 24 Knuckleheads - Kansas City, MO
Apr 22 Freestyle Explosion Festival - Long Beach, CA
Apr 23 Freestyle Explosion Festival - Long Beach, CA
Jun 22 John Hughes Fest - Lake Forest, IL
Retro Futura Tour
w/ Howard Jones, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Paul Young, Katrina
(* signifies no Paul Young. Annabella Lwin of Bow Wow Wow on line-up)
Jul 18 Greek Theater - Los Angeles, CA
Jul 19 Orange County Fair - Costa Mesa, CA
Jul 20 Cal Coast Credit Union Theater - San Diego, CA
Jul 21 Mountain Winery - Saratoga, CA
Jul 22 Downtown LV Events Center - Las Vegas, NV
Jul 24 Bellco Theater - Denver, CO
Jul 28 Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA*
Jul 29 Metro Credit Union Amph. - Charlotte, NC*
Jul 30 Pier Six - Baltimore, MD*
Aug 01 Van Andel Arena- Grand Rapids, MI
Aug 02 White River State Park- Indianapolis, IN
Aug 03 Wisconsin State Fair- West Allis, WI
Aug 04 Meadow Brook- Detroit, MI
Aug 05 Hard Rock Live (Cleveland) - Northfield, OH
Aug 06 The Fraze Pavillion- Kettering, OH
Aug 09 State Theater- New Brunswick, NJ
Aug 10 Dunkin Donuts Center- Providence, RI
Aug 11 Borgata Casino- Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 12 Oakdale- Wallingford, CT
Aug 13 Times Union Center- Albany, NY
Aug 14 Lynn Auditorium- Lynn, MA
Aug 17 State Theater- Minneapolis, MN
Aug 18 Star Plaza Theater (Chicago)- Merrillville, IN*
Aug 19 Family Arena (St. Louis)- St. Charles, MO*
