Emerging out of the Punk movement of the 1970s came the radio-friendly music of artists performing under the genre of New Wave.
Unlike the music that it owes its legacy, New Wave became a catch-all for everything that was not Post-Punk making this a genre that was often filled with fun pop hooks, cutting edge synthesizers, and often a lyrical style that was left of center and refreshing to the era it was born into.
On Tuesday night, those who are fans are in for a treat as six of the best 80's New Wave stars will perform at a special concert, 105.3 HotFM presents
Retro Futura: HOT 80's Rewind, at the Van Andel Arena.
The night’s festivities are led by synth pioneer Howard Jones (who I last saw in the 1980s at DeVos Performance Hall) and include performance sets by the English Beat, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Paul Young. and Katrina (ex-singer of Katrina and The Waves).
Tickets for this concert have been on sale for a while but don’t let that stop you from joining the party. You may not be able to be go back in time to this era of New Wave Music, but considering the number of tribute bands who have covered ’80s music, isn’t it time to get your tunes from the source?