The Totally Tubular Festival is reshuffling its 80s New Wave bill. Organizers for the colorful summer tour, launching July 17 in Phoenix, have announced a lineup change after The Motels were forced to cancel. Bow Wow Wow will fill in from the Phoenix opener on July 17 through the July 26 show in Salt Lake City, and Men Without Hats will step in from the August 7 show in Washington D.C. through the August 16 finale in Aurora, IL.
The Motels bowed out so singer and founder Martha Davis can recover from a recent medical procedure. “Singer/founder Martha Davis needs time to heal from a recent medical procedure. Martha is expected to make a full recovery but must take the summer off,” the band shared. Davis added her own note. “It breaks my heart to have to cancel The Motels part in the ‘Totally Tubular Tour’ this summer. The band and I were looking forward to it big time! But the doctors have some unfinished business with me, so I must comply. But don’t worry, ‘I’ll be back!'”
Festival creator Jon Pleeter is already looking ahead to her return. “I look forward to welcoming The Motels back on Totally Tubular Festival dates soon, as the magic of Martha Davis cannot be contained!”
The rest of the bill stays loaded with MTV-era favorites, featuring Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Producers, Animotion, The Escape Club, and Tommy Tutone. This year’s run marks the first time Thomas Dolby & The Lost Toy People have performed together since 1988, when they last played the Rose Bowl supporting Depeche Mode, and the first time in over 25 years that The Producers’ original lineup will tour the US coast to coast. It’s a genuine treat for anyone who came up on 80s New Wave.
Bow Wow Wow Replacement Dates:
July 17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
July 19 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
July 22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Castro Theatre
July 23 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
July 24 – Hollywood, CA @ Palladium
July 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Sahara Las Vegas @ The Pool
July 26 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
Men Without Hats Replacement Dates:
Aug 7 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre
Aug 8 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Etess Arena @ Hard Rock Live
Aug 9 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop @ Pier 17
Aug 12 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Ferg’s Concert Pavilion
Aug 14 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheatre
Aug 15 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center at The Heights
Aug 16 – Aurora, IL @ RiverEdge Park