Boy George & Culture Club are hitting the road this summer with special guests Howard Jones and Berlin for a 25-city tour, dubbed the "Letting It Go Show." The trek kicks off on July 13th at West Palm Beach, Florida's iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre and criss-crosses North America through August 20th when things wrap up at Concord, California's Concord Pavilion.
The general onsale for tickets begins this Friday, April 21st at 10 a.m. local time at livenation.com.
Culture Club guitarist and songwriter Roy Hay explained to us what keeps fans buying tickets for the group's shows year-after-year: ["The attraction to Culture Club is that the music is so eclectic. I think that's what draws people towards us like a magnet. And then, the people have grown up with the music and the songs are timeless. So, every time we go out on the road, like now, it still feels good, it still feels fresh."] SOUNDCUE (:16 OC: . . . still feels fresh)
Howard Jones is no stranger to massive crowds — having been among the performers at the historic 1985 Live Aid concerts. He told us today, he's far more comfortable playing club dates and theaters: ["There is more contact because with the arenas they can’t get to you unless you go out. And if you go out into the. . . Y’know, I did it a few times and it, sort of, caused a riot and that’s not good for the other people that are playing. So in the club tours it’s much easier to see people.”] SOUNDCUE (:15 OC: . . . to see people)
JUST ANNOUNCED: Culture Club / Howard Jones / Berlin tour dates (subject to change):
July 13 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
July 15 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 16 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily's Place Amphitheatre
July 18 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
July 19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
July 20 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
July 22 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 23 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theatre
July 25 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
July 26 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 28 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 29 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
July 30 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at the Mann
August 1 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
August 3 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 4 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 5 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
August 8 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
August 10 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
August 11 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 12 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
August 14 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
August 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
August 19 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 20 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
