80's progressive rock bands Styx and Yes announce dates for this summers "Progressive US Tour". The tour is scheduled to start in the first week of July and include 18 venues as well as a kick-off July 4th date to be announced. The rockers will wrap it up August 3rd in Mountain View, California.

Other dates include: Canandaigua, N.Y., at the CMAC Performing Arts Center July 7 and Mashantucket, Conn., at the MGM Grand Theatre At Foxwoods Resort July 8. Other cities include, Clarkston, MI., Woodenville, WA., Oklahoma City and Morrison, CO.

This summers Styx line-up will be Tommy Shaw and James "JY" Young on vocals and guitars, Lawrence Gowan on vocals and keyboards and a rhythm section spotlighting Todd Sucherman on drums and bassist Ricky Phillips. There could also be the possibility that original bassist Chuck Panozzo could make an appearance or two as well.

On the Yes side, the current line-up includes: bassist/co-founder Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White and vocalist Benoit David. Oliver Wakeman is scheduled to play with the band later this year but is not scheduled to play the "Progressive U.S. Tour". Instead, Yes will be reuniting with keyboardist Geoff Downes.

With a combined 80-years of making music, Yes and Styx are sure to give a great show this summer!
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The 80's all-girl band The Go-Go's will be celebrating their 30th Anniversary together with a summer concert series entitled "Ladies Gone Wild".

It's been 30 years since the release of the double-platinum "Beauty and the Beat". This was the album that spawned hits like "Our Lips Are Sealed" and "We Got The Beat" and also put girl bands back on the map. Go-Go's fans should get prepared for this red-hot tour and load of activities starting this summer 2011.

The Ladies Gone Wild Tour will kick off May 29 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Other dates include New York on June 3rd, Orlando on June 11th, Portland, Oregon on August 13th, Los Angeles on August 17th and Houston, Texas on August 27th. In addition to this exciting concert news, The Go-Go's will finally receive a long awaited star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The girls will also release the Deluxe Edition of Beauty and the Beat, available May 17, this will also include a limited edition on hot pink vinyl. It also will include a special bonus audio CD that features previously unreleased music from a 1981 live show.

Arena rockers Journey fire up this summer with a beau coup dates and a triple bill of 80's rock! 80's faves Night Ranger and Foreigner join Journey on a 33-city tour crisscrossing the United States kicking it off in Sandy, Utah on July 21st, 2011.

The Power-houses of rock with perform in cities like Phoenix, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Charlotte, Hartford, New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa, Seattle, Dallas and Kansas City. The tour will end in Seattle, Washington at the KeyArena at Seattle Center on the 21st of October.

Jack Blades and the boys from Night Ranger will be rocking-out in all 33 cities as well as the opening act. Night Ranger had huge success with 80's ballads like "Sister Christian" and "When You Close Your Eyes" while they rocked it out with "Interstate Love Affair" and "Don't Tell Me You Love Me". For show openers, it doesn't get any better than this.

Foreigner had huge success in the 70's and 80's and has sold over 70 million albums. Even though founding member Mick Jones is the only original member you will see, the current line up is sure to please. New faces include, Kelly Hanson from Hurricane and Jeff Pilson from Dokken.

Journey is best known for the bands mega-success in the 70's and 80's with front man Steve Perry, a.k.a. The Voice. If you can stomach a little Journey Lite, this concert is sure to be on your bucket-list. While you won't be seeing Steve touring anytime soon with the band, you can't lose with performers like this, even if a few key players are missing.

And when we thought that the Charlie Sheen hype had ran it's course, the self-proclaimed "Warlock" has decided to get on the concert bandwagon. Sheen announced on twitter on Friday that two concert dates were planned for the "My Violent Torpedo Of Truth / Defeat Is Not An Option" tour. The dates are April 2 at Detroit's Fox Theatre and April 3 in Chicago at the Chicago Theatre. Ironically, tickets for both shows went on sale and within 24 hours of Sheen's announcement, immediately sold out.

But don' despair, you can still be "Winning". E! News announced that Sheen's tour will be expanded to include as many as 20-30 cities. These dates could be announced as soon as this week. Sheen also stated on his website that $1.00 from each ticket will go to the Red Cross Japanese Earthquake Relief Fund.

If you are interested in seeing this "Warlock", stay tuned to The80sChild.com for your concert connection to "My Violent Torpedo Of Truth / Defeat Is Not An Option" tour.

Arena rockers Journey fire up this summer with a beau coup dates and a triple bill of 80's rock! 80's faves Night Ranger and Foreigner join Journey on a 33-city tour crisscrossing the United States kicking it off in Sandy, Utah on July 21st, 2011.

The Power-houses of rock with perform in cities like Phoenix, Cincinnati, Raleigh, Charlotte, Hartford, New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa, Seattle, Dallas and Kansas City. The tour will end in Seattle, Washington at the KeyArena at Seattle Center on the 21st of October.

Jack Blades and the boys from Night Ranger will be rocking-out in all 33 cities as well as the opening act. Night Ranger had huge success with 80's ballads like "Sister Christian" and "When You Close Your Eyes" while they rocked it out with "Interstate Love Affair" and "Don't Tell Me You Love Me". For show openers, it doesn't get any better than this.

Foreigner had huge success in the 70's and 80's and has sold over 70 million albums. Even though founding member Mick Jones is the only original member you will see, the current line up is sure to please. New faces include, Kelly Hanson from Hurricane and Jeff Pilson from Dokken.

Journey is best known for the bands mega-success in the 70's and 80's with front man Steve Perry, a.k.a. The Voice. If you can stomach a little Journey Lite, this concert is sure to be on your bucket-list. While you won't be seeing Steve touring anytime soon with the band, you can't lose with performers like this, even if a few key players are missing.

When Duran Duran was announced as part of Coachella 2011, we crossed our fingers hoping this would be a sign of more dates to come. Well, the cats out of the bag and Duran Duran will be launching their world tour starting in May in the U.K.

Original members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor will be firing up the bands trek starting May 18th in Newcastle, United Kingdom at the Metro Radio Arena. The tour will be supporting the bands latest album All You Need Is Now. The bands single of the same name was released December 8th.

Other dates include, Liverpool, Brighton, Cardiff and Manchester. No U.S. dates have been announced for summer yet. Tickets for the U.K. leg go on sale January 28th.

Dates have just been announced for the North American tour that will feature back to back performances of Echo & The Bunnymen's earlier albums in their entirety. After wrapping up a sold-out tour in the U.K, Bunnymen's North American tour will fire up on May 9th at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston.

Other performances include Irving Plaza in New York, Club Nokia in Los Angeles, Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas and Vic Theatre in Chicago. The band will also trek to Spain for the San Miguel Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona on May 25th.

Echo & The Bunnymen's 80's hits include "Lips Like Sugar", "The Killing Moon" and "Bring On The Dancing Horses" which was featured on the 80's mega-hit soundtrack "Pretty In Pink". If early Bunnymen are your thing, check out Echo & The Bunnymen concert dates for the U.S. and Toronto. Echo & The Bunnymen Tickets go on sale January 28th.

80's favorites Duran Duran and Big Audio Dynamite are scheduled to play the Coachella in Indio, California this 2011. The Coachella lineup has just been announced with Kanye West, Kings of Leon and Arcade Fire as the top headliners along with others like The Chemical Brothers, Lauryn Hill, Mumford & Sons and many other great bands.

But the band that we are most excited about is 80's Gods Duran Duran who have had limited concert dates since their last tour in 2007. Duran Duran is scheduled to play on Sunday April 17, 2011 in Indio along with other great bands such as The Strokes, Jimmie Eat World, Neon Trees and controversial rap artist Kanye West. Duran Duran has also recently released their new single, "All You Need is Now".

Big Audio Dynamite is scheduled to play on day 2 of the festival along with The London Suede, Erika Badu and Paul Van Dyk. Big Audio Dynamite were formed in 1984 by the ex-guitarist and singer of The Clash, Mick Jones. They are known for their 1986 single "E=MC²"..

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Coachella Line-up Friday April 15, 2011:

• * !!! * 12th Planet * Afrojack * Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti * A-Trak * Beardyman * Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears * Boys Noize * Brandon Flowers * Brandt Brauer Frick * Breakage * Caifanes * Cee Lo Green * Clare Maguire * Cold Cave * Cold War Kids * Crystal Castles * Cut Copy * Emicida * Erick Morillo * Excision * Flogging Molly * Glasser * G.Q. * Gypsy and the Cat * Here We Go Magic * Hurts * Interpol * Jakes * Kele * Kings of Leon * Klaxons * Kyle Hall * Magnetic Man * Marina and the Diamonds * Monarchy * Mount Kimbie * Moving Units * Ms. Lauryn Hill * Nosaj Thing * OFWGKTA * Omar Rodriguez Lopez * Ozomatli * Robyn * Sander Kleinenberg * Sasha * Scala & Kolacny Bros. * Skrillex * Sleigh Bells * Tame Impala * The Aquabats * The Black Keys * The Chemical Brothers * The Drums * The Morning Benders * The Pains of Being Pure at Heart * The Rural Alberta Advantage * Titus Andronicus * Warpaint

Coachella Line-up Saturday April 16, 2011:

• * Alf Alpha * Andy C * Animal Collective * Arcade Fire * Big Audio Dymamite * Bomba Estereo * Bright Eyes * Broken Social Scene * Cage the Elephant * Chuckie * Cults * Daedelus * Delta Sprirt * DJ Hype * DJ Kentaro * DJ Marky * EE * Elbow * Electric Touch * Empire of the Sun * Erykah Badu * Fat Freddy's Drop * Fedde Le Grand * Foals * Francis and the Lights * Freelance Whales * Gayngs * Gogol Bordello * Goth Trad * Jimmy Eat World * Joachim Garraud * Laidback Luke * Lil B' and the Based Gods * Mariachi El Bronx * Mary Anne Hobbs * Mumford & Sons * One Day as a Lion * Paul van Dyk * Phosphorescent * Raphael Saadiq * Ras G * SBTRKT * Scissor Sisters * Shpongle * Steve Angello * Thao and the Get Down Stay Down * The Felice Brothers * The Henry Clay People * The Joy Formidable * The London Suede * The Kills * The Love Language * The New Pornographers * The Radio Dept. * The Swell Season * The Tallest Man on Earth * The Twelves * Trampled by Turtles * Two Door Cinema Club * Wire * Yacht

Coachella Line-up Sunday April 17, 2011:

• * Angus and Julia Stone * Axwell * Best Coast * Caspa * Chromeo * City and Colour * CSS * Death From Above 1979 * Delorean * DJ Zinc * Duck Sauce * Duran Duran * Eliza Doolittle * Ellie Goulding * Fistful of Mercy * Foster the People * Fun. * Good Old War * Gord Downie * Green Velvet * HEALTH * High Contrast * Jack Beats * Jack's Mannequin * Jenny and Johnny * Joy Orbison * Kanye West * Kode9 * Leftfield * Lightning Bolt * Lorn * Los Bunkers * Mala * MEN * Menomena * Nas & Damian Marley * Neon Trees * New Pants * OFF! * Phantogram * PJ Harvey * Plan B * Ramadanman * Ratatat * Riva Starr * Roska * Rye Rye * She Wants Revenge * Sven Vath * Take * Terror Danjah * The Bloody Beetroots * The National * The Presets * The Strokes * Thunderball * Trentemoller * Tinie Tempah * Tokimonsta * Twin Shadow * Wiz Khalifa * Yelle * Zed Bias

Janet Jackson promises to give 2011 concert go'ers a show like never before. 10 North American concert dates were confirmed Monday morning starting off in Chicago on March 7th.

These dates were selected after fans were allowed to vote on where they wanted concerts to be held. Janet Jackson stated about her tour and fans, "These concerts are not about special effects. This is a love affair between me and those of you who have supported me and my work for all these years. I'll be singing and dancing from my heart. The music will all be songs that you've made number ones for me. Let's go!"

Unlike her previous mega-tours, Jackson will be playing smaller, more intimate venues. She will also be playing solely from the "Number Ones" album. Fans can relive their favorite Janet Jackson chart toppers. She will also offer something different at every concert so that no one concert will be the same.

Tour Dates:

• Chicago, IL March 7 & 8 The Chicago Theatre
• Toronto, ON, Canada March 12 Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
• Uncasville, CT, March 16 Mohegan Sun Arena
• New York, NY March 18 Radio City Music Hall
• Washington, DC March 22 DAR Constitution Hall
• Atlantic City, NJ March 25 & 26 Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center
• Atlanta, GA March 29 Fox Theatre
• Saint Louis, MO March 31 Fox Theatre
• Grand Prairie, TX April 2 Verizon Theatre
• Denver, CO April 6 Wells Fargo Theatre at the Colorado Convention Center
• Phoenix, AZ April 8 Comerica Theatre
• Santa Barbara, CA April 9 Santa Barbara Bowl
• Los Angeles, CA April 14 Gibson Amphitheatre
• San Francisco, CA April 19 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
• Las Vegas, NV April 22 & 23 Caesars Palace - The Colosseum

Janet Jackson is known for such 80's smash hits such as "Control", "What Have You Done for Me Lately", "When I Think of You", "Nasty", and "Rhythm Nation".

Modern English, British post-punk 80's pop icons have announced that they will be touring North America this summer of 2010. This tour marks the 31st anniversary of the band and ALL original band members will be reuniting for this exciting tour.

Founding members: Robbie Grey (vocals), Mick Conroy (bass), Gary McDowell (guitar), and Stephen Walker (keyboards) have confirmed these dates with more to come on the second leg of the tour in September 2010:

Tour Dates:

• 7/10 – Forecastle Festival – Louisville, KY
• 7/11 – Double Door – Chicago, IL
• 7/14 – Showcase Live – Foxboro, MA
• 7/15 – Lee's Palace – Toronto, ON
• 7/16 – Le Poisson Rouge – New York, NY
• 7/17 – Red Rock Casino – Las Vegas, NV

This summer's shows will be the first time Modern English has performed live music together since the mid-80s. This tour also coincides with the release of "Soundtrack", Modern English's first new album since 1996's Everything is Mad.

Modern English is best known for the smash 80's hit "I Melt With You" which was featured in the hit film "Valley Girl".

The 80's sensation and all-girl band, The Go-G0's have decided to say farewell after 30 years of entertaining. The band will kick off "Happily Ever After- The Farewell Tour" on July 7th at the ever so successful Lilith Fair in Chula Vista, California.

Members, Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock and Kathy Valentine, have decided to move on but have a string of 11 dates to say goodbye to fans and perform hits like, "Our Lips Are Sealed," "We Got The Beat," "Vacation" and "Head Over Heels.". Some of the cities included in the farewell tour are, Los Angeles, Tampa, New York and San Francisco.

The band will wrap it up in Austin Texas on July 27th. They will also be appearing on "Good Morning America" July 16th.

Bret Michaels is plagued yet again with another serious health issue.

People.com reports that the Poison front-man was rushed to the hospital Thursday night after suffering from an excruciating headache. What they found was scary to say the least. Doctors at an undisclosed hospital placed Michael's in the ICU after discovering that he had suffered a massive brain hemorrhage. After countless tests, CAT scans and MRI's, Michaels is now in critical condition.

This comes only a couple weeks after Bret Michaels emergency appendectomy in a San Antonio, Texas hospital. It is not clear weather this latest life-threatening condition is related to the appendicitis and Bret's ongoing battle with diabetes.

Everyone at The80sChild.com pray for a safe and speedy recovery for this great 80's rock icon.

Canadian classic rock band Rush, fires up a North American tour beginning at the end of June. This killer trio will be  playing all the Rush favorites as well as performing one of the band's classic albums in its entirety.

Rush's North American Tour aka "The Time Machine Tour" will play their 1981 classic album, "Moving Pictures" from start to finish, a first for Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart. Rush is also adding a few new songs to their classic mix, debuting songs from their 20th studio album.

The tour will cover approximately 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada, winding up June 29th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Tickets for San Francisco, Uncasville, Saratoga Springs, Denver, Chicago, Wantagh, Seattle and Holmdel go on sale April 16. Tickets for Milwaukee, Sarnia and Syracuse go on sale April 17.

In other Rush news, the documentary "Rush: Beyond The Lighted Stage" will premiere at New York's Tribeca Film Festival April 29. Check out the Rush Concert Tour page at The80'schild.com.

80's dance diva Stacey Q has a new dance CD out called "Color Me Cinnamon". Her first album in 12 years, "Color Me Cinnamon" is a 14-track disc in which is a return to dance music for the artist and already features two singles, "Trip" and "Pandora's Box".

Longtime Stacey Q producer Jon St. James said about the album, "Our goal was to make an album that had our signature Stacey Q sound and to hell with what is trendy at the moment," St. James said. "After 'Better Than Heaven,' we were always tortured by record company opinions about what we should do. That's not conducive to creativity. We worked long, passionate hours to achieve these results. I'm very proud of this musical journey called 'Color Me Cinnamon.' "

"Color Me Cinnamon" refers to a character that Stacey Q played on a 1987 episode of "Facts of Life" aptly named Cinnamon. She is best known for her 80's dance hits "Two of Hearts" and "We Connect". Stacey Q will be performing in various clubs in support of "Color Me Cinnamon." Stay tuned for her new concert dates coming up here at The80'schild.com

The king of hollywood glam rock, Bret Michaels, teams up with southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special for a big summer 2010 concert tour coming to an amphitheater near you. This tour is sure to please even the most finicky of fans. There will definitely be something for every rock fan.

Live Nation has enlisted .38 Special to share the bill with classic rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd and Poison frontman Bret Michaels. Johnny Van Zant, brother of Skynyrd founder Ronnie Van Zant will be singing lead vocals while Donnie Van Zant will be playing lead guitar for .38 Special.

The concert tour begins in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 13th. Other cities include Houston, Birmingham, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Chicago.

Don't forget to check out Bret Michaels on Celebrity Apprentice on NBC Sundays. I'm sure Bret's latest T.V. gig will be as entertaining as his past reality shows.
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Eighties teen idol Corey Haim died Wednesday morning at 2:53am at his house in Burbank. Investigators suspect an accidental drug overdose. No autopsy has been performed yet but police found four empty prescription bottles at the house. No illicit drugs were found at the residence. Apparently Haim was suffering from flu-like symptoms for a couple days before his death. His mother, Judy called 911 after Haim complained of breathing trouble.

Canadian born, Corey Haim was an 80's teen idol with movies hits like "Lucas", "Silver Bullet", "License To Drive" and of course "The Lost Boys".  Recently,  he was star of the A&E reality show "The Two Coreys" opposite his long time friend, Corey Feldman, another 80's child star who also stared in "The Lost Boys". Feldman wrote on his blog: "This is a tragic loss of a wonderful,beautiful,tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend."

Haim struggled with long-time drug addition but it is not yet clear what the cause of death is. The 80's Child says RIP to an 80's icon. Corey will be missed.

Before "American Idol" there was only one "Idol" and that was Billy Idol. He takes the stage this summer in a world concert tour starting up in Moscow, Russia on June 5th, 2010. Billy Idol and crew will shoot through Russia and continue all over Europe. He will be touring countries like Finland, Germany, Serbia, Macedonia and Switzerland.   He will then be coming to North America with dates to be announced.

Billy will debut his new rocking band along with some familiar old faces like  guitarist Steve Stevens, bassist Stephen McGrath and keyboardist Derek Sherinian. Also on the road with Idol will be Billy Morrison of "Circus Diablo" on guitar and Jeremy Colson, drummer who has worked with Steve Vai since 2002.

Billy Idol may not be American or the American Idol, (thank God) but he is definitely the 80's Idol with hits  like, "Rebel Yell", "Eyes Without A Face" and "White Wedding" to name a few. I'm sure the real "Idol" fans will be thrilled to see Billy in concert!  Stay tuned for North American tour dates here on The 80's Child.  See European Tour Dates.

Back from a long hiatus starting back in 1992, English post-punk group Public Image Ltd. (PiL) has reformed for a 2010 tour through North America after a successful tour in the U.K.

Regarded as one of the most innovated post-punk rock groups, Public Image Ltd. (Pil) formed in 1978 after the break-up of the Sex Pistols. John Lydon, former front man of The Sex Pistols teamed up with Jah Wobble and Keith Levene to form PiL and create an innovative sound combining Rock, Dance, Folk, Ballet, Pop and Dub. PiL enjoyed hit successes in the 80's like "Public Image" and "Rise".

The tour begins after the bands appearance at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California. PiL is set to play the first day of the festival, April 16th, 2010. The band's performance will mark the first in the U.S. in 18 years. 2010 also marks the 30th anniversary of their first U.S. tour and appearance on American Bandstand where Dick Clark had introduced the band as "a memorable moment in rock n roll, something special and interesting." John Lydon will be joined by former band mates, Lu Edmonds, Bruce Smith and Scott Firth.

Public Image Ltd. (PiL) Concert 2010 itinerary:(Dates are subject to change.)

04/17/2010	The Regency Ballroom	San Francisco, CA.	GET TICKETS
04/20/2010	Showbox at the Market	Seattle, WA.	GET TICKETS
04/21/2010	McMenamins Crystal Ballroom	Portland, OR.	GET TICKETS
04/23/2010	The Depot	Salt Lake City, UT.	GET TICKETS
04/24/2010	Odgen Theatre	Denver, CO.	GET TICKETS
04/26/2010	The Midland by AMC	Kansas City, MO.	GET TICKETS
05/02/2010	House of Blues	Chicago, IL.	GET TICKETS
05/04/2010	Royale	Boston, MA.	GET TICKETS
05/05/2010	Royale	Boston, MA.	GET TICKETS
05/07/2010	Kool Haus	Toronto, ON.	GET TICKETS
05/08/2010	Olimpia de Montreal	Montreal, QC.	GET TICKETS
05/11/2010	Rams Head Live!	Baltimore, MD.	GET TICKETS
05/12/2010	9:30 Club	Washington, DC.	GET TICKETS
05/14/2010	Zoo Entertainment Complex	Pittsburgh, PA.	GET TICKETS
05/15/2010	Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa/ Music Box	Atlantic City, NJ.	GET TICKETS
05/18/2010	Terminal 5	New York, NY.	GET TICKETS

After overwhelming response to the first 2 shows, a-ha has added a 3rd show scheduled for May 8th, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre. For those of you still wanting to see one of a-ha's final performances, tickets are on sale now. GET TICKETS

a-ha.com has just announced that an additional Los Angeles show has been added to the Ending On A High Note Tour. The additional a-ha concert show at Club Nokia is scheduled for May 16th, 2010. The show has been added due to the overwhelming response to the first show. Presale tickets are available tomorrow (Saturday, February 6th at 10am PST.)

This show as well as the other L.A. show and two New York shows are expected to sell out fast so this is one farewell concert you don't want to miss!

U.S. Farewell Tour Dates

05/06/2010	New York, New York	Nokia Theatre Times Square	GET TICKETS
05/07/2010	New York, New York	Nokia Theatre Times Square	GET TICKETS
05/15/2010	Los Angeles, California	Club Nokia	GET TICKETS
05/16/2010	Los Angeles, California	Club Nokia	GET TICKETS presale Sat 2/6/10 10am PST
	European Dates
18/07/2010	Salem, DE	Schloss Salem (Schlosshof)	GET TICKETS
14/10/2010	Madrid, Spain	Palacio Vistalegre	GET TICKETS
15/10/2010	Barcelona, Spain	Saint Jorie Club	GET TICKETS

A-ha has announced 3 new farewell tour dates for the U. S. and Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 and Friday, February 5th, 2010. A-ha also has dates scheduled in Spain and Denmark. The band will play 2 dates in New York and 1 Date in Los Angeles.

A-ha recently decided to call it quits after the success of the "Foot of the Mountain" album. According to the official A-ha community, the band stated, "We've literally lived the ultimate boy's adventure tale, through a longer, more rewarding career than anyone could hope for.

Doing this now will give us a chance to get more involved in other meaningful aspects of life, be it humanitarian work, politics, or whatever else - and of course through new constellations in the field of art and music. We are retiring as a band, not as individuals."

The band will also not be producing anymore albums in the future. 2010 marks the 25-year anniversary of a-ha's multi-platinum debut album Hunting High & Low The bands single 'Take On Me' become a number 1 in 27 countries worldwide, including the USA.

Norwegians Pal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen, formed a-ha in the early '80s, later on joined by Morten Harket. Among their eight top ten singles are, "The Sun Always Shines On T. V." and the 80's anthem, "Take On Me", A-ha's video, which used groundbreaking techniques to meld real life and comic book like animation, received massive airplay on MTV. This solidified them as mega-stars and a-ha's album "Hunting High And Low" hit the top 10 in U.S. A-ha's pop-synth sound made them a staple in the 80's. The band has planned this Farewell tour to end with a bang. The last concert will take place in Oslo on December 4. I probably don't need to stress, if you've ever wanted to see a-ha in concert, this will be your chance. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity. Get your A-ha tickets here starting February 2nd.

	U.S. Farewell Tour Dates
05/06/2010	New York, New York	Nokia Theatre Times Square	GET TICKETS
05/07/2010	New York, New York	Nokia Theatre Times Square	GET TICKETS
05/08/2010	New York, New York	Nokia Theatre Times Square	GET TICKETS
05/15/2010	Los Angeles, California	Club Nokia	GET TICKETS
05/16/2010	Los Angeles, California	Club Nokia	GET TICKETS
	European Dates
04-Mar-2010	Luna Park	Buenos Aires, Argentina	GET TICKETS
06-Mar-2010	Movistar Arena	Santiago, Chile	GET TICKETS
09-Mar-2010	Alameda Quality Center	Bauru, Brazil	GET TICKETS
06-Mar-2010	Credicard Hall	Sao Paulo, Brazil	GET TICKETS
13-Mar-2010	Citicard Hall	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	GET TICKETS
14-Mar-2010	Chevrolet Hall	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	GET TICKETS
16-Mar-2010	Centro de Convenções	Brasília, Brazil	GET TICKETS
18-Mar-2010	Chevrolet Hall	Recife, Brazil	GET TICKETS
20-Mar-2010	Siara Hall	Fortaleza, Brazil	GET TICKETS
28-May-2010	Warsteiner HockeyPark	Mönchengladbach, Germany	GET TICKETS
29-May-2010	Arena Trier	Trier, Germany	GET TICKETS
30-May-2010	Stadtallendorf	Hessentag, Germany	GET TICKETS
01-Jun-2010	Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel	Kiel, Germany	GET TICKETS
17-Jul-2010	Live at Sunset-Dolder Eisbahn	Zurich, Switzerland	GET TICKETS
18-Jul-2010	Schloß Salem	Salem, Germany	GET TICKETS
23-Jul-2010	Schlossplatz	Emmendingen, Germany	GET TICKETS
24-Jul-2010	Gerry Weber Stadion	Halle, Germany	GET TICKETS
25-Jul-2010	Filmnächte am Elbufer	Dresden, Germany	GET TICKETS
10-Oct-2010	Heineken Music Hall	Amsterdam, The Netherlands	GET TICKETS
11-Oct-2010	Forest National	Brussels, Belgium	GET TICKETS
12-Oct-2010	Le Zénith de Paris	Paris, France	GET TICKETS
14-Oct-2010	Madrid, Spain	Palacio Vistalegre	GET TICKETS
15-Oct-2010	Barcelona, Spain	St. Jordi Club	GET TICKETS
18-Oct-2010	Olympiahalle München	Munchen, Germany	GET TICKETS
19-Oct-2010	Porsche-Arena	Stuttgart, Germany	GET TICKETS
21-Oct-2010	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung	Nürnberg, Germany	GET TICKETS
22-Oct-2010	Arena Leipzig	Leipzig, Germany	GET TICKETS
23-Oct-2010	Stadthalle Rostock	Rostock, Germany	GET TICKETS
25-Oct-2010	Volkswagen Halle	Braunschweig, Germany	GET TICKETS
26-Oct-2010	SAP Arena	Mannheim, Germany	GET TICKETS
28-Oct-2010	Color Line Arena	Hamburg, Germany	GET TICKETS
29-Oct-2010	O2 World	Berlin, Germany	GET TICKETS
01-Nov-2010	Arena Riga	Riga, Latvia	GET TICKETS
02-Nov-2010	Siemens Arena	Vilnius, Lithuania	GET TICKETS
15-Nov-2010	Brighton Centre	Brighton, UK	GET TICKETS
16-Nov-2010	Metro Radio Arena	Newcastle, UK	GET TICKETS
17-Nov-2010	Clyde Auditorium	Glasgow, UK	GET TICKETS
20-Nov-2010	MEN Arena	Manchester, UK	GET TICKETS
21-Nov-2010	Trent FM Arena	Nottingham, UK	GET TICKETS
23-Nov-2010	Sheffield Arema	Sheffield	GET TICKETS
25-Nov-2010	CIA	Cardiff, UK	GET TICKETS
26-Nov-2010	BIC	Bournemouth, UK	GET TICKETS
27-Nov-2010	Wembley Arena	London, UK	GET TICKETS
02-Dec-2010	Oslo Spektrum	Oslo, Norway	GET TICKETS
03-Dec-2010	Oslo Spektrum	Oslo, Norway	GET TICKETS
04-Dec-2010	Oslo Spektrum	Oslo, Norway	SOLD OUT