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