Abducted by the 80’s at Florida Theatre (Oct 19, 2025)

Abducted by the 80’s
Bands: Wang Chung, Men Without Hats, Naked Eyes
Date: October 19, 2025
Venue: Florida Theatre
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Website: floridatheatre.com

Everybody Wang Chung tonight! Love the 80’s? Relive the music of the 80’s with Wang Chung, Men Without Hats and Naked Eyes this Sunday, at the Florida Theatre, in Jacksonville, Florida.

I have previously mentioned that while I love Men Without Hat’s famous song “The Safety Dance”, I’m a little partial to “Pop Goes the World” because one of my first 12 inch record that I bought was their Pop Goes the World album.

Men Without Hats at Yonge-Dundas Square (June 18, 2011)

We saw Men Without Hats in June 2011 and said, “After forty years, Men Without Hats, are still an excellent band. Known in America as a one-hit-wonder band for “Safety Dance”, but I have to say, I love them anyway. Singer Ivan Doroschuk (who ironically was wearing a hat) still has the moves, as he hop and jump and does his Mick Jagger moves on the intro cover song, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”. Song selections from their set includes their “hits” like “Antarctica” and “Pop Goes The World” are from their early 80s album, Rhythm of Youth, Folk of the 80’s (Part III), and Pop Goes The World.”

Tour Dates:

Oct 16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – The Parker
Oct 17 – Miami, FL – Moss Centre
Oct 18 – Ft. Pierce, FL – Sunrise Theatre
Oct 19 – Jacksonville, FL – Florida Theatre
Nov 7 – Sands Resort – Cancun
Nov 18 – Ottawa, ON – Algonquin Commons
Nov 19 – Waterloo, ON – Maxwell’s
Nov 20 – Toronto, ON – Mod Club
Nov 21 – Oshawa, ON – Biltmore Theatre
Nov 22 – Brampton, ON – The Rose Brampton
Dec 27 – Ocean’s Casino Resort – Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 28 – Foxwoods Casino Resort – Connecticut
Dec 29 – Palladium Times Square – New York, NY
Dec 31 – Casablanca Resort – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 18 – Winnipeg, MB – Club Regent
Jan 20 – Calgary, AB – Bell Concert Hall
Jan 22 – Edmonton, AB – Pure Casino
Jan 24 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Casino
Feb 5 – Pechanga Casino – California
Feb 6 – Anaheim – House of Blues
Feb 7 – Menlo Park – Guild Theatre
Feb 27 – Mar 6 – Florida – The 80’s Cruise

Six Foot Blonde at 7th St Entry (Oct 25, 2025)

Six Foot Blonde
Support: clovers daughter
Date: October 25, 2025
Venue: 7th St Entry
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Website: first-avenue.com

Six Foot Blonde, led by Julia Rusyniak, will be headlining the 7th Street Entry on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

Show up early to check out American Palestinian singer-songwriter clovers daughter (aka Noor Shami). She previously opened up for Yola in May 2025.

Tour Dates:

Oct 16, 2025 Rumba Café Columbus, OH
Oct 17, 2025 Lager House Detroit, MI
Oct 18, 2025 The Bluebird Bloomington, IN
Oct 23, 2025 The Canopy Club – Red Room Urbana, IL
Oct 24, 2025 Vivarium Milwaukee, WI
Oct 25, 2025 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, MN
Nov 7, 2025 Appleton Beer Factory Appleton, WI
Nov 8, 2025 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Dec 27, 2025 HI-FI Indy Indianapolis, IN
Jan 9, 2026 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL

BONUS UPDATE

J.I.D at Uptown Theater (Oct 19, 2025)

God Does Like Paradise Tour
Bands: J.I.D, with Young Nudy
Date: October 19, 2025
Venue: Uptown Theater (moved from Armory)
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Website: armorymn.com

Please note that this J.I.D has moved to the Uptown Theater, originally at Armory. His album God Does Like Ugly is out now.

Young Nudy to open.

Tour Dates:

15-Oct Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome
17-Oct Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center
18-Oct Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
19-Oct Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
22-Oct Toronto, ON @ REBEL*
24-Oct Montreal, QC @ MTELUS*
26-Oct Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
28-Oct St Louis, MO @ The Pageant
29-Oct Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
1-Nov Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
2-Nov Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Hall
6-Nov Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
8-Nov Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
10-Nov Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum*
12-Nov Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
15-Nov San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
16-Nov San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park
18-Nov Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater
20-Nov Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
23-Nov Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
24-Nov Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
25-Nov Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall
26-Nov San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port
30-Nov Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
1-Dec Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
3-Dec Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
4-Dec Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
6-Dec Nashville, TN @ The Marathon Music Works
8-Dec Washington, DC @ Echostage
9-Dec Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
12-Dec Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall At Fenway
14-Dec Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
15-Dec Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
16-Dec Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
*No Young Nudy

The Fest 23 (Oct 24-26, 2025)

The Fest 23
Bands: Numerous Bands
Date: October 24-26, 2025
Venue: Multiple Venues
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Website: thefestfl.com

Gainesville is just a little too far for me to drive to. On paper it’s about an hour and a half, but based on my previous travels, it’s probably closer to two hours for me to make the long drive. I did look into The Fest, it looks like an SXSE or CMJ style of music festival. That means there are numerous venues and about a million bands playing. I’m not sure how Gainesville is laid out, but part of what makes SXSW works is that all the venues are on the same two or three blocks. When I was covering NXNE (in Toronto) what sucked is that some bands were playing so far that I had to take the bus to see them… and that’s no fun.

Advertised lineup for 2025: