Synthpop great Howard Jones is embarking on a U.K. tour this week that’ll find him performing his first two albums — 1984′s Human’s Lib and 1985′s Dream Into Action — in their entirety, and he’ll reprise that show for Americans this summer, following last fall’s short round of dates with another run through the States.
Jones has announced 10 U.S. dates so far, with all but two featuring the Human’s Lib/Dream Into Action show (fans in Minneapolis and El Cajon, Calif., will get an “Electronic Hits” set). The tour opens June 23 in Morristown, N.J., and runs through July 15 in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., stopping in Texas and New York along the way.
Jones’ U.K. tour gets under way on Wednesday.
Howard Jones’ Human’s Lib & Dream Into Action tour dates:
UNITED KINGDOM
April 11: O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
April 12: O2 Academy, Sheffield, UK
April 13: O2 Academy, Liverpool, UK
April 14: O2 Academy, Birmingham, UK
April 17: O2 Academy, Newcastle, UK
April 18: O2 ABC, Glasgow, UK
April 20: O2 Academy, Bournemouth, UK
April 21: O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, UK
UNITED STATES
June 23: The Community Theatre at Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ
June 26: Varisty Theatre, Minneaspolis, MN *
June 28: Austin City Limits, Moody Theater, Austin, TX
June 29: House of Blues, Dallas, TX
June 30: House of Blues, Houston, TX
July 7: Paramount Theatre, Huntington, NY
July 12: Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA
July 13: Canyon Theatre, Agoura Hills, CA
July 14: Sycuan Showcase Theatre, El Cajon, CA *
July 15: The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
* Performing ‘The Electronic Hits’
PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Free MP3: Howard Jones, ‘Like To Get To Know You Well’ — off ‘Live at Indigo2’ DVD
- Q&A: Howard Jones on revisiting ‘Human’s Lib,’ ‘Dream Into Action’ — and future plans
- Howard Jones to perform ‘Human’s Lib’ and ‘Dream Into Action’ on North American tour
I saw this show in Hollywood last October. It’s very good, and HoJo is in top form…
Hardly a ‘tour’ ! Half the dates are in California, I mean come one Howard, this is pathetic.
Man, I am old.
I saw the original tour supporting the Eurythmics at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium back in ’84. M+M (remember them?) were also on the bill. I still remember getting chills listening to “Hide and Seek” live. Very good 80s moment.