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Hi all we are now at a stage where we need a name for an 80s tribute show band.

its doing all the UK pop bands of that decade, all the stuff you know from then.

so looking for a name.

we have had a few good ideas and some of the best ones are already in use.

we have looked at the song names as well as an association.

so something showy needed.

 

ideas so far, non that jump out

Reflex the 80s
80s, top of the pops.
Now thats what i call 80s
New sensation.
the ultimate 80s
the ultimate 80s show.
Remembering the 80
Flashback to the 80s
Back to the future 80s.
80s The show.
Decade, The 80s
retrospect, the 80s tribute show
80s pop pickers
Hits. the 80s tribute
hits of the 80s
The uk 80s tribute show.
80s gold

crazy uk 80s

uk 80s classics

 

some of these are already taken we have found

help needed here please if you have any ideas,

so...what you got ?

Cheers all.

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Bass chat ideas so far...

 

Retro Rewind

Neon Nostalga

Sam x

The 80s: Already Been There

The Gr’80s

Leg Warmers and Lace

A Flock of Humans

Seagulls League

Now that's what I call the 80's covers

We shot J.R.

Cocktails and Dreams 

Dalton's kick 

All You Can 80s

Neon Yuppie Coke Machine.

The Old Romantics

Thatcher's Gold

That 80s band.

Gin Excess

The Old Men of Summer

The Loss Boys

Power Shoulders

Total Recall 80's

Material Boys

Old Blokes For The Kids

Yuppie & The Punks

no Future

Back to the 80's

44 Years Later

1984

Miami Vice Reloaded

Generation Boombox

Rubik's Dudes

Masters of Mullets

Take Me Back To The 80's

80's Gringe For A New Generation

80's Gringe > 90's Grunge

∞0 Forever

Brother Toboggan

Yuppie Cowboys/Lucky Punks

80 Bullets for Lucky Punks

The 80's Hit

Miss 80's and The Hits

80 Something

80 Immortals

Old Wave

A Kick Up the Eighties

Mullets and Mohawks

80 Cans of Hairspray

The Crocodile Dundiee's La-la-la-coste Luxus Band

David Chapman & The Dead Lennons

Big Hair & Shoulder Pads

Mullet the blues guy

Day-Glo Shoulder Pads 

The Leg Warmers.

(Insert adjective here) Jukebox - Day-Glo, Big Hair, Hit Factory, Leg Warmer.

The Milk Snatchers

Bruce Willis (is) under the boardwalk

Vinyl monsters

Where's my comb? (to some hair heavy group)

Paul Old

The Ghetto Blasters.

Pop Won't Play Itself

Jim'll Play It

Raleigh and the Grifters

Roland And The Rats

Where on Eileen

Rubik's Boombox

 

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some funny ones here 🙂

 

Pwllheli Sound Machine

Orchestral man hoovers in the park ,

numan league ,

manures live aid ,

Matt goss's hairpiece  

Miami Mice

Spandex Belly
Agadon't

Tears for queers,

Frankie says relapse ,

bananadrama,

Frankie goes to Cricklewood

A Flock of Knobheads.

The Ra Ra Skirts. 

The John Selwyn Gummy Bears.

The Orgreaves. 

Bonus Banker & The Big Bang  w**kers. 

More Dead Tories. 

Spinal Bap. 

Chino f***wit & The Hairgels.

 

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The 80s is a very broad church which goes all the way from post-punk to acid house, via synth pop and abrasive guitar bands. Unless you cover all these genres you'll need to supply a bit more info regarding your set list.

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28 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

The 80s is a very broad church which goes all the way from post-punk to acid house, via synth pop and abrasive guitar bands. Unless you cover all these genres you'll need to supply a bit more info regarding your set list.

ahhh yea that migh help,,,, cheers

80s band

1,  Gold..................... Spandau, Live version *
2,  dont look down........... go west *  Live version Glasgow
3,  A little respect ........ erasure.*
4,  The Riddle............... Nick Kershaw *
5,  Reo...................... duran *
6,  Everybody wants to rule.. tears for fears *
7,  Ashes to Ashes........... Dave bowie, Live version bbc,
8,  Dont you Forget.......... Simple Minds *
9,  dignity.................. deacon blue.*
11, dancing with tears....... ultravox *
10, together in electric dreams... phil oak
12, China Girl............... dave bow
13, wont let sun go down..... nick kershaw * Live version to introduce band
14, first picture of you.......... lotus eaters.
15, Real gone kid............ deacon blue.
16, two tribes............... frankie
17, im still standing........ ej D
18, take on me............... Ah ha
19,  cudly toy................ roachford
20. Hold Me Now........Thompson Twins
21,Head over heels/ Alive and kicking.......Tears for fears
22, Look of Love.........ABC
23, Calling all the Heroes..... it bites
24, Planet Earth...................Duran


Done and left out........
Blancmange: Living on the Ceiling
Chesney Hawkes: The One & Only ....1992 though
Aztec Camera: Somewhere in my Heart
Blow Monkeys: Digging Your Scene
New sensation.... inxs......aussy
the teardrop explodes.... reward
U2... pride
a new flame ... simply red
Wake me up ..... wham
Club  trop......... Wham

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12 minutes ago, MartinB said:

Spandex Belly
Agadon't

 

 

i knew it wouldn't take long 🙂

if you give people a bullet, they will go and find a gun .....haha

 

The Gr80 ....yea sorry that did come up as well, it should of been on the list, cheers for that

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The two that I wanted for my failed 80's project were:

 

Cocktails and Dreams 

Dalton's kick 

 

Cocktails and Dreams being the name of Tom Cruise's dream bar in the film Cocktail. Dalton being the bouncer who kicked the sh!t out of everyone in Roadhouse. 

 

I just have a thing about linking films with music. I'm not a big film person but I think it really helps the nostalgia and creating the visuals for the band... To me anyway!

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5 minutes ago, itu said:

One of the best I've seen is Björn again. Yes, it's an ABBA tribute.

I remember seeing them in the 90s in London ... ABBAsoutely fantastic!

 

Sam x

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1 hour ago, SamIAm said:

I remember seeing them in the 90s in London ... ABBAsoutely fantastic!

 

Sam x

Same, never saw ABBA live but Bjorn Again sounded soooo near it was great. Especially when “Bjorn” said to “Benny” that he was fed up of playing wuss music so they played Paranoid.

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7 hours ago, toneknob said:

 

Best of your list though is Now That's What I Call '80s

 

 


I probably agree but be reminded, Funkgod, that Now That's What I Call... is owned by EMI and they've got lawyers, nasty smelly ones with no sense of fun at all.  https://www.famemagazine.co.uk/emis-now-thats-what-i-call-music-series-opens-trademark-dispute-with-steampunk-band-the-men-that-will-not-be-blamed-for-nothing/

 

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