Who Should be in the Regeneration Tour 2009?

Where's Berlin?

Berlin is in Germany, DUH!

How about the Romantics

The Icicle Works, for sure!

I miss "Go West" in the votelist :)

i want the frankie goes to hollywood.......!!!!!

Thompson Twins are a MUST. However I don't think Allanah and Tom will tour together now that they are divorced. They haven't toured with Joe Since '86, honestly if all 3 could get back together and tour I don't even think they would need other bands.

A-ha would be good too, however I doubt they would agree to this because they are still huge in Europe, S America, etc. That being said if they want to play bigger venues in the US and re-introduce themselves this would be a good way to do it.

Jason, I was Thompson Twins agent back in the 80's. Through a third party I have had some contact with both Tom and Allanah in the past 60 days or so. Allanah is a chair designer and out of music entirely but would consider doing a tour if the money was enticing. I think Tom is going to be a much harder sell. We're very eager to get them for the 09 edition of our tour or just to tour on their own!

How about Yaz or Missing Persons or Oingo Boingo???

I miss also Icehouse and Ultravox,try to contact them!

Sorry!I miss also Gary Numan,Heaven 17 and...Nik Kershaw (still releasing!) one icon of the '80!

The Fixx (they're still touring - seen them recently), Tears For Fears (some of the best music of the 80's), and the Psychedelic Furs (brilliant alternative 80's rock) would be my first picks. Ultravox would be an incredible addition although a little obscure for the mainstream market. I love the Gary Numan idea, and Missing Persons (they were just here in Knoxville) would be strong. With Danny Elfman's success in film, Oingo Boingo might be a hard one to get...

Heaven 17

Needs moar Rick Astley.

RIIIIICK AAAASTLEY!!!

RICK ASTLEY!

Rick Astley ftw!

Rick Astley is a must.

RICK ASTLEY I CHOOSE YOU!

If you guys keep voting for me, I will come to the US and give you all an amazing show!

Rick Astley would have been an INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR if he wasn't afraid of plane tavel. I wonder if he foresaw 9/11 over a decade before it happened? I wouldn't put it past the man.

I can't believe this- no one's voting for Men Without Hats? Come on people, we need

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP.

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP.

Rick Astley is the only true talent on that poll. The rest if the choices are all talentless hacks and nobodies. RICK IS THE MAN.

VISIT THIS WEBSITE OR YOUR DOG WILL DIE IN SEVEN DAYS.

ALSO, RICK ROLL.

I'LL RICK YOUR ROLL.

Rick Rick Rick

EBAUMSWORLD.COM MADE ME VOTE FOR RICK.

I'm Barack Obama, and I approve of Rick Astley.

I'm Hilary Clinton, and I approve of Rick Astley.

I'm Tom Cruise, and you don't know the history of Rick Astley. I DO.

R-I-C-K IN THE USA.

Here is a song by a gay guy.

RICK FUCKING ASTLEY!
GET YOUR ASSTLEY OVER HERE SO I CAN SEE YOU!

Obviously we've been rickrolled! He went from a couple hundred votes to well over 2000 in a matter of days... good one guys! At least it brought us a bit of publcity from the L.A. Times:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/webscout/2008/05/help-bring-rick.html

DEFINITELY Level 42 if you can get them PLEASE.

Kim Wilde - catch a look at her on you tube in 'Perfect Girl' video....she looks great!! Level 42 would be great to see.......The Bangles (though I hope some day they tour with the GoGos) and yeah, Rick Astley would all be great to see in the 2009 tour....But Kim by far is the tops on my list!! Still a Hottie!!

If you haven't seen Howard Jones perform lately, you're missing out! He's a headliner still. A-Ha, Go West are great ideas and should be added to the poll! Tears for Fears, yes. And Oingo Boingo!?!? Awesome! But would Elfman show up?
And, my wife would actually go with me if Rick Springfield were to show up. I'm just sayin'!

Level 42 is a must!!!

FUCK YEAH RICK ASTLEY

I would love to see two things. First, I would love to see the Thompson Twins in concert, again. Secondly, I would love to see a tour date in Toronto, Canada.

WHERE'S CULTURE CLUB?? They haven't toured together in about 6 years, so they're due for a bit of a comeback...Any chance you could convince George and the boys to patch up their differences for a US tour? (there was all that silliness a couple years back where they tried to get a new lead singer...)
Get Culture Club, throw in a couple of decent support bands, and I guarantee you Regeneration Tour 2009 will be a complete sell-out!!

Rick Astley!

Rick astley

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICKKKKKKKKKKKKK ASTLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY

RICK ASTLEY HAS OVER 9000 VOTES!!!

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

We've know each other for so long
Your heart's been aching
But you're too shy to say it
Inside we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it

And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see

give you up. give you up
give you up, give you up
never gonna give
never gonna give, give you up
never gonna give
never gonna give, five you up

I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand

Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt youNever gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt youNever gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

OVER 9000 you say!?!?!?

also: #fortune

Rick Astley and Echo and the Bunnymen all the way.

RULE 1 AND 2 !!!!

YOU JUST LOST IT.

Rule 34?

Rule 34 on Rick Astley ?

RICK ASTLEY NAO!

WHERE IS A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
AND I RAN
I RAN SO FAR AWAAAAY

CHECK THIS OUT ANON http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1PwkgwsG0

Twould seem as though Rick Astley is teh 1337 pWn3r 0f d00m... correct me if i'm wrong on this.

Need the fuk maor rick astley!

FUCK I JUST GOT BUNNYROLLED AND THAN LOST THE GAME!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1PwkgwsG0

Vote for teh BUNNYMEN !!!

Bunnyroll ftw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1PwkgwsG0

Rick Astley is the ONLY one who can win this.l The Bunnymen pale in comparasion to Rick Astley.

>Never gonna give you up
>Never gonna let you down
>Never gonna run around and desert you
>Never gonna make you cry
>Never gonna say goodbye
>Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

The killing moon
Will come too soon

You underestimate the power of Bunnymen.

We're never gonna give you up, Rick!

VOTE FOR RICK ASTLEY
RICK ROLL THE WORLD

RICK RICK RICK RICK
REAL LIVE RICKROLL WOULD KICK MAD ASS
RICK RICK RICK RICK ASTLEYYYYYYYYYYYY

NEWFAGS!!!!! RULE 1 and 2 ya fecking newfags!!!

NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP NEVER GONNA LET YOU DOWN NEVER GONNA TURN AROUND AND DESERT YOU

DUNANAANNAANANAAA DUNANANAAAAANANA.........

rickrolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllled

ebaumsworld.com fools

OMD!!!!!!!!!! They must be included!

Howard Jones (PHENOMENAL live!), Thompson Twins, OMD, The FIXX (AMAZING live too), and Tears For Fears would be my DREAM concert for 2009! Forget Rick-every single one of his songs sound the same. Echo & The Bunnymen would be cool to see, as would Men At Work.

Rick Astley?? Come on people. There are far more interesting (musically speaking) choices on the list.

Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet, Ultravox, Howard Jones, OMD and Gary Numan.

Ouch, that would be killer!

Now how in h*ll did Rick Astley and EATB get so many votes. Find the chads, that's bogus.

OK someone is flooding the poll...I like Rick...but come on!!

I would Love to see Kim Wilde in USA -It will be such a rare appearance
I love You Keep Me Hangin on, Cambodia, You Came and of course the KIDS IN AMERICA does it Ring a BELL AMERICA???
Thank u

Do not demean the name or talent of Echo and The Bunnymen with this poll.

They will never LUMP themselves in a nostalgia tour.

They are still a very current and legit band. Go Buy Siberia!

Echo would rather play a beer and piss soaked bar in the South than group themselves with the likes of Dead or Alive....

Definitely Rick Astley!

The us needs Rick. Come on man it's been 20yrs. I can hear his sulrty voice right now. All you ppl should go to Utube for his veds. Dam the man sounds as good as he ever did back in the day. IMHO Rick's voice is sexier then ever.

What about Yaz!? I heard they were regrouping for a tour as I write this!

Everyone is voting for Rick Astley because of the stupid "Rick-rolled" thing thats going on. Vote for bands with talent!! I would say the Cure, Siouxsie & JAMC...but they can support a tour on their own. So, I think the Furs, Simple Minds, Public Image Ltd., Kate Bush, XTC....maybe even Adam & the Ants.

UGH!!! RICK GHASTLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kim Wilde would be awesome! You Keep Me Hangin' and Kids in America are both classic. I'd also like to see Samantha Fox, Wang Chung and another appearance by ABC, who are absolutely killer in concert.

I saw Rick Astley in concert with his first tour and I can tell you it was FAN-TASTIC!!! You won't be disappointed. One of the best concerts I've ever been to (and that's a lot). Add him in with Thompson Twins, and Tears for Fears and I'm TOTALLY SOLD!

Paul Young!

ABC (Martin Fry) was incredible on Saturday night. I went to the show just to see ABC, and I definitely got my money's worth. Belinda was great, too. My wife really loved her. Unfortunately, the Human League was somewhat ant-climactic after the others. You forget until the show that they only had three hits, and I only knew four of the songs they performed.

Anyway, I'm surprised no one has mentioned X, Adam Ant, or Thomas Dolby. Too bad Joe Strummer passed away, because the Clash would be great, too. I saw the Thompson Twins in '84, and would love to see them again. I also saw Adam Ant in '88 or '89 for the Vive Le Rock tour. He puts on a great show.

Oh yeah, and what about New Order?

The Plimsouls?

Psychedelic Furs?

Oh, someone did mention Adam (& the Ants) Ant and the Psych Furs. Sorry.

Sparks would be totally trippindicular awesome too! I can't believe I didn't think of them first!

Hey VegasDJ, can't agree less about Human League. They were awesome!! They also had a lot more than 3 hits outside of Vegas!!
Thomas Dolby was out playing keys for Roger Waters last year! That was one hell of a show.
Rick (with a silent 'P') Astley?? Really?? Talk about lack of talent...
Hehe ;-)

What about Siouxsie or Peter Murphy?

Rick rolling is lame. Take Rick Astley off the list

I saw the show last night in SLC and I'm going to agree with DJVegas that The Human League was totally anti-climatic! They didn't even play Obession! ABC and Belinda Carlisle were both fabulous! And Naked Eyes was really good, too. Great show anyway! I can't wait to see who's in the line up for next year.

Why is this an ALL WHITE TOUR, Let's add some color to it:
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Moriss Day and the Time
Shalamar
Jodie Watley
Sheila E.
Expose
Kool and the Gang
KC and the Sunshine Band

Are you people kidding? Rick Astley had one fucking hit and that sucked!! The Furs, TFF, Gang and the Bunnymen are the only listenable bands on this list.

Hey, SimonG, my opinion reflects my taste, not yours, and when the Human League was current, I was still in Los Angeles. I should have said "four hits" but I forgot about "Human" at that moment. I never said thay were bad, but I personally enjoyed Martin Fry and Belinda Carlisle more. I guess I'm sorry if that offends you.

You're right, outside of Las Vegas (nationally) they had six hits in the Top 40, but only three went higher than number 30: "Don't You Want Me", #1; "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", #8; and "Human", #1.

Also, try reading my post again. I'm not a big Rick Astley fan, so I never said anything about him.

Hey, SimonG, my opinion reflects my taste, not yours, and when the Human League was current, I was still in Los Angeles. I should have said "four hits" but I forgot about "Human" at that moment. I never said they were bad, but I personally enjoyed Martin Fry and Belinda Carlisle more. I guess I'm sorry if that offends you.

You're right, outside of Las Vegas (nationally) they had six hits in the Top 40, but only three went higher than number 30: "Don't You Want Me", #1; "(Keep Feeling) Fascination", #8; and "Human", #1.

Also, try reading my post again. I'm not a big Rick Astley fan, so I never said anything about him.

Why did I get posted twice? LOL

Katie, I'm glad you agree with me, but just so you know, "Obsession" was by Animotion, not Human League. ;)

This board is just like high school. Even the Rick jokes....BTW I think whoever said YAZ should be given a gold medal.

"should have thought of that before I did you wrong"

Men Without Hats, true artists, best synth pop band of all times!

Pet Shop Boys pleeeeeez!

How about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Romeo Void, Crowded House, Spandau Ballet, Kate Bush although the latter, will never happen.

Just saw the Regeneration Tour last night. Bought fifth row tickets the night of, a little disconcerting there, but the place did seem to fill up after a while. Naked eyes, or more appropriately Naked Eye sans Rob Fisher, seemed a little too heavy on the melancholy /sadness scale. Flock of Seagulls - Real tough. When they first came on stage making adjustments to the instruments, I thought they were Roadies. They looked like they walked out of a homeless shelter and or Rehab. Thankfully. things picked up considerably when ABC took the Stage, excellent performance even if Martin Fry's voice sounded a bit strained. I guess the old pipes don't quite recover after a few gigs like they did 20+ years ago. Belinda Carlisle seemed to be a bit catty with the stage hands and back-up band, but she sounded & performed great. Nice mix of Go-Go's and Single stuff. Human League, very entertaining, Synth Pop Performance art in all it's glory. Phil Oakey got his cardio in kicking a highly theatrical performance on stage. I did feel a little bad for Joanne Catherall, she was painfully too ample for those costumes, but she soldiered on workin' it to the Max. Susan Ann Sulley looked fantastic, and sang back up flawlessly. All in all good show, but take your time getting there, grab a cocktail & skip the first two acts.

Peter Schilling, anyone? P.S. Go Men Without Hats and TEARS FOR FEARS, GOD. There are so many good names on the list, let alone all the incredible artists that aren't currently included.

Saw the show last night. I was highly anticipating Seagulls and Human League but ABC won hands down. Great show, Martin and the gang!
OMD, EATB, The Fixx would be awesome but agree than Ian probably wouldn't do an 80s revival show. They are still very relevant... listen to Siberia! A-ha is mega-huge in Europe, selling out stadiums, but it would be a great way for the band to let Statesiders hear some of their latest songs (listen to Analogue, one of the best pop tunes in the last decade). OMD had some great stuff but Andy hasn't put out an OMD disk since '95. The Regeneration tour is a great idea and I am really looking forward to next year's lineup.

Martha + The Muffins

DEVO!!!!! Are we not men? (Also, I wouldn't mind seeing Billy Idol again)

How about Erasure?? and also Men Without Hats, Tears for Fears, Simple Minds, New Order, Electronic, Echo, The Smiths!!!!! Jesus and Mary Chain, Gene Loves Jezebel, Softcel, B52's

I saw the show Wednesday in Cary, NC. I really enjoyed ABC and Belinda. Belinda gave me goose bumps, I expected that a Flock of Seagulls would have been more impressive, but I was disappointed in the new line up. It looks like the music industry is not immune to the influx of Mexican immigrants taking our jobs. Naked eyes did a good job as well, Human League were also good. I agree that Joanne's cloths didnt go well. I would really like to see Level 42, The Fixx, Peter Murphy,Thompson Twinns,Tears for Fears and A-ha.

Just saw the performance in Palm Beach and had excellent seats in row 4. Although this date had the weakest line up i was ex ited to see Missing Persons. Unfortunately, Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons was in horrible shape and was a terrible disappointment. Naked Eyes was very good and ABC really made it all worthwhile for me. Hoping for Kim Wilde, Bananarama, OMD, Modern English and Adam Ant. I would also see ABC again and Missing Persons if they get her into rehab. Oh, Berlin!

Are people serious with RICK ASTLEY? I think he is one the many appropriate acts that have faded into obscurity and will hopefully never be heard from again in ANY artistic field, since he had proven that his mission was a total failure... as far as any important work or influence goes. I certainly couldn't see ANY record company giving the 'go-ahead' for a re-issue, or dare I write it without puking, a deluxe CD edition!
The Regeneration Tour has potential but not if we're relying on the 'talent' of half ass musicians, then there's no wonder it couldn't really 'tour' anywhere other than the states..... why not throw the New Kids On The Block, WHAM! and MC Hammer on the list as well? I'm sure that would appeal to all of Rick's fans, no?
(rolls eyes at the masses)

dont you think ADAM ANT should be at the top of the list??

The Human League, A Flock of Seagulls, Eurythmics, Yazoo, Kajagoogoo, After the Fire (Der kommissar), The Cars, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys, Blondie, Duran Duran....unlost!!

Man, we need Yaz, A Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, ABC, The Cure, Pet Shop Boys and George Micheal!

I thought Kim Wilde was the most entertaining stars of the 80s and even 90's, her colorful and electrofying videos were unforgetable. All the girls wanted to look like Kim and boys wanted to date Kim.
so My Vote is KIM WILDE all the way the rest are just followers. Too bad America never had a chance to Get to know Kim really
After all Michael Jackson asked Kim in 1988 to Tour with him on his BAD Tour.
That says it all.