Pre-Sale, general public tickets available as of April 28
Puyallup, WA –April 23, 2018 – The Washington State Fair will take you back in time, when the Lost 80’s Live Tour comes to Puyallup, Monday, Sept. 3 as part of the 2018 Columbia Bank Concert Series. The show will feature: A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Farrington and Mann original voices of When in Rome UK, Naked Eyes & Animotion.
It took musical training and talent to program a drum machine and sing to synth, and a bit more effort to craft a look and sound that was original – or odd – enough to get noticed by record companies, and then by the record buying audience. There’s probably no better early ’80s’ example of this than Grammy Award winners, A Flock of Seagulls. The band, founded by hairdressers Mike Score and Frank Maudsley, Score’s brother Ali, and Paul Reynolds was a late product of the Liverpool music scene that produced such hard hitting pop acts as Mikes Score Live, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes.
Wang Chung’s story begins in the late 1970s, when the creative core of Jack Hues and Nick Feldman first met in London. Prompted by the freedom of the punk music movement in England, they played together in several avant-garde bands before becoming Wang Chung in 1983. “Everybody Have Fun Tonight” and the top ten smash “Let’s Go!” was instantly accessible, universally appealing and one of the most memorable songs of the decade.
Clive Farrington and Andrew Mann of WHEN IN ROME UK are the original vocalists of “WHEN IN ROME” that appeared on the debut record in 1987, signed to Virgin Records which includes the smash hit “The Promise.” Clive Farrington is also the original vocalist appearing in the music video “The Promise.” With more than 1.8 million records sold, and 25 + years later, WHEN IN ROME’S “The Promise” is still known worldwide as a Certified Hit.
Recently, the 1980s have taken on an almost mythical place in pop culture. There is a growing obsession with the fashion, the television shows and films and especially the music of that decade. One band that had thrived during those days has reemerged to take its rightful place in music…. Naked Eyes. The group had huge hits, such as “Always Something There To Remind Me,” which immediately exploded into the Top Ten, followed by the self-penned “Promises, Promises” and “When The Lights Go Out.” The back-to-back-to-back hits resulted in massive U.S. radio airplay and an almost constant presence on MTV.
In his book “Totally Awesome 80s” (St. Martin’s Press New York 1996), Matthew Rettenmund listed Animotion’s “Obsession” as #3 in his list of Quintessentially 1980s Songs. Astrid Plane and Charles Octavo put together the band, which released the smash hit, “Obsession,” that hit the top ten charts. They toured and made several TV appearances throughout the 1980s. The band’s video made it to number one on Cashbox Magazine’s Video Charts.
Tickets went on sale to the general public Saturday, April 28 at 10 a.m. Prices are $45/$40/Free with Fair gate admission, on a first come first served basis. Reserved Infield seating includes Fair gate admission. Tickets will be available on the Fair website, http://www.thefair.com/fun/details/lost-80s-live or by phone (888) 559-FAIR (3247) daily, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. PDT. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Washington State Fair’s Box Office at 9th Ave SW and Meridian St. on Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Online and phone purchases are subject to standard processing fees. Tickets purchased on site will be charged a $3 per ticket service fee.
The Lost 80’s Live concert is part of the 2018 Columbia Bank Concert Series. Tickets will also go on sale for other artists in the coming months. Visit www.thefair.com to see the updated lineup, or sign up online to receive announcements of pre-sale opportunities BEFORE concert tickets go on sale to the public. The concerts to date are:
| DATE | PERFORMANCE | TIME | PRICES (incl. Fair gate admission) |
| Aug. 31 (Fri) | Chicago (Rock) | 7:30 p.m. | $70, $60, $40 |
| Sept. 1 (Sat) | Khalid (Hip Hop) | 7:30 p.m. | $80, $70, $45 |
| Sept. 2 (Sun) | Florida Georgia Line w/Morgan Wallen (Country) | 7:30 p.m. | $160, $145, $95 |
| Sept. 3 (Mon) | Lost 80’s Live feat. A Flock of Seagulls, Wang Chung, Farrington and Mann original voices of When in Rome UK, Naked Eyes & Animotion | 4:30 p.m. | Reserved Infield $45, $40; Grandstand free w/Fair gate admission |
| Sept. 6 (Thu) | Justin Boots Rodeo Finale – Evening Performance | 6:30 p.m. | $30, $20, $15 or $66 for family of 4 thru 9/3 |
| Sept. 7 (Fri) | Justin Boots Rodeo Finale w/Scotty McCreery (Country) | 6:30 p.m. | $40, $30, or $40 for concert only (dirt GA) |
| Sept. 8 (Sat) | Justin Boots Rodeo Finale – Matinee Performance | 1 p.m. | $35, $25, $15 or $66 for family of 4 thru 9/3 |
| Sept. 8 (Sat) | Justin Boots Rodeo Finale w/Jamey Johnson (Country) | 6:30 p.m. | $40, $30, or $40 for concert only (dirt GA) |
| Sept. 9 (Sun) | Justin Boots Rodeo Finale – Matinee | 1 p.m. | $40, $30 |
| Sept. 10 (Mon) | Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles (Classic Rock) | 7:30 p.m. | $50, $40, $30 |
| Sept. 13 (Thu) | Culture Club w/Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey (80’s Pop) | 7:30 p.m. | $65, $55, $45 |
| Sept. 14 (Fri) | An Evening with Terry Fator (Comedy) | 7:30 p.m. | $55, $40, $30 |
| Sept. 15 (Sat) | Toby Keith w/Ned LeDoux (Country) | 7:30 p.m. | $95, $80, $70 |
| Sept. 17 (Mon) | Lauren Daigle w/Zach Williams (Christian) | 7:30 p.m. | $45, $35, $30 |
| Sept. 19 (Wed) | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Cheap Trick (Rock) | 7:30 p.m. | $60, $50, $40 |
| Sept. 20 (Thu) | Brett Eldredge w/Runaway June & Devin Dawson (Country) | 7:30 p.m. | $75, $65, $45 |
| Sept. 21 (Fri) | Macklemore (Hip Hop) | 7:30 p.m. | $110, $100, $85 |
| Sept. 22 (Sat) | Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias (Comedy) | 7:30 p.m. | $65, $60, $45 |
| Sept. 23 (Sun) | Rascal Flatts w/Trent Harmon (Country) | 7:30 p.m. | $90, $80, $60 |
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The Washington State Fair is one of the biggest fairs in the world, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest. It started in 1900 in Puyallup, and welcomes over one million guests to the single largest attended event in the state. Star-studded entertainment, the PRCA Rodeo, rides, exhibits, food, flowers and animals are mainstays of the 20-day event that kicks off the Friday of Labor Day weekend. For more information about the Aug. 31- Sept. 23, 2018 Washington State Fair (closed Tuesdays and Wed. Sept. 5), visit www.thefair.com.
