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Culture Club Sets Sail Through Pacific
According to Music Feeds the band has not played in Australia in 16 years.
The synth-pop/reggae specialists broke up in 1986, then reunited and performed from 1998-2002. The original quartet then went on hiatus for over a decade, and finally began touring again in 2015.
The boys will be roaming from Western to Eastern Australia before playing two shows in Manila and then flying over to the U.S.
The last recorded album for Culture Club was 1999’s Don’t Mind If I Do, and the band is expected to release a new album, Tribes, later this year.
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight Online, Boy George said he has observed the band’s audience changing over the years.
“When people have said ‘Who’s your audience?’ I’m like ‘Everyone.’ It literally can be young kids, to very old ladies, you know mums,” George said. “It used to be a lot of girls back in the day, and now we seem to get a lot more guys now.”
Here is the list of upcoming tour dates for those who would like to come (and go):
June 08 — Mt. Claremont, Australia, HBF Stadium
June 10 — Melbourne, Australia, Rod Laver Arena
June 11 — Moore Park, Australia, Hordern Pavilion
June 14 — Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane Riverstage
June 17 — Manila, Philippines, Smart Araneta Coliseum
June 18 — Manila, Philippines, Smart Araneta Coliseum
July 16 — Cincinnati, Ohio, The Shoe At Horseshoe Cincinnati
Aug. 11 — Woodinville, Wash., Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Aug. 24 — San Diego, Calif., Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
Aug. 26 — Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
Aug. 27 — Los Angeles, Calif., Hollywood Bowl
The best place for information on the upcoming tour is probably Boy George’s website. For anyone interested in a strong dose of nostalgia, Culture Club’s official website from 2002 is still up, although it contains no information relevant to their upcoming tour.