By Paddy McCarthy
Now here is a band called Berlin that has been around for a very long time and had many line up changes over the years. They also broke up back in the 70s and 80s only to reform again and get back doing live gigs.
Berlin are setting their sights on ‘The Letting It Go Show’ Summer Tour with Boy George and Culture Club and Howard Jones.
Check out the history on this great band who are still playing their music better than ever so as I said check out their tour dates to support along with Boy George and Culture Club and Howard Jones for the dates below.
Berlin are set to hit the road this summer on a nationwide tour with Boy George & Culture Club and Howard Jones on ‘The Letting It Go Show’. Produced by Live Nation, The Letting It Go Show kicks off its 25-city run on Thursday, July 13 in West Palm Beach, FL at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, with stops across North America in Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and more before wrapping up on Saturday, August 20 in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion.
“We are thrilled to be invited on this tour with Culture Club and Howard Jones! A lineup this great is a once-in-lifetime event. Are you ready to ‘Let it Go’ this summer? We look forward to seeing you soon!” said Berlin’s Terri Nunn.
Berlin – founded by lead vocalist & songwriter Terri Nunn, bassist John Crawford, and keyboard player David Diamond – will forever be recognized as the American progenitor of electro-pop music.
Few bands emerging from the era of Berlin have achieved as far-reaching and long-lasting an impact and, rarely, such a timeless array of musical grooves.
The Los Angeles-based band made its first national impression with the provocative dance hit “Sex (I’m A…)” from the platinum-selling debut EP Pleasure Victim in 1982. “The Metro” and “No More Words” were also chart toppers.
It was the unforgettable, intimate, and strikingly beautiful love song, “Take My Breath Away that took the band to another level. The ballad’s defining role in the Tom Cruise film, Top Gun, helped solidify Berlin’s everlasting place in American pop-culture. The song was a #1 international hit and received both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for “Best Original Song” in 1986.
Berlin’s discography has yielded twelve gold and platinum album awards. Their most recent release Strings Attached features brand new recordings from the band of their classic hits augmented by two Philharmonic Orchestras.
Special new versions of the band’s number 1 global smash, “Take My Breath Away” are included as well as 11 other tracks which highlight the career of the iconic 80’s synth band.
Nunn’s ongoing influence on other artists including Lady Gaga, Shirley Manson/Garbage, Gwen Stefani/No Doubt, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus earned her the #11 spot on VH1.com’s ‘100 Greatest Women in Rock.’
As a teenage actress, Terri played leading roles in films including Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold with Kim Basinger, and Thank God It’s Friday with Jeff Goldblum and Debra Winger. Along with comedienne, Wendy Liebman, Nunn also hosted the critically acclaimed radio show Unbound with Terri Nunn on 88.5 FM KCSN Los Angeles.
Tickets are now on-sale now at https://www.livenation.com/artist/K8vZ9171b4f/culture-club-events.
I promise you that you will not be disappointed as this is a great line up of super stars, so make sure you go and see them at a venue near you.
Here is a festival that you should also check out as they have the cream of Irish talent performing. Long Island, known in Irish as Inis Fada, will once more have the Irish music festival it deserves. Join them for the 2nd Annual Inis Fada Fleadh (pronounce it Flah) on the grounds of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (495 North Ocean Ave., Patchogue, NY) on Saturday June 10th from noon – 9 pm and Sunday June 11th from 11 am – 9 pm. There will be pipers, dancers, food and drink, vendors and, of course, a full lineup of bands that are super talented, including: The Bob Morris Irish Band, Clear The Battlefield, The Screaming Orphans, School of Rock Sayville, The Prodigals, Susan & Gerard, The Fenian Brothers, Bangers and Mash, The Irish Brigade, TheSporting Paddies and the great Andy Cooney.
