The band and crew waiting to check in at our hotel for the night in Vegas, baby. Haircut One Hundred
The band and crew waiting to check in at our hotel for the night in Vegas, baby. Haircut One Hundred
We have a day off in Vegas before our drive to Utah for the final show of the Dream Into Action tour, tomorrow in Utah. We headed out for a late breakfast, then the band has a full rehearsal for their solo headling show in New York on Wednesday at Sony Hall. So still work-but fun
Thank you Del Mar, you were a fantastic audience tonight for the penultimate show of the Dream Into Action tour. Our final date is at The Ballpark in South Jordan, Utah on Monday. It'll be a joyous but bittersweet night.
What a beautiful venue - The Sound in Del Mar. Hope you can make it tonight, we'll have a blast for the penultimate show of the tour. And come early, I'll be doing a FREE meet and greet when doors open at 6p. We'll take selfies and I can sign copies of my books for you. Don't miss it.
House of Blues, Vegas, tonight.
More great pics from last night, botn onstage and at the overflowing meet and greet. A huge thanks to n Coleen Rice Nelson for the shots. Wonderful memories of a fabulous evening.
If you're coming to the @howardjones @Haircut100 & me show tonight at the House of Blues Las Vegas, please arrive early when doors open at 6p because I'm doing a FREE meet and greet in the lobby so we can say hi, take pics, and I can sign a book for you. It'll be a terrific night.
Thank you Shane Pase for your amazing photos of last night's show at the HoB Anaheim. Sold out with an amazing crowd. Swedish Egil did the intro, and an appearance from Terri of Berlin had the audience screaming. Fantastic evening. See you tonight at the House of Blues Las Vegas.
Had to wear this T shirt last night in tribute to the great Jeddum Fishum. What else would be appropriate for an incredible Orange County audience who SOLD OUT the House of Blues.?
Fantastic night at House of Blues in Anaheim. Lots of surprises for the audience, including bringing on Swedish Egil and Terri Nunn. Loved every second. Tomorrow night - Vegas, baby!
Howard Jones has just finished soundchecking for tonight's show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, and now it's the turn of Haircut One Hundred Then I go onstage for my soundcheck. It's going to be a great evening and I'll see you at 6p in the lobby for a FREE meet and greet.
If you're coming tonight to the House of Blues Anaheim, get there when the doors open at 6p because I'll be doing a FREE meet and greet in the lobby. Bring a copy of one of my books so I can sign it for you and we'll take selfies and more. See you tonight for a GREAT show with me, Hojo & Haircut 100
What a great show last night at The Rialto Theatre in Tuscon. Next up, HofB in Anaheim tomorrow. See you there.
Tucson tonight at the Rialto Theatre. Next up Anaheim, then Vegas, Del Mar, and finally Utah. See you at the shows!
At the historic (one hundred years old) Rialto Theatre in Tucson. Soundcheck is going on as we ready for tonight's show. I'll be doing a FREE meet and greet when doors open at 6p, hope to see you here!!!
Who is coming to the Howard Jones Haircut One Hundred Richard Blade shows in either Tucson, Anaheim, Del Mar, Vegas, or Utah? Show of hands please.
Good morning from Kansas City airport. Flying to LA to be with the wifey & Chloe - they miss their cuddles, as do I. I'll rejoin the tour in Tucson, Tuesday so I won't miss any dates. Krista sent me this as an incentive to come home, and honestly, who could resist? #Iflyalaska
Hope to see you here tonight!
Night off this evening. Tomorrow we're heading to The Event Center at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL. If you're in the area make sure you come to the show you'll love it!!
In a totally Spinal Tap moment, post-concert what movie are we watching? Yup, Spinal Tap.
More pics from my set tonight at the State Theatre in New Jersey. Wonderful audience.
Good evening New Jersey!
Another great meet and greet, this time at the historic State Theatre in New Jersey. Now it's collect my thoughts and get onstage.
Thank you to Traci Turner for some great pics she took of my opening set for an upcoming article - I'm looking forward to sharing that with you soon.
Every morning my beloved Krista sends me a video of our baby girl, Chloe, getting her first treat of the day, a slice of warm buttered toast. I so look forward to seeing it, I miss them both so much.
Good morning from the tour bus! We're entering New Jersey, night off this evening, tomorrow it's the Stare Theatre in New Brunswick. Les and Graham are checking out the scenery, Nick is happy (as always) and our other Nick - fantastic on sax, is finishing his coffee. Another day on the road.
Haircut One Hundred asked me to join them onstage for their encore here at the Carolina Theater. What an honor. They delivered a rocking set that had the audience on their feet. This band is a must see.
Thank you Carolina Theater and the amazing audience there. What a way to start the night.
What a great meet and greet here at the Carolina Theater in Durham NC. The line wrapped around the lobby and out of the door. Fantastic people. Now it's onto the stage for my opening set.
Just finished my meet and greet, and in the backstage green room our tour manager, Antonio, is crashed out after a wild day of coordinating not only tonight's show but the new bus. And at the door, Nick Heyward is teaching one of the road crew to play the riff from Favorite Shirts. Fun times.
Soundcheck here at the Charleston Music Hall is just about to wrap up. Everyone sounds so good. Doors open at 6p, and I'll be in the lobby to say hi and do a FREE meet and greet. My set starts at 7p, so don't be late as I have some fun things planned to open the show.
My set just wrapped. Here's a pic of the crowd. We'll have a Facebook Live with Haircut One Hundred on Richard Blade Page in 30 minutes.
Here's some pics from Howard Jones amazing set tonight
The shows keep getting better and better. I'm thrilled that (so far) everyone's loved my 30 minute standup set consisting of jokes, music, stories, history and interaction. Tomorrow I'm back at the Mahaffey Theater in St Petersburg. Hope to see you there. Here's tonight's pic.
Haircut One Hundred soundchecking right now, ready for tonight's show with me and Howard Jones at the Parker Theater in Fort Lauderdale. I'll be doing a FREE meet and greet when doors open at 6p, then I start the show at 7p. It's going to be a fun concert.
We have an 'off' day tonight on our tour, with the next show tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale. So I grabbed a workout at the hotel gym in our stop-over in Orlando. Gotta keep at it to deal with the pressures on the road and at the shows. Never easy, but always worth it.
Just finished my opening set in Atlanta. Fantastic crowd that packed the house early.
GREAT audience!! You never know how you're going to be received but tonight they came early and loved the stories, interaction, and the jokes. If this is an indication of how the tour is going to be then bring it on. See you tomorrow, Atlanta.
GREAT audience!! You never know how you're going to be received but tonight they came early and loved the stories, interaction, and the jokes. If this is an indication of how the tour is going to be then bring it on. See you tomorrow, Atlanta.
If you're coming to the opening night of the Howard Jones Haircut 100 Richard Blade tour this evening at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, get here early as I'm doing a FREE meet & greet when the doors open. I go onstage at 7:30p to kick things off - and I promise, we will have fun!!!
More pics from tonight - Big Country onstage right now! Lost 80s Live.
What a show it's going to be tonight for the FINAL (sob) sate of Lost 80's Live 2025. We're at The Venue at Thunder Valley in Lincoln, CA. Beautiful theatre, it's really going to be amazing. Hope to see you here.
What a party tonight in Saratoga for Lost 80's Live
Tonight in Paso Robles with Lost 80's Live
Lost 80's Live is rocking my old stomping grounds of Paso Robles tonight. Beautiful (but hot) evening and an audience who are so into it. Wish you were here. Maybe tomorrow in Saratoga, or Sunday (the final date this year) at Lincoln, CA.
This Friday night, I'm so excited to be back in my old stomping grounds of the Central Coast when @Lost80sLive into Vina Robles Ampitheatre. I worked at Z93 radio in SLO town at the beginning of the 80s and loved it. It'll be a GREAT show. Whatever you do -don't miss it!!
Great meet and greet last night at The Greek Theatre. Thank to everybody who came by after the show. It was lovely meeting you in person.
Onstage tonight at The Greek Theatre with @Lost80sLive
Thank you Orange County for such a fun night at The Grove of Anaheim yesterday. Everyone from Lost 80's Live had such a good time, and the meet and greet afterwards was insane! Here's some pics from the show, and our next stop is The Greek Theatre tomorrow. That's going to be great - don't miss it.
A Flock Of Seagulls closing out another amazing night on tour with Lost 80's Live Thank you OC for helping us rock The Grove in Anaheim. Next up, on Sunday we'll see you at The Greek Theatre. It's going to be great.
Good evening Anaheim! Lost 80's Live is really going off tonight. And Sunday get me to The Greek. I hope to see you there.
TONIGHT the party is at The Grove of Anaheim-10 incredible acts taking you back to the 80s! I'll be hosting, and right after the show I'll do a FREE meet & greet so bring a copy of one of my books and I'll sign it, along with selfies and more. See you at @Lost80sLive tonight!
Tonight was the biggest meet and greet of the tour for me so far, more than 250 people. So great saying hi to them all and taking pics. We'll do it again tomorrow night at The Grove in Anaheim. And if you're coming, bring a copy of my book and I'll sign it for you.
Big Country ripping through a killer set in San Diego tonight. Tomorrow, Lost 80's Live rolls into The Grove in Anaheim. You'll have the time of your life at the show. See you there.
Fantastic audience for the fun, games and music of Lost 80's Live tonight in San Diego. See you tomorrow at The Grove in Anaheim- don't miss it.
It's great to be back in California. China Crisis are on stage right now and rocking the Lost 80's Live crowd. Such a blast!
View from the stage at tonight's gig in San Diego. Weather- perfect, soundcheck rocked. Doors open in an hour, show starts at 6pm. Hope you can make it, the concert will be awesome at the Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre. Lost 80's Live
Tonight's venue in San Diego, the Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre. It's going to be great. Hope to see you here. Lost 80's Live
Last night's required onstage shot with the crowd. A fantastic evening in Phoenix. Looking forward to tonight in San Diego and the brilliant 91X audience. Lost 80's Live
Huge crowd in Phoenix tonight for my aftershow meet-and-greet. Such lovely people who all said how blown away they were by the show. Hearing that makes me feel so good. See you tomorrow night in San Diego - California, here we come. @lost80slive
Backstage fun with Josie Cotton and her band. Lost 80's Live
The Icicle Works rocking Phoenix with Lost 80's Live tonight.
Wow! Tonight's Phoenix audience for Lost 80's Live is as hot as the temperature outside. Right now China Crisis is onstage, and understandably the crowd went crazy for their song Arizona Sky.
Here's the venue in Phoenix tonight - The Arizona Financial Center - for @lost80slive Hope to see you here this evening, it'll be a blast.
Flying to Phoenix for tonight's @Lost80sLive show and there's only one airline for me, Alaska! When I get to Phoenix I'll do a contest on Richard Blade Page on Facebook to giveaway tickets for the shows at The Grove in Anaheim on Friday and The Greek on Sunday. See you at those shows. #iflyalaska
TONIGHT, tune into KTTV Ch 11 around 6:30p. I'll be on with their news team talking about the upcoming Lost 80's Live shows in San Diego (Thursday), The Grove in Anaheim (Friday), and The Greek (Sunday). It'll be a fun chat, I promise.
What a night in Dallas for @Lost80sLive yesterday. Incredible audience, so much fun. I paid tribute to Jerry's World (AT&T Stadium) & the DCC. The show was a blast. Thanks you for making it so great for me, Krista, and all the artists. See you in Phoenix Wednesday- don't miss it.
TONIGHT, the party comes to Irving, Texas and The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory. Join me and A Flock Of Seagulls General Public Big Country The Vapors Belouis Some Peter Godwin The Icicle Works, China Crisis, Josie Cotton, and The Polecats as we bring the Lost 80's Live to Texas It'll be a blast!
In Dallas getting ready for tomorrow's Lost 80's Live show at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Hope you'll be there for the fun and music. Today I'm checking out my favorite tourist/historical exhibition in Dallas. Here's the view from the windows, anyone guess where it is?
More shots from last night's amazing @Lost80sLive in New Orleans at the gorgeous Saenger Theatre. A fantastic evening, and the energy from the wonderful audience made all of us on stage bring our 'A' game. Next is Sunday in Irving, Texas at the Toyota Music Factory. See you there.
Thanks Kevin Rankin for this shot. You're a great drummer and photographer! Lost 80's Live
Good evening New Orleans! A huge SiriusXM 1st Wave crowd tonight.
Just where is the next stop on the Lost 80's Live tour? Which way to New Orleans?
Off to rejoin Lost 80's Live for all the remaining dates, starting tomorrow at the Mahaffey Theater in St Pete's, Florida. The shows have been amazing so far, try and make it to one. Should be there on time as I'm flying my favorite airline, Alaska. #iflyalaska
Chloe wanted to visit Daddy's star today.
Say hello to Richard the Rooster. This is what happens when you wear your headphones all day doing interviews and then go straight into your radio show. Some people pay money for this hairdo!
After the show in Cary, North Carolina, we all did a backstage meet and greet. Everyone was there in this pic except Dave Wakeling and me who were chatting. Then we were ordered to sit down and take our places. Can you name this rogue's gallery? @lost80slive
Big Country Lost 80's Live
It keeps getting better. General Public have the massive crowd here in North Carolina on their feet, they're so cool they're hot! Lost 80's Live
Another fantastic night with @lost80slive We're in Cary, North Carolina at the Koka Booth Amphitheater and what a crowd that's shown up to party with us. Lovely people.
And so it begins. Our first act at Lost 80's Live tonight, ladies & gentlemen, The Polecats.
Boston tonight with @lost80slive
General Public soundchecking for tonight's @lost80slive show tonight at the Wang Theater in Boston. See you here!
With Dave Wakeling at the end of his set here in New Haven tonight. Hope to see you at the Wang Theater in Boston, tomorrow- Friday. @lost80slive
Tonight's venue - the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT, for the opening date of this year's Lost 80's Live tour. If you're in town, grab some tickets and I'll see you here.
Tonight is the night- the start of Lost 80's Live 2025. The tour gets underway this evening at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, then rolls into the Wang Theater in Boston tomorrow, and The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York on Saturday. See you there!
See you there for the opening night of the tour in New Haven. It's going to be great. @lost80slive @westvillebowl
The Lost 80's Live tour starts Thursday night at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT. Don't miss this incredible night of music. I'll see you there.
The @lost80slive tour starts on Thursday in New Haven, then rolls into Boston and New York as it sweeps across the country. So excited to see and meet you at the shows. Don't miss these incredible nights of music.
With two back to back tours starting Thursday in Connecticut, with Lost 80's Live, I'll be on the road for 7 weeks, playing 18 states and crisscrossing America twice. So I've been working for the upcoming trek. I have to admit, it gets harder as you get older, See you out there!
In just over an hour's time Rob Juarez, Krista and I will be on a Faceback Live on Ŕichard Blade Page talking about this year's Lost 80's Live And be prepared to ask questions and talk with some special guests who are on the tour and will be joining us. It's going to be a blast!!
You've got to love StubHub. Having said that, I'll see you in Fort Lauderdale on September 5th, and I have a feeling Howard Jones and Haircut One Hundred will be there as well. Don't miss the show!
TOMORROW NIGHT join me, Krista & Rob Juarez, the creator of Lost 80's Live at 5:30p PT, 8:30p ET. We'll be talking about and taking your questions on this year's tour - and be prepared for some very special guest appearances on this Facebook Live, on Richard Blade Page, Thursday.
If you're in SoCal, I'll be on KTTV Ch 11 around 6:30p tonight talking about Ozzy's passing. Try and tune in if you can.
RIP Ozzy. Sad to hear of your passing. You were one of a kind. The one consolation is you played your farewell show just 3 weeks ago at Villa Park stadium in the UK, a true king of heavy metal. Here's a pic with Ozzy battling me, Peter Facer & Katy Manor in the VideoBeat studio.
Want some fun? Join me & Rob Juarez, the creator of Lost 80's Live, this Thursday evening at 5:30p PT, 8:30p ET. We'll talk about and taking your questions on this year's tour - and be prepared for some very special guest appearances on this Facebook Live, on Richard Blade Page
And now our third band has taken the stage, from Mexico, The Tormentors. So good.
Tonight's Smiths/Morrissey convention keeps getting better. Strangeways, the second tribute band, put on a fantastic set and were a hard act to follow. This crowd are so into the night and the music.
This is shaping up to be an awesome Smiths/Morrissey convention. Incredible crowd, and The Avalon is packed. So much energy.
SUNDAY NIGHT at The Avalon in Hollywood, the Smiths/Morrissey convention. I'm hosting it along with THREE amazing tribute bands, plus guest DJs, vendors and loads of giveaways. It's the most fun night of the year for Moz fans (an oxymoron, I know) I'll see you there, Sunday. And we never cancel.
