{"id":45620,"date":"2025-07-07T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45620\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T09:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T09:26:09","slug":"men-without-hats-travel-back-to-the-future-with-new-single-i-%e2%9d%a4%ef%b8%8f-the-80s-and-uk-eu-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/45620\/","title":{"rendered":"Men Without Hats Travel Back to the Future With New Single \u201cI \u2764\ufe0f the \u201880s\u201d and UK\/EU Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dust off your Walkman, dig out that denim jacket, and prepare for a neon-coloured nostalgia trip: Men Without Hats are back with a synth-pop banger that celebrates the decade that made them legends. Their new single, \u201cI \u2764\ufe0f the \u201880s,\u201d is out now with a hairsprayed wink and a shoulder-padded strut, and it\u2019s everything you\u2019d expect from the band who gave us \u201cThe Safety Dance\u201d\u2014and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI \u2764\ufe0f the \u201880s\u201d is a riotous, melodic time machine powered by boom boxes, moonwalks, tube tops, and enough pop-culture references to make Stranger Things blush. \u201cEverybody felt alive \/ Back in 1985,\u201d sings frontman Ivan Doroschuk, before commanding us to \u201cParty like it\u2019s \u201882\u201d and \u201cDance safely across the floor \/ Like we did in \u201884.\u201d If you were there, you\u2019ll get goosebumps. If you weren\u2019t, this is your crash course.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This gloriously cheeky synth-soaked anthem is the lead single from their upcoming album Men Without Hats On The Moon, slated for release in mid-October. Produced by Grammy and Juno winner Brian Howes (Hinder, Simple Plan), mixed by the legendary Mark Needham (The Killers, Elton John), and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, U2), the track was written by Ivan Doroschuk and Howes and recorded at Black Stove Studios on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a high-voltage return from a band whose influence on pop culture is still alive and pogo-dancing. From Montreal basement gigs in 1977 to stadium-filling synth anthems in the \u201980s, Men Without Hats have carved out an enduring space in music history. \u201cPop Goes The World\u201d and \u201cThe Safety Dance\u201d are more than hits\u2014they\u2019re international memes, football chants, and soundtrack staples for generations.<\/p>\n

As Ivan puts it: \u201cOne of the biggest challenges in writing this song was narrowing down all the things I loved about the \u201980s\u2026 The song could have been half an hour long!\u201d In place of a guitar solo, the band even cheekily dropped in a sing-along refrain of \u201cPop Goes The World,\u201d a move that marries nostalgia with cheeky brilliance.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This single drops just in time for the band\u2019s first UK and EU tour in nearly a decade. Kicking off August 21 at The Old Woollen in Leeds and winding through Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool, Utrecht, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo, the tour wraps in Malm\u00f6 on September 17. Fans can expect a non-stop, high-energy blast of classics, deep cuts, and fresh material, delivered with charisma and big-haired enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

This lineup\u2014Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Sahara Sloan (keyboards and vocals), Sho Murray (guitar), and Adrian White (drums)\u2014is tight, charismatic, and utterly infectious. Sahara, daughter of founding member Colin Doroschuk, brings the band\u2019s story full circle with next-gen synth magic and harmonies that sparkle.<\/p>\n

The live album, recorded during their 2024 North American tour, just dropped in February 2025, keeping the party alive on vinyl and streaming. With 31 million views on YouTube, nearly 10 million monthly Spotify listeners, and a fanbase spanning generations, Men Without Hats continue to blend the joyful absurdity of the 1980s with modern polish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI \u2764\ufe0f the \u201880s\u201d isn\u2019t about going back\u2014it\u2019s about bringing the joy of that era forward. So, pull up those leg warmers, crank the volume, and dance safely into the future.<\/p>\n

MEN WITHOUT HATS \u2013 2025 TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 1, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Officer\u2019s Square \u2013 Fredericton, NB
July 25, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Canyons Village \u2013 Park City, UT
July 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Soda Row Live Daybreak \u2013 South Jordan, UT<\/p>\n

August 6, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Peach Fest \u2013 Penticton, BC
August 9, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Rock the Kooney\u2019s \u2013 Cranbrook, BC
August 12, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Black Sheep \u2013 Colorado Springs, CO
August 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Oriental Theatre \u2013 Denver, CO
August 14, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Beaver Creek \u2013 Beaver Creek, CO
August 16, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Rock the Harbour Festival \u2013 Dartmouth, NS<\/p>\n

UK\/EU TOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 21, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Old Woollen \u2013 Leeds, UK
August 22, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Fringe Festival (La Belle Angele) \u2013 Edinburgh, UK
August 23, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Academy 3 \u2013 Liverpool, UK
August 24, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Craufurd Arms \u2013 Milton Keynes, UK
August 25, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Garage \u2013 London, UK<\/p>\n

August 27, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 De Helling \u2013 Utrecht, NL
August 28, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Nieuwe Nor \u2013 Heerlen, NL
August 29, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Mergener Hof \u2013 Trier, GER
August 30, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Das Rind \u2013 Russelsheim, GER
August 31, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Exil \u2013 Gottingen, GER<\/p>\n

September 2, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Feierwerk \u2013 Munich, GER
September 3, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Die Stadtmitte (80\u2019s Party) \u2013 Karlsruhe, GER
September 4, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Sumpfblume \u2013 Hameln, GER
September 5, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Trompete \u2013 Bochum, GER
September 6, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 NCN Festival \u2013 Leipzig-Deutzen, GER<\/p>\n

September 8, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Shiva \u2013 Bremerhaven, GER
September 9, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Markthalle @ MarX \u2013 Hamburg, GER
September 10, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Lido \u2013 Berlin, GER
September 11, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Die Pumpe \u2013 Kiel, GER
September 12, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Hotel Cecil \u2013 Copenhagen, DEN
September 13, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Musikens \u2013 Gothenburg, SWE
September 14, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Slaktkyrkan @ Hus 7 \u2013 Stockholm, SWE
September 16, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 John Dee \u2013 Oslo, NOR
September 17, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Babel \u2013 Malm\u00f6, SWE<\/p>\n

FALL 2025 \u2013 CANADA & U.S. \u2013 MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 4, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Base31 \u2013 Picton, ON
October 16, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Parker \u2013 Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 17, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Moss Centre \u2013 Miami, FL
October 18, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Sunrise Theatre \u2013 Ft. Pierce, FL
October 19, 2025<\/strong> \u2013 Florida Theatre \u2013 Jacksonville, FL<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dust off your Walkman, dig out that denim jacket, and prepare for a neon-coloured nostalgia trip: Men Without…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":45621,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[35453,35454,35455,35456,35457,35458,35459,35460,35461,35462,35463,35464,35465,35466,171,35467,35468,35469,35470,35471,35472,35473,35474,35475,35476,35477,35478,35479,35480,35481,975,35482,35483,35484,26951,35485,35486,10430,35487,35488,35489,35490,35491,35492,35493,35494,35495,35496,35497,35498,35499,35500,35501,35502,35503,35504,35505,35506,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-45620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-academy-3","9":"tag-adrian-white","10":"tag-babel","11":"tag-base31","12":"tag-beaver-creek","13":"tag-brian-howes","14":"tag-canyons-village","15":"tag-colin-doroschuk","16":"tag-craufurd-arms","17":"tag-das-rind","18":"tag-de-helling","19":"tag-die-pumpe","20":"tag-die-stadtmitte","21":"tag-elton-john","22":"tag-entertainment","23":"tag-exil","24":"tag-feierwerk","25":"tag-florida-theatre","26":"tag-hinder","27":"tag-hotel-cecil","28":"tag-howie-weinberg","29":"tag-ivan-doroschuk","30":"tag-john-dee","31":"tag-la-belle-angele","32":"tag-lido","33":"tag-mark-needham","34":"tag-markthalle","35":"tag-men-without-hats","36":"tag-mergener-hof","37":"tag-moss-centre","38":"tag-music","39":"tag-musikens","40":"tag-ncn-festival","41":"tag-nieuwe-nor","42":"tag-nirvana","43":"tag-officers-square","44":"tag-oriental-theatre","45":"tag-peach-fest","46":"tag-pop-goes-the-world","47":"tag-rock-the-harbour-festival","48":"tag-rock-the-kooneys","49":"tag-sahara-sloan","50":"tag-shiva","51":"tag-sho-murray","52":"tag-simple-plan","53":"tag-slaktkyrkan","54":"tag-soda-row-live-daybreak","55":"tag-stranger-things","56":"tag-sumpfblume","57":"tag-sunrise-theatre","58":"tag-the-black-sheep","59":"tag-the-garage","60":"tag-the-killers","61":"tag-the-old-woollen","62":"tag-the-parker","63":"tag-the-safety-dance","64":"tag-trompete","65":"tag-u2","66":"tag-united-states","67":"tag-unitedstates","68":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45620\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}