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80's music has never really gone away
but with so many 80’s groups and singers reappearing it’s made us
one of the busiest groups on the 80’s scene, so why not take a trip
back and to turn your night into a revival of those fantastic times.
Based in Kent/Sussex, but the band has
a long and varied past.
To be true Don't you want me 80's was born out of an original 80's 5
piece band 'X Projection' which had a
modicum of success in "86 to "90 with minor hits in Europe and the
far east.
Along with that came the album and
many TV and radio appearances, working along side some of pops
finest, some of which you can hear & see on this page. The band
broke up at the end of "90 due to musical differences, but some of
the members worked on different projects together, the lead singer
was chased by Gordon Carlton from CBS records to sign a solo
contract, but after an exhaustive 3 ½ years turned it down for a bit
of P&Q, the guitarist was writing and recording footie song
(strange!!!) and rest of the guys played and recorded with other
bands around the country and abroad, but in "91 and then again in
“94 the band were brought back together for a series of gigs up and
down their native country - England.
 X
Projection were influenced by a lot of the Nu romantic bands
that had gone before, but took it a stage further into more
generalized pop, as David O' Donald (RCA) said, "...I think you
sound like a cross between Wham and early Culture Club...", we
didn't think so, but hey who were we to argue with an A&R executive!
The first line up of Don’t you want me 80’s was in “98 when a
thought about bringing X Projection
back for further set of gigs was discussed, but some members of the
band wanted to do more than our old back catalogue, so three
remaining members decided to name this new band Souvenir, which was
change after 2 years to Don’t you want me 80’s. Playing our back
catalogue of songs and music from 1980 – 1989 was popular and the
older the band got, more the audience grew. By 2000 some of the
members wanted to pack away their make-up bags and head for pastures
new, so again the band was put on hold until 2003 when a new line up
was put together by the original vocalist from
X Projection, and that brings us up to today’s line-up
Our normal sets are 2 x 45 minutes,
but longer sets can be arrange prior to your event. If there is a
special 80's Nu romantic/snyth song you would like us to play that's
not already in our extensive set please ask, and we will try our
very best to learn it, and sqeeze it in!
We will take you through the wild days of electronic pop, and the nu
romantic era, big hair, big make-up and big tunes.
A time when the boys wore more make-up than the girls, shoulder pads
looked like something from America football team, and everybody had
a Frankie say's T-shirt!
Technical's
The band have a 4500 watt P.A system
which handle up to five hundred seater venues comfortably with tech
crew if required. A larger P.A is available if required.
We also have our own lighting rig for
on stage lighting effect, and now we have the best laser show than
any other 80's tribute band in the country!
We are covered by a £10.000.000 public
liability insurance and our equipment has been P.A.T certificated to
make your event go smoothly and safely.
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