BOY GEORGE & CULTURE CLUB SPECIAL GUEST: TO BE ANNOUNCED

Few new wave groups were as popular as Culture Club. During the early ’80s, the group racked up seven straight Top Ten hits in the U.K. and six Top Ten singles in the U.S. with their light, infectious pop-soul including: “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”, “Time (Clock of the Heart)”, “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”, “Church of the Poison Mind”, “Karma Chameleon”, “Miss Me Blind”, “It’s a Miracle”, and more. Though their music was radio-ready, what brought the band stardom was Boy George, the group’s charismatic, cross-dressing lead singer. George dressed in flamboyant dresses and wore heavy makeup, creating a disarmingly androgynous appearance that created a sensation on early MTV. George also had a biting wit and frequently came up with cutting quips that won Culture Club heavy media exposure in both America and Britain. Although closely aligned with the new romantics — they were both inspired by Northern soul and fashion — Culture Club had a sharper pop sense than their peers, and consequently had a broader appeal.

The group reunited again in 2014 for a tour and the band also began work on a new album with producer Youth. The group scheduled the release of an album entitled “Tribes” in 2015, but the record never materialized. Instead, the recordings provided the foundation for “Life,” the 2018 album that marked Culture Club’s first new album in nearly 20 years. The group’s “Life Tour” performed to a sold-out audience at Artpark in 2018