Ok so which Aussies are going to the Here & Now concerts in November ?  
Starts in Perth on Nov 6.

Featuring:
Human League
Kim Wilde
Paul Young
Belinda Carlisle
Go West
Mondo Rock
and
1927.

Will this be touring the States as well? I hope so, as it sounds like a rockin' concert! :)

My fiancee (she'll be my wife by then :) ) and I and my best friend are going to this! It's gonna be awesome!

You beat me to it BMG - I was going to ask the same question the other day (and then I forgot all about it).  Well, I'm going - I'm going with WipeoutGirl (my best friend) and we are going to have a blast.  We're going to the Brissie concert.

When I bought the tickets I assumed you were going to go to one of the concerts BMG ;)

Hey - do any of you Aussies have a good version of Machinations' "Pressure Sway"?  Been looking for that song for a while.

Scarily - I havent bought my tiks yet - been kinda poor with the whole house selling/buying stuff and the trip to Melb in between.  Plus MammaMia went on sale first so I had to grab front row to it !!

BUT

The social club at my office has bought loads of group packages so I can buy them in a few weeks and not miss out.

OK Gecko - we gotta say it and say it loud and proud ..........

WHAT ABOUT BWIAN ?????????????????????????????? Couldnt he be the opening act :(

Scarily (real scarey) - Bwian still has the same figure (?) and hairdo as he always did !!!  So he would definately fit into those little skin tight leopard skin numbers he loved !!  And I am sure his 1985 Cutex contract left him with a lifetime supply of the pink frosted lippy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    ;D  ;D

I actually spotted a piccy of him in the social pages while I was in Melb last month - will have to scan it for you !!

And if you really want to be scared - get last weeks Who - Phil from Human League is now BALD !!!!  All those tragic hairdo's have had a bad end result !!!!!

I always buy Who - and I loved the one a couple of weeks ago with all the 80s stars in it.  I don't know what looked worse - the photos of them in the 80s or the photos of them now!! ;D  Some of those photos were very SCARY!!!!!

Who didn't even have a photo of Brian in that article.  Ripped off!!!!!!!!!  All those 80s stars and no Brian. ???

I know - like who actually cares about The Models !  We want more pickys of Bwian and Chucky babe !!!!!!

Well I didnt end up going to the gig - had to make some monetary decisions and certain concerts had to go by the wayside.

I really only wanted to see Kim Wilde and Mondo Rock.  I didnt know if I wanted to sit thru the others.

Anyway  my neighbors went and they said Kim and Mondo were the only shining lights - everyone else was BAD BAD BAD.

Here is the review from todays paper

(here is the link too - tho there is only one pic - article actually had 4 pics.   http://today.thewest.com.au/20031110/music/td-mus-home-sto115417.html)


Back then better than hear and now
By Simon Collins

     
HERE in Perth we are used to the 80s promising much and delivering little, so it was hardly a surprise that Here & Now was a disappointing event. To be fair, it wasn't a flop, with three of the acts turning in fun-filled performances and three crashing out in front of around 5,000 people.

The Australian entree to the cheese platter was served by 1927 and Mondo Rock, the latter delivering an excellent and all-too-short set of hits - Summer of '81, Cool World, State of the Heart, Come Said the Boy and No Time - embellished by frontman Ross Wilson's trademark jerky moves. Only keen eared fans would have noticed Wilson fluff the lyrics of Cool World. Nonetheless, the circa 1981 line-up of Mondo Rock were a polished adult rock band.

While Mondo Rock's songs stood the test of time, UK duo Go West's high energy pop was very average. They were crap then, what's 20 years going to change? Don't Look Down and Call Me redefined mediocrity, while the camp King of Wishful Thinking (from the Pretty Woman soundtrack) and hit single We Close Our Eyes got some fans out of their seats. Singer Peter Cox, encouraged by the response, begged for one more song, only for the dull British announcer (hidden offstage) to cut him off with news of Belinda Carlisle's imminent arrival.

He should not have rushed, because the band that backed Go West, Carlisle, Paul Young and Kim Wilde had to wait and wait for the former Go-Go. After the early hiccup, the Californian singer delivered a crowd pleasing performance.

Her distinctive tremolo vocals were on show through a seven song set, including Mad About You ("The first single I released when I left THAT band"), the infectious Summer Rain, Leave a Light On and Heaven is a Place on Earth. Yes, there were some very silly lyrics written in the 80s.

The highlight for the scarlet-haired songstress was Our Lips are Sealed, a hit for her old new wave girl group The Go-Go's that the band failed to nail, but was still enjoyable.

After Carlisle's quality effort, Paul Young seemed to be here for a payday, now. After telling The West Australian last Wednesday that these nostalgia trips are "a big laugh", there were few chuckling at the soul pop singer's pathetic performance.

Young's voice was shot. Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) - a Marvin Gaye cover and the UK crooner's first hit - was so rough that perhaps he should've attempted Joe Cocker's You Can Leave Your Hat On instead.

He attempted some halfhearted audience karaoke to cover his crook throat, and definitely missed his old backing singers, the Fabulous Wealthy Tarts, on Love of the Common People. He lost the audience to the point that when Young wafted into Everytime You Go Away there was a collective groan. If he isn't careful, Young could find himself replaced by John Paul Young or even Johnny Young on the following Australian Here & Now dates.

Thankfully, we had the lovely Kim Wilde to revive proceedings. Vamped to the max in a figure-hugging black catsuit, the British popstar brought some bouncing new wave to the stage, with Chequered Love and View from a Bridge.

"You don't think I'm too old to be singing these songs, do you?" asked Wilde, who was clearly having fun and not taking herself or the songs too seriously. It was a right-on attitude, especially when rechewing bubblegum pop like You Came.

The voluptuous 42-year-old got the crowd to sing Happy Birthday to her brother Ricki, who was touring as part of the backing band. Wilde kept us all singing for You Keep Me Hangin' On and Kids in America - her big hit, penned by Ricki and father Marty.

Sheffield synth-pop act Human League glided on after setting up their austere stage - shiny white equipment, white backdrop and goth clothing. Philip Oakey, minus his freaky fringe, wandered on with backing singers Susanne Sulley and Joanne Catherall, for Love Action (I Believe in Love).

The Kraftwerk-inspired electronic sounds of Heart Like a Wheel, Human and (Keep Feeling) Fascination left many cold, while pockets of fans welcomed Human League's first Perth show. However, Oakey woke up the crowd with his 1984 collaboration with Giorgio Moroder, Together in Electric Dreams, and closed with Human League's massive 1981 hit Don't You Want Me.

Thus, the retrofest ended, after four hours, seven bands and nothing but pop hits. The line-up may not have gelled - Human League were too left-of-centre after the sugarcoated pop of Wilde and Carlisle, and Go West and Young were too crap - but if this package works elsewhere around Australia, we may be seeing Here & Now back again.

There must be loads of 80s acts keen for a paid jaunt around Oz. Anyone know where we can find Tears for Fears, Spandau Ballet and Ultravox?

has it reached the East Coast yet ?  I wanna know who went !!!