{"id":61861,"date":"2026-04-07T17:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/howard-jones-wang-chung-and-english-beat-announce-summer-tour\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:20:43","slug":"howard-jones-wang-chung-and-english-beat-announce-summer-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/howard-jones-wang-chung-and-english-beat-announce-summer-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Jones, Wang Chung and English Beat Announce Summer Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/howard-jones\/\">Howard Jones<\/a> has announced the Things Can Only Get Better tour, a summer trek that will see the new wave legend teaming with several other beloved \u201880s acts.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Jones on the tour will be Wang Chung (known for hits like \u201dEverybody Have Fun Tonight\u201d and \u201cLet\u2019s Go!\u201d), the English Beat (\u201cMirror in the Bathroom\u201d, \u201cSave It for Later\u201d) and Modern English (\u201cI Melt With You\u201d). In a press release announcing the trek, Jones \u2013 who curated the tour \u2013 expressed his excitement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI dreamed of curating a tour with my favorite bands that could bring some positivity in our troubled times. I\u2019m thrilled that this is actually happening this summer with the Things Can Only Get Better Tour,\u201d the singer declared. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be touring with these amazing talents. Our aim is to bring some joy with the banging pop anthems that we all know and love. \u2018Things Can Only Get Better\u2019 is a message of hope for a future that we can create, when we stand up for the world we want to live in. Can\u2019t wait to see you this summer!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/best-new-wave-albums\/\">Top 40 New Wave Albums<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tour kicks off July 19 in Napa, California and winds its way across North America before concluding July 23 in Ontario. The full list of tour dates can be found below. Famed radio DJ Richard Blade will serve as host for the entirety of the trek.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things Can Only Get Better 2026 Tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 19 &#8211; Napa, CA @ Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions<br \/>July 20 &#8211; Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery<br \/>July 21 &#8211; Paso Robles, CA @ Paso Robles Event Center<br \/>July 23 &#8211; Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre<br \/>July 24 &#8211; San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre<br \/>July 26 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV @ Resorts World Theatre<br \/>July 29 &#8211; West Valley City, UT @ Maverik Center<br \/>July 30 &#8211; Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler\u2019s Green Amphitheatre<br \/>Aug. 1 &#8211; Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah\u2019s Stir Cove<br \/>Aug. 4 &#8211; Austin, TX @ ACL Live At The Moody Theatre<br \/>Aug. 5 &#8211; Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre<br \/>Aug. 7 &#8211; Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater At White River State Park<br \/>Aug. 8 &#8211; Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre<br \/>Aug. 11 &#8211; Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion<br \/>Aug. 12 &#8211; Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Amphitheater<br \/>Aug. 14 &#8211; Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Resort Spa &amp; Casino<br \/>Aug.15 &#8211; Washington, DC @ The Anthem<br \/>Aug. 19 &#8211; Boston, MA @ Citizens House Of Blues<br \/>Aug. 20 &#8211; Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health At Jones Beach Theater<br \/>Aug. 21 &#8211; Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center<br \/>Aug. 23 &#8211; Toronto, ON @ The Bowl At Sobeys Stadium<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Top 20 New Wave Bands<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>As a musical movement, new wave is hard to pin down.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Corey Irwin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=164&#038;gver=10&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/howard-jones-wang-chung-english-beat-2026-tour\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Jones has announced the Things Can Only Get Better tour, a summer trek that will see the new wave legend teaming with several&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":61862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}