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Get ready for a night of '80s nostalgia with Howard Jones, ABC, and Haircut One Hundred at The Wellmont Theater in Montclair, NJ on Wednesday, September 4 at 7:00 PM. This incredible lineup of iconic artists promises an evening filled with hits from the golden age of pop music. From Howard Jones' synth-pop anthems like "What Is Love?" to ABC's dance-floor classics like "The Look of Love," and Haircut One Hundred's infectious tunes such as "Love Plus One," fans can expect a trip down memory lane with some of the decade's most beloved songs. Don't miss this opportunity to relive the magic of the '80s at one of Montclair's premier music venues.

Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song”. His first two albums HUMAN’S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION were worldwide hits.HUMAN’S LIB reached #1 in 1984in theUK and featured the hits “New Song,” and “What Is Love?”In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame,” and “Like To Get To Know You Well.”

Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world.Jones has performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively,Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries”,“Superstore” and “Bumblebee”.Howard Jones’ most recent album is DIALOGUE, which was released in September, 2022.DIALOGUE is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones with multi-media project ENGAGE coming out in 2015 and studio album TRANSFORM out in 2019. DIALOGUE garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin, Stereogum and more.

ABC has enjoyed a glittering career to date. Very definitely one of a number of groups who came along and kick-started the Eighties withtheir own brand of pop for a ‘new decade’. On it’s release in May 1982,their debut album‘The Lexicon of Love’ crashed straight into the UK album charts at numberone. Showcasing the hits songs‘TearsAre NotEnough’, ‘Poison Arrow’, ‘The Look Of Love’ and ‘All Of My Heart’. A ground-breaking collection ofmodern love songs. With a majestic production from the legendary Trevor Horn it remains a classic to this day.Voted by many as the best British album of the decade.