Totally Tubular Festival Gives Fans a Night of Pure 80’s Brilliance

I drove 3 hours out for the Totally Tubular Festival at Rose Music Center in Huber Heights, Ohio. There had been reports of rain for the show all day but the 80’s Gods were smiling on us and held it off. Totally Tubular Festival packed 7 bands in just under 4 hours. All bands that had their time in the spotlight and were happy for the chance to turn it on again.

Tommy Tutone got the crowd up on their feet with 867-6309 (Jenny). The Escape Club got them shaking with Shake the Sheik and Wild, Wild West.Animotion turned on the heat with I, Engineer and Obsession.

Tommy Tutone

The escape Plan

The surprise of the night was the Producers and their stellar power pop. What’s He Got and She Sheila were both crowd pleasers.

The Producers

Men Without Hats played their new song I Love the 80’s along with their other hits Pop Goes the World and Safety Dance. Singer, Ivan, entertained the crowd with his unique, spirited dancing.  

Men Without Hats

A Flock of Seagulls also proved you could play some new songs fans will love along with the older hits. Their latest songs like Him and Some Dreams went along fine with the classics, Space Age Love Song and I Ran (So far away).

A Flock of Seagulls

Thomas Dolby ended the night with a full band, the Toy People and played a set of his more unique and jazzier songs from Aliens Ate My Buick. He also included hits, Europa and the Pirate Twins and She Blinded Me with Science. 

Thomas Dolby