Howard Jones

New wave icon Howard Jones is very proud to announce the “Things Can Only Get Better” North American tour for summer, 2026.  The feel-good 80s event of the summer features a bill curated and headlined by Jones himself with support from fellow British 80s greats Wang Chung, The English Beat and Modern English and will be hosted by SiriusXM’s Richard Blade.  All four artists will perform full sets.  Fans can expect to hear the biggest hits from the decade including “Things Can Only Get Better,” “What Is Love, “No One Is To Blame,” “Dance Hall Days,” “Everybody Have Fun Tonight,” “Save It For Later,” “I Confess” and “I Melt With You”.  Please see below for tour dates; more tour dates will be announced shortly. 

For the Greek Theatre show on July 23 tickets are available Friday, April 10 at 10AM via Ticketmaster.

In other imminent Howard Jones news, he will be appearing on SiriusXM’s First Wave Hollywood Happy Hour with Richard Blade on Friday, April 10^th.  The segment will feature both a live interview and performance in front of a studio audience.  Tune in to First Wave (channel 33) on SiriusXM at 4:00PM, PST/7:00PM, EST that day to listen.

Of the upcoming tour, Howard Jones commented, “I dreamed of curating a tour with my favourite bands that could bring some positivity in our troubled times. I’m thrilled that this is actually happening this summer with the Things Can Only Get Better Tour.  Joining me are my friends Wang Chung, The English Beat, Modern English, and Richard Blade. I’m 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.  “Things Can Only Get Better” 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’t wait to see you this summer!

Wang Chung’s Jack Hues and Nick Feldman stated, “We are very excited to be joining Howard on this tour. We have known each other since the 80s but have never toured extensively together before. We have worked with Dave Wakeling and the English Beat and Modern English more recently. They are all great guys and exciting bands - 4 British bands bringing their hits and that unique 80s energy to your hometown - don’t miss it!"

Modern English’s Robbie Grey added, “Will be great touring with old friends again.  Every night will be a top night. We will play songs from our latest album 1234 and of course the classic early material and that song “I Melt With You”.