Tour will pass through São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, Porto Alegre and Ribeirão Preto in the last performances of his career on Brazilian soil
Fans of good old Rock’n Roll can now celebrate: another big name in international music will land on Brazilian soil in the coming months: the Californian band Oingo Boingo Former Membersformed by 5 original members of Oingo Boingo, successful in the 80s and 90s and owner of hits such as “Stay”, “Just Another Day”, “Dead Man’s Party”, among others, is back in Brazil after a 29-year hiatus in her career, for some farewell performances . Check the dates:
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May 29th – São Paulo/SP – Espaço Unimed – Tickets on sale here
May 30th – Rio de Janeiro/RJ – Qualistage – Tickets on sale here
June 1st – Curitiba/PR – Teatro Positivo – Tickets on sale here
June 2nd – Ribeirão Preto/SP – location to be confirmed
June 6th – Porto Alegre/RS – Teatro Araújo Vianna – Tickets on sale here
The trajectory of Oingo Boingo was marked by a unique blend of rock, new wave, ska and theater elements, combined with clever and eccentric lyrics. Formed in 1972 by Danny Elfman, Richard Elfman, Johnny “Vatos” Hernandez, Sam “Sluggo” Phipps, Carl Graves, Steve Bartek It is John Avilathe band released their self-titled debut album in 1981.
In the following years, he released albums such as Nothing to Fear (1982), Good for Your Soul (1983) and Dead Man’s Party (1985), the latter being the most critically acclaimed and containing the great success “Weird Science”. The song “Dead Man’s Party” was also featured in the popular film Back to the future (1985). With a loyal West Coast following, Oingo Boingo was honored by the City of Los Angeles when the City Council designated April 20, 2016, as the official “Oingo Boingo Day” in Los Angeles, CA.
The first visit to Brazil was in 1990, when businessmen William Crunfli It is Marco Antonio Tobalbrought the band, who performed four shows with sold out tickets and more than 50 thousand people present to applaud this historic and unique moment.
I remember it like it was yesterday when we brought the Oingo Boingo to Brazil for the first time. We took a risk and bet that it would be a success, and in fact it was, but we had a hard time at the time, as we had just announced the tour and opened ticket sales and the next day the government announced a measure to control inflation, which withheld the money of all Brazilians, leaving at the time with a minimum amount available for companies and individuals and even so, we sold out the four presentations we held here in just a few days. It was an exciting tour in every way. – William Crunfli
Even during his stay in the country, Oingo Boingo participated in the soap opera TOP Model and featured songs on the soundtrack of the 1995 phenomenon.
In the same year, the band decided to end its activities and the members followed other paths. But, to the delight of fans, last year they came up with a new project and decided to perform the last performances of their career with the tour Oingo Boingo Former Members in South America, bringing the original members of the acclaimed band, except Danny Elfman. In the repertoire, “Dead Man’s Party”, “Weird Science”, “We Close Our Eyes”, “Only a Lad”, “Just Another Day”, “Stay”, “Out Of Control”, “Who Do You Want To Be”, “Gratitude”, “Private Life” are confirmed in the setlist.
The band celebrates this moment with confirmed shows in the cities of São Paulo (Espaço Unimed), Rio de Janeiro (Qualistage), Curitiba (Teatro Positivo), Porto Alegre (Teatro Araújo Viana) and Ribeirão Preto (location to be confirmed).
Source: Rollingstone
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