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Around Town: Legacy New Wave/ Post-Punk Acts Performing Around DC Metro in 2025

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Around Town: Legacy New Wave/ Post-Punk Acts Performing Around DC Metro in 2025
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (Photo by Ed Miles)

In 2022, big bands roared back to life on the global touring circuit. And thankfully, many of Parklife’s favorite new wave acts returned to the stage in our hometown DC area. We were so excited that we published a list of legacy ’80s-era new wave and post punk acts and tracked them for that year.

We thought we would do it again for 2025!

While Parklife DC won’t cover all of these shows, we are excited that these performers who started in the ’70s and ’80s continue to be road warriors.

Our running list of new wave/ post-punk acts performing in the DMV with links to ticket sales (future) or review (past), where possible.

2/23 Howard Jones and ABC w/ Richard Blade @ Warner Theatre
3/16 Kraftwerk @ The Anthem
4/15 A Flock of Seagulls @ The Atlantis
4/15 The Fixx @ The Barns at Wolf Trap
4/16 The Fixx @ The Barns at Wolf Trap
4/21 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ The Anthem
4/25 Gang of Four @ 9:30 Club — Farewell tour with Ted Leo!
4/29 Alison Moyet @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
5/2 The Damned @ 9:30 Club — Original lineup!
5/3 DEVO @ The Anthem
5/4 The Chameleons and Twin Tribes @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
5/7 Bob Mould @ Black Cat
5/22 The Wedding Present @ Black Cat
5/22 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark @ Lincoln Theatre (sold out)
5/23 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark @ Lincoln Theater
6/10 Simple Minds w/ Modern English and Soft Cell @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
7/6 I Want My 80s Tour: Rick Springfield w/ John Waite, Wang Chung, and Paul Young
7/25 Pixies @ The Anthem
7/26 Pixies @ The Anthem
8/13 Toto w/ Men at Work @ Jiffy Lube Live
8/22 Billy Idol w/ Joan Jett @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
9/5 Sting and Billy Joel @ Nationals Park

Why stop there? Here are some current bands formed in the 21st century with that classic new wave/post-punk sound!

2/11 Molchat Doma @ The Anthem
3/4 Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy cover REM @ 9:30 Club
3/20 Riki @ DC9
4/7 Franz Ferdinand @ The Anthem 
4/10 Cold Cave w/ SRSQ @ Black Cat
5/10 Fontaines DC @ The Anthem (sold out)
5/19 Korine @ Songbyrd Music House
5/23 Empire of the Sun @ The Anthem
6/2 Block Party w/ Metric @ The Anthem

Dance the night away to the sounds of legacy new wave bands with the Right Round alt-’80s night w/ DJ Lil ‘E.
3/15 Right Round @ Black Cat

Are we missing any new wave or post-punk acts founded in the ’70s or ’80s performing in the DC metro area this year? Let us know in the comments!

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