1980S MUSIC CONCERTS IN LIVERPOOL
1980S MUSIC CONCERTS IN LIVERPOOL
Most Popular 1980s Music Concerts in Liverpool
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Thu 27 Nov 2025 - Thu 29 Jan 2026
What's Love Got To Do With It - A Tribute to Tina Turner
Pyramid and Parr Hall
Wed 3 - Fri 5 Sep 2025
Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Live Rooms
Sat 13 Dec 2025 - Fri 15 May 2026
Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
M&S Bank Arena
Thu 9 Oct 2025 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Live Rooms
Fri 19 Dec 2025 - Mon 19 Jan 2026
Moving Pictures - A Tribute to the Music of Rush
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 8 November 2025
Scottish power trio Moving Pictures play for over two hours covering all the Rush classics such as Tom Sawyer, The Spirit of Radio and Xanadu (with doubleneck guitars) plus some deeper cuts such as By Tor and later belters such as Far Cry a...Mama - The All Era Genesis Tribute Band
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 8 November 2025
One of the UK's most successful Genesis tribute bands, Mama faithfully reproduce the sights and sounds of a high octane, contemporary Genesis rock concert with fantastic musicianship from acclaimed musicians. Taking you on a journey fro...Electromantics
The Brickhouse, St Helens
Saturday 8 November 2025
Electromantic's are a 1980's Electronica/New Wave Tribute band from Merseyside. Gold is the lead vocalist / frontman, Green is the second vocalist / guitarist / keyboard player and Red is the main keyboard player / backing vocalist. They ar...ABBA Forever - The ABBA Tribute
Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
Thursday 13 November 2025
The unique Abba look and sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail as the beautiful lyrics penned by Benny and Bjorn are sung in wonderful harmony by all seven performers on stage with two outstanding Abba girls completing ...John Illsley - The Life and Times of Dire Straits
Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Liverpool
Friday 14 November 2025
Step inside the extraordinary story of one of rock's most legendary bands with John Illsley, founding member and long-time bass player of Dire Straits. In this intimate and entertaining evening, John will reflect on his life in music - from...The Specials Ltd - Tribute to 2Tone Legends The Specials
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Friday 14 November 2025
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of the The Specials' classic #1 single 'Ghost Town' with a live set from The Specials Ltd., the world's most authentic and original tribute to 2-Tone Records Legends, The Specials. When the original line up ...Rob Lamberti - Perfectly George (George Michael Tribute)
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Saturday 15 November 2025
'Stars in Their Eyes' live finalist Rob Lamberti has earned the title of the UK's number one George Michael tribute artist and has even worked on behalf of the late Wham legend for Sony Music to promote the album 25 Live. In a 2014 interv...The Boomtown Rats
Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool
Saturday 15 November 2025
Formed in 1975 in Dublin The Boomtown Rats exploded out of Ireland in '76 and their fast, loud, furious music and their fast loud furious attitude meant they became part of the burgeoning punk scene. Singer Bob Geldof's defiant motormouth a...Heaven 17
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 15 November 2025
Sheffield new wave duo Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh left the original lineup of the Human League in after having differences with Phil Oakey. They recruited Glenn Gregory (who's vocal's were remarkably similar to Oakey's) and Heaven 17 w...ABC & Southbank Sinfonia
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Monday 17 November 2025
To celebrate 40 years since the release of their lauded and timeless debut album The Lexicon of Love, ABC have announced they will perform the iconic album in its entirety with the Soutbank Sinfonia, and conducted by Anne Dudley. Martin Fr...The ABBA Reunion Tribute Show
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 21 November 2025
Created by the director, producer and choreographer of the award-winning ABBAMANIA musical and starring the original 'Frida' from the London West End cast! Superbly accurate harmony vocals, guitar and keyboards combine with stunning replica...Death or Glory - Tribute to The Clash
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 21 November 2025
Formed on International Clash Day in 2023, Manchester-based tribute band provide a young and energetic stage show, delivering a near like-for-like night of live music that is as close to the intensity of The Clash as you can get. With a lo...The Chameleons
Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
Saturday 22 November 2025
After celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, legendary Manchester band Chameleons return. The Middleton-formed band serve-up a career spanning set. Helmed from the front by long-standing "Chameleons Vox" custodian Mark Burgess, these ...Absolute Bowie - Tribute to David Bowie
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 22 November 2025
There will only ever be one David Bowie, he was unique in every way and an inspiration to millions. Absolute Bowie continue to celebrate the life and music of the Starman with a spectacular show uniting Bowie fans across the UK. Absolute Bo...Wrong Jovi - Tribute to Bon Jovi
Alexander's Live, Chester
Saturday 22 November 2025 - Saturday 14 November 2026
Wrong Jovi are widely considered to be "the best Bon Jovi tribute band in the world!" So much so, that even the former Bon Jovi guitarist, Richie Sambora, has personally thanked the band for their hard work and unforgettable performances. I...Pop Will Eat Itself
The Live Rooms, Chester
Saturday 22 November 2025
With the help of John Peel, the industrial/alt-rock Stourbridge band's earliest singles became surprise chart hits in the late 80s and early 90s thanks to their many samples of other songs and musical scores. Tracks like "Get the Girl! Kill...Jim Henson's Labyrinth in Concert
Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
Sunday 23 November 2025
Experience the 80s Cult Classic on Screen with the Iconic Soundtrack Performed by a Live Band on Stage with David Bowie's Legendary Vocals. An Exciting Fusion of Film and Live Music, audiences are invited to experience an epic evening as Ji...The D.A.M Trilogy - Honouring David Bowie & Dennis Davis
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Monday 24 November 2025
The D.A.M. Trio-Dennis Davis, Carlos Alomar, and George Murray-played a crucial role in shaping David Bowie's most experimental works. Alomar, a teenage guitar prodigy, began performing at Harlem's Apollo Theater, collaborating with legends...Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Thursday 27 November 2025
After selling 100,000 tickets last year with its theatre tour, including sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium and other UK venues, Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston is back bigger than ever with th...Genesis Songbook - The Ultimate Phil Collins-era Genesis Show
Alexander's Live, Chester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Formed by former Genesis Visible Touch singer Chris O'Connell, Genesis Songbook do exactly what they say - take you through the Songbook of Phil Collins fronted Genesis! Their acoustic show sees them stripped down to keys and vocals, taking...Bad Manners
The Live Rooms, Chester
Thursday 27 November 2025
Buster Bloodvessel, one of the biggest characters in Ska, has stayed loyal to the music and has become as influential as he is entertaining with his band Bad Manners, who are best known for their biggest hits, "Lip Up Fatty" (UK No.15 in 19...Luther - Luther Vandross Celebration
The Grand Bar, Warrington
Friday 28 November 2025
The world's premier show in celebration of 'The Velvet Voice'. Experience all the hits from his amazing career, culminating over 40 million album sales and eight Grammy awards including many of the greatest dance anthems and love songs ever...The Wailers
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Friday 28 November 2025
Bob Marley and the Wailers recorded, toured and made history together between 1972 and 1981. It was Bob Marley himself that requested the Wailers stayed together. Today, carrying on the mission are legitimate members, children-of-legends an...Candlelight - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
St George's Hall - Great Hall, Liverpool
Saturday 29 November 2025
Come and be whisked away to the Fleetwood Mac tribute of your "Dreams" with a programme selected from the band's impressive catalogue of most treasured iconic Rock masterpieces. A talented group of classical musicians will be melding sounds...From Big Country
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 29 November 2025
After splitting with Bruce Watson in October 2024, original Big Country drummer Mark Brzezicki and long time vocalist Simon Hough formed From Big Country with The Icicle Works bassist Chris Leyhe and Steeleye Span guitarist Ken Nicol. Fo...Gary Numan
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Sunday 30 November 2025
London-born Gary Anthony James Webb helped turn the UK's budding new wave scene on its head in the late '70s. He launched his music career by starting the band Tubeway Army, who released their eponymous debut in 1978. At the time, he adopte...Mark Stanway's Kingdom of Madness - Ex Magnum Members
The Live Rooms, Chester
Sunday 30 November 2025
Former members of Birmingham hard rockers Magnum, led by former long time keyboard player Mark Stanway, unite to perform music from the band's celebrated 1978-94 period. Stanway was the keyboard player for Magnum from 1980 until the end of...Tony Hadley
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Friday 5 December 2025
Co-founder and frontman of '80s New Romantic legends Spandau Ballet, Tony Hadley has announced a brand new UK tour for 2025, which will be a spectacular celebration of swing and crooner classics, as well as his own hits reimagined. The C...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen and ABBA by Piano
St George's Hall - Great Hall, Liverpool
Friday 5 December 2025
Discover the music of Queen and ABBA performed by a classical pianist under the gentle glow of candlelight at this awe-inspiring location. ...China Crisis
The Live Rooms, Chester
Saturday 6 December 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums an...Madness
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Wednesday 10 December 2025
Madness may have been at the forefront of the late '70s ska revival, but the band quickly moved beyond the constraints of two-tone. By the time the '80s were in full swing, their embrace of everything from Motown to pure pop had made them o...The Icicle Works
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 13 December 2025
The Liverpool alt rock trio, fronted by Ian McNabb, are best known for their 1983 UK Top 20 hit "Love is a Wonderful Colour" and their 1984 US Top 40 hit, "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)". ...Fleetwood Bac - The Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 13 December 2025
Fleetwood Bac are the world's first and best Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band, endorsed by Mick Fleetwood himself, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate the classic 'Rumours' line-up. The show focuses on the 'Rumours' era of the band ...China Crisis
Cavern Club, Liverpool
Thursday 18 - Friday 19 December 2025
Eddie Lundon and Gary Daly are the founder members of the synth pop band which started in Kirkby, Merseyside back in 1979. China Crisis found major success in the UK with five Top 40 singles, ten Top 50 singles and three Top 40 albums an...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Friday 19 December 2025
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaimed...Limehouse Lizzy - The Greatest Hits of Thin Lizzy
The Live Rooms, Chester
Saturday 20 December 2025
Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide. The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist (and world reno...New Purple Celebration - The Music of Prince
Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
Saturday 10 January 2026
Formerly known as Purple Rain, New Purple Celebration celebrate the life, legacy and The Music of Prince, with their brilliantly funky show featuring world class musicians delivering a non-stop 2 hour hit packed extravaganza. Expect to see,...The Classic Rock Show
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 January 2026
The ultimate live juke box is back, bigger and even better, celebrating the very best-of-the-best of Classic Rock. Paying tribute to its favourite rock heroes CRS thunders through legendary performances from the likes of Queen, Led Zeppelin...Live/Wire - The AC/DC Show
The Live Rooms, Chester
Friday 16 - Monday 19 January 2026
Live/Wire is the AC/DC Show. The hugely successful and unique six-man tribute to rock music's greatest band, AC/DC - complete with cannons, a wall of Marshalls and over two hours of High Voltage Rock 'n' Roll, in a show critically acclaimed...Queen Rhapsody - A Tribute to Queen
Alexander's Live, Chester
Saturday 24 January 2026
Paying tribute to the legends that are Queen. ...Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
Pyramid and Parr Hall, Warrington
Thursday 29 January 2026
After selling 100,000 tickets last year with its theatre tour, including sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium and other UK venues, Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston is back bigger than ever with th...Candlelight - A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool
Friday 30 January 2026
Come and be whisked away to the Fleetwood Mac tribute of your "Dreams" with a programme selected from the band's impressive catalogue of most treasured iconic Rock masterpieces. A talented group of classical musicians will be melding sounds...A Band Called Malice + The Phonics (The Jam + Stereophonics Tributes)
O2 Academy, Liverpool
Saturday 31 January 2026
A Band Called Malice - The Definitive Tribute to The Jam - have quickly taken the tribute sector by storm in their quest to become the number one choice tribute act of the devoted fans of The Jam. The talented musicians are the real deal a...Alchemy Live - A Tribute to Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits
Alexander's Live, Chester
Thursday 5 February 2026
The new tribute show to Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Based in York UK, the band faithfully reproduces Dire Straits classics. ...Hey Pixies - Pixies Tribute Band
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Saturday 7 February 2026
The UK'S most "Gigantic" Pixies Tribute Band ...Sad Cafe
Alexander's Live, Chester
Thursday 12 February 2026
One of the great classic English rock bands of the 70s and 80s, the Manchester favourites have finally found the perfect voice in Barry James Thomas to replace their late lead singer Paul Young (also of Mike and the Mechanics), who tragic...Roxy Magic - Celebrating the Music of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music
Alexander's Live, Chester
Saturday 14 February 2026
A fabulously entertaining evening celebrating the music of Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry as performed by Roxy Magic, with a great combination of high quality musicianship and a wonderful Bryan Ferry look and sound-alike in Kevin Hackett. Formed...Elkie Brooks
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sunday 15 February 2026
Having started her career in music in 1960, a remarkable 64 years of performing live, Salford blues legend Elkie Brooks will embark upon her Long Farewell Tour. A celebration of Elkie's illustrious award winning career in music performing s...Michael Starring Ben - The Magic of Michael Jackson
M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Saturday 21 February 2026
Take a journey back in time to remember Michael Jackson - the man, the music and the magic. MichaelⓇ Starring Ben is a hit theatre production starring the UK's ultimate Michael Jackson tribute star, Ben Bowman. Not only does he look and...U2 by U2UK
Warrington Irish Club, Warrington
Friday 6 March 2026
Over their 20 year history, it's easy to see why U2UK are Europe's Premiere U2 Tribute show, winning the hearts of U2 fans all over by performing in Europe and beyond, including U2's after show party....A Band Called Malice - Tribute to The Jam
