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From his breakout MTV hits She Blinded Me With Science and Hyperactive to his immaculate keyboard work with Foreigner, Bowie, Roger Waters, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Joni, Quincy Jones, George Clinton and Prefab Sprout, Thomas Dolby has always found a way to make his synths sound symphonic.
Now he has created Requiem For The 80s , a hybrid symphony in five movements, blending retro electronic sounds with beautiful orchestral arrangements that unpack and re-imagine some of the finest music of that decade. The show will be ready for its symphonic première in Fall 2026, after which Thomas plans to bring his creation to some of the top concert halls and orchestras in the world.
Unlike other ‘tribute’ pops shows, what sets Requiem for the 80s apart is that Thomas Dolby was actually there... rubbing shoulders with The Cure, Grace Jones, XTC, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, and the Art of Noise; with Siouxsie, the Smiths, Peter Gabriel, and Kate Bush. He tells his own deeply personal story of that decade in a humorous, confessional style, while the band and orchestra weave together musical motifs from the era that most influenced him, and that he influenced the most.
My surreal evening with Michael Jackson
Foreigner x Pink Floyd x Eurythmics
Live Aid by Helicopter with David Bowie
Waiting For An Intro Like You
Depeche Mode x Duran Duran
'Requiem for the 80s' Movement 2 preview
'Requiem for the 80s' Movement 3 preview
Booking Agency:
Randy Chaplin
Symphonic Agent
Chaplin Entertainment
REQUIEM FOR THE 80s
includes quotes or motifs from an astonishing number of iconic hits--many of which Thomas Dolby had a hand in:
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ARTIST |
TD CONNECTION? |
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Moments In Love |
Art Of Noise |
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Roam, Love Shack |
B52s |
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Heaven Is A Place On Earth, Circle in the Sand |
Belinda Carlisle |
keyboardist |
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White Wedding, Rebel Yell |
Billy Idol |
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Let's Go Out Tonight |
Blue Nile |
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Heroes, Ashes To Ashes |
Bowie |
keyboardist at Live Aid |
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Smalltown Boy |
Bronski Beat |
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Don't Dream It's Over |
Crowded House |
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Photograph |
Def Leppard |
keyboardist |
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Enjoy The Silence, Behind The Wheel |
Depeche Mode |
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Ordinary World |
Duran Duran |
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The Killing Moon |
Echo and the Bunnymen |
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Here Comes the Rain Again, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) |
Eurythmics |
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Waiting For A Girl Like You |
Foreigner |
keyboardist |
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Cars |
Gary Numan |
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The Message |
Grandmaster Flash |
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Rockit |
Herbie Hancock |
performed at Grammy Awards |
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Things That Dreams Are Made Of, I'm Only Human |
Human League |
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I’m lucky |
Joan Armatrading |
keyboardist |
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Love Will Tear Us Apart |
Joy Division |
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Running Up That Hill |
Kate Bush |
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The Model, Europe Endless |
Kraftwerk |
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New Toy |
Lene Lovich |
songwriter/keyboardist |
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Land Down Under |
Men At Work |
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Silent Running |
Mike and the Mechanics |
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Melt With You |
Modern English |
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Blue Monday |
New Order |
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It’s A Sin |
Pet Shop Boys |
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Sledgehammer, Red Rain |
Peter Gabriel |
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Another Brick In The Wall, Comfortably Numb |
Pink Floyd |
performed at The Wall in Berlin |
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Bonny, Goodbye Lucille #1 |
Prefab Sprout |
producer/keyboards |
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Don't Get Me Wrong, I Go To Sleep |
Pretenders |
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Love My Way |
Psychedelic Furs |
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Dance Away |
Roxy Music |
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Sign Your Name |
Terence Trent D'Arby |
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Ghost Town |
The Specials |
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This Must Be The Place |
Talking Heads |
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Head Over Heels, Mad World |
Tears For Fears |
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Just Like Heaven, Lovesong |
The Cure |
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How Soon Is Now? |
The Smiths |
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She Blinded Me with Science, One Of Our Submarines |
Thomas Dolby |
self |
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In The Name of Love |
Thompson Twins |
keyboardist |
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New Year's Day, With Or Without You |
U2 |
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Vienna, Dancing With Tears in My Eyes |
Ultravox |
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Everything She Wants |
Wham |
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Magic's Wand |
Whodini |
writer/prooducer/keyboardist |
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Only You, Don't Go |
Yazoo |
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