New Romantic
Los Angeles, United States
Salt Lake City, United States
Atlantic City, United States
Saint Petersburg, United States
Louisville, United States
Huber Heights, United States
Aurora, United States
Riding the wave of MTV-friendly synth pop of the mid-'80s, Animotion took the coldly catchy "Obsession" to the Top Ten in the beginning of 1985. After that, success was elusive -- the follow-up, "Let Him Go," cracked the Top 40 just four months later. In 1988, over half of the band left the lineup, including leaders Bill Wadhams and Astrid Plane; actress Cynthia Rhodes and former Device member Paul Engemann became the lead vocalists. The new lineup scored a Top Ten hit with "Room to Move," a song from the Dan Aykroyd movie My Stepmother Is an Alien. Despite their brief flash of success, Animotion broke up soon afterwards. Although sporadic reunions occurred over the following decades -- fueled by the enduring nostalgia for "Obsession" -- Animotion would not release a new album until 2016 with their fourth LP, Raise. Featuring the original core lineup, Raise was first issued in the U.K. before being released in the United States in 2017 as Raise Your Expectations. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
Read moreRiding the wave of MTV-friendly synth pop of the mid-'80s, Animotion took the coldly catchy "Obsession" to the Top Ten in the beginning of 1985. After that, success was elusive -- the follow-up, "Let Him Go," cracked the Top 40 just four months later. In 1988, over half of the band left the lineup, including leaders Bill Wadhams and Astrid Plane; actress Cynthia Rhodes and former Device member Paul Engemann became the lead vocalists. The new lineup scored a Top Ten hit with "Room to Move," a song from the Dan Aykroyd movie My Stepmother Is an Alien. Despite their brief flash of success, Animotion broke up soon afterwards. Although sporadic reunions occurred over the following decades -- fueled by the enduring nostalgia for "Obsession" -- Animotion would not release a new album until 2016 with their fourth LP, Raise. Featuring the original core lineup, Raise was first issued in the U.K. before being released in the United States in 2017 as Raise Your Expectations. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine & Neil Z. Yeung, Rovi
| Date | Event name | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | Thomas Dolby, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Motels, The Producers, Animotion, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone in Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| 26 Jul 2026 | Animotion in Salt Lake City | Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, United States |
| 08 Aug 2026 | Totally Tubular Festival | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena, Atlantic City, NJ, United States |
| 12 Aug 2026 | Thomas Dolby, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Producers, Animotion, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone in Saint Petersburg | Ferg's Concert Pavilion, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States |
| 14 Aug 2026 | Totally Tubular Festival | Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, KY, United States |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Thomas Dolby, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Motels, The Producers, Animotion, The Escape Club, Tommy Tutone in Huber Heights | The Rose Music Center at The Heights, Huber Heights, OH, United States |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Animotion in Aurora | RiverEdge Park, Aurora, IL, United States |
