Thomas Dolby Tickets

And amazing show. The storytelling and the music was awesome.

More talking than I’d anticipated, but this format was very interesting, and Dolby is a fascinating guy with a host of terrific stories to go along with the music. I also particularly enjoyed watching him build up the songs, track by track. I could have watched him do this for four hours, if he’d have indulged us. Great show!

This was one fantastic show. The stories Dolby told (even though most were from his book "The Speed Of Sound"), he was very engaging, interacted well with the audience, his presentations were entertaining and he could have gone on an extra hour and everyone would have been fine with that. It was really cool watching him piece together certain songs, his "acoustic" version of "One Of My Submarines" was awesome and rather Kraftwerk-esque and his voice on all of the songs sounded amazing. And getting to meet him after the show was like icing on the cake. He's performing another local show and I would love to see it again because each show is slightly different. Definitely well-worth it and I would highly recommend this show to anyone!

If you get a chance to see Dolby don’t pass it up, it was fun, it was a great show.

Thomas' film was thought provoking and funny at times. Overall it was well made and made us concerned about the global changes the earth is going through. Nothing can be done for the film's subject but Thomas indicated 46 lighthouses are in a similar position here in the states. Enjoyed the music, narration, and foley work. Loved meeting Thomas and Blake after the show. We really enjoyed seeing Thomas and Blake perform our favorite songs after the film. Thomas and Blake were kind to spend so much time with their fans. The Duck Room was a fun venue. We hadn't been there before so we didn't know what to expect.

When we initially saw that Thomas Dolby would be appearing live in Lawrence, we naturally assumed it would be a standard concert event. Upon further investigation, we learned that this would be a movie presentation with Thomas providing the live naration and music with Foley work done by renowned sound man Blake Leyh. Slightly chagrined, but big fans, we decided to go anyway. We were so thankful we did. The experience was like no other, both musically and visually enchanting while dredging deep philosophical questions. Thomas remains a world beating artist. If you can get VIP tickets, it is worth it. Mr. Dolby gratiously answered many questions after the show and patiently signed multiple autographs. He is a true gentleman. Even if you can't do the VIP ticket, go see this show.

Great show! The Invisible Light film was amazing. TD was gracious backstage and was quite engaged with the fans.

The concert/film experience was one that was completely unexpected. Up to that point, I only knew Thomas Dolby as a musician, not as the filmmaker/poet/musician/storyteller that this performance really showed him to be. All in all, very enjoyable. A wonderful blend of fond memories from the 80's along with a great artistic experience.

I've been a fan of Thomas Dolby since seeing & hearing the "Radio Silence" video on MTV in the very early 80s. My interest in his music waned a bit in the 90s, but I did follow his Headspace/Beatnik tech startup during that time. Fascinating guy! I had never seen him live, so was thrilled to find out he was playing the Duck Room. I then learned that it was actually a performance of his "DIY" film "The Invisible Lighthouse", which looked pretty interesting. The show was done in two parts: first, "The Invisible Lighthouse". He narrated, played portions of the soundtrack live (including some excerpts of his songs), shined a spotlight around the room at key moments. Also on stage, Blake Leyh, noted sound designer, performing live "Foley" sound effects and some guitar parts. The film was great! Semi-autobiographical, funny at times. Following the film, Thomas and Blake took questions from the audience for about 20 minutes. Good stuff. After the Q&A session, it was back to the keyboard rig for a run through about few of his "hits": "Spice Train", "Hyperactive", "One of Our Submarines", "Airhead" and (of course), "She Blinded me With Science". While it was a bit annoying to hear the audience chatter as he introduced "Science" ("...ok, babe, here's the song you know!", "...oh, I know this one!"), it was cool to hear his humorous account of the recording session for that track. I do have one complaint - the sound system was substandard, particularly for the "songs" portion of the show. It was relatively quiet with very little bass. I wish Thomas would have specified a bigger PA (as I assume is done for most rock/pop acts that play the Duck Room). All in all, a fun night - it was a thrill to see one of my musical idols live, even all these years later.

An unforgettable evening. Thomas Dolby was entertaining, engaging, pleasant and gracious. A unique experience to have a soundtrack played live in front of you. The venue was perfect.