The Human League Tickets

Fun! And men without hats were great opening band!

The Human League were Amazing. They played all their hits and everyone was dancing. It was as if it was the 1980's all over again. I went crazy when they played SOUND OF THE CROWD and HUMAN. It was GREAT. Men Without Hats were Great also as the Opening Band. Everyone was Screaming and dancing to SAFETY DANCE . This is a Great place for Concerts as there was plenty of room on the Dancefloor and Monitors for everyone to see and a Full Balcony with Monitors if you wanted to sit down. Sound was Great and 3 seperate bars one with Liquor, 1 with Energy drinks and Vitamin Water and another with snacks. I hope more bands play here and I was told it use to be THE NOKIA .

The show was fab! The seatlist was a dream to hear. Phil really does a great job engaging the crowd, and Susan and Joanne are fab singing and dancing. I've always loved their voices together. Was having a great time dancing, and the singing from the crowd during Don't Want Me was a lot of fun. The sound going out was a bit of a disappointment, but the girls had the devil may care attitude, and carried on. Only East Coast show made this extra special. Makes me want to go to England to see them play during their standard once a year performances.

This is the third time I've seen Human League over the last 20 years or so. Each show is memorable - I think it's the combination of the visuals and the voices. As I get older, I notice things I didn't notice when I was younger. For example, Philip Oakey's voice has much more warmth live than it does on vinyl or CD. I think a lot of people think of The Human League as robotic, but this show proved they are not. Susan Sulley has great presence, and I like Joanne Catherall because she's understated. I also am impressed by Oakey's set of pipes - his lung power knocks you out, and he can even hit the same higher notes he hit earlier in his career. The visuals are always interesting, though I suppose I could have done without the lesbian nuns (a holdover from when the group was punkier and edgier)? I also think the group has achieved a level of sophistication and maturity in terms of performing; and I love when the act is gracious, which Human League was - Philip said he was thankful for the fans continuing to buy CD's and tickets, and when the women were cheered, they both looked charmingly touched and surprised, as if they are still newbies who can't quite understand the audience appreciation. At the risk of sounding gushy, I should also say that I LOVE the Best Buy Theater as a venue. It's got something for everyone - lots of room close to the stage in front, stadium seating in the back for those who wish to sit, fantastic acoustics (you can hear every word the singer sings, and even hear the performance while you're in the bathroom), a liberal policy toward bringing your drink into the performance space instead of treating you like you're a 12-year-old who's going to spill your beer. And getting to hear Men Without Hats as the opening band, after all these years, made me a little giddy. As you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed this show - just wish one of my favorite songs, "Fascination," hadn't been marred by sound troubles in the first minute or so. But Philip was even gracious about that. He said, later, 'Sorry - we're in our own little world up here, we didn't realize there were troubles.'

A good show with many of the hits expected & a few new ones as well. Some of it was a bit polished (maybe too polished) and the visuals were distracting sometimes (though I liked the tourist sheep). Unfortunately, the band had no idea their sound tanked at the start of Fascination & so we could not hear the 1st couple minutes of it. Men Without Hats were in some ways better in that they (well, he, being Ivan) was spontaneous and goofy (silly dance moves). I would have liked a bit more from other that the 1st 2 LPs but it was still solid. Both bands were nicely conversant with the audience (which is sort of rare these days). All in all, a really good double bill.

Absolutely an amazing event! I recently rediscovered the genius that is the Human League and started listening to all their songs, besides the only two most people know ("Don't You Want Me" & "Human:). I discovered that they have a long stream of catchy songs that even extends into the present, unlike most bands from "that era." So when the opportunity came along to se them live, I was there! Best Buy Theater was a very nice, clean and friendly venue...and what better place than the crossroads of the world...Times Square. Well the excitement from the fans was definitely there. The show was hit packed and full of costume changes by the still lovely females of the group. It was a dance party, where the audience was encouraged to participate. I had an amazing time and look forward to seeing them again. They were very humble, appreciative...and yes...Human.

The show was fantastic. We had amazng time. Can't wait for more concert to come this way.

HUMAN LEAGUE AT BEST BUY THEATRE WAS GREAT!! I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED AT WHAT A PACKED HOUSE IT TURNED OUT TO BE.. BUT AFTER THE PERFORMANCES BY BOTH THE HUMAN LEAGUE AND MEN WITHOUT HATS I COULD UNDERSTAND WHY... IT WAS BOTH FULL OF ENERGY AND VERY ENTERTAINING.. IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO A TIME TWENTY YEARS AGO WHEN LIFE WAS LESS STRESSFUL AND ALL THAT MATTERED WAS GETTING LOST IN THE DANCE MUSIC AND HAVING A GREAT TIME... PHIL OAKEY STILL HAS THE CHARISMA AND STYLE HE PORTRAYED BACK THEN AND HIS BACK UP SINGERS STILL HAD THE SAME SEX APPEAL.. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN GOING BACK IN TIME AND ENJOYING THE TECHNO POP SONGS THAT TRUE EIGHTIES FANS ALWAYS LOVED.. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE.. THANKS BEST BUY THEATRE.. HOPE TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR!!!

They've still got it after all those years! Venue's sound system not the best though!

what an excellent show...they sang ALL of my fav songs!

Loved it! How come Terry Nunn from Berlin still sounds so god an looks so sexy? Of course the whole crowd knew he words to every FIXX song... plus the looked and sounded great! Always wanted to see the B-52's... got the crowd bopping. I wish they had turned th volume up. The Human League... OMG. I went home and immediately downloaded about 15 songs. They were the best! And their new songs kick ass too!

Men Without Hats... or Man with Hat, they should be called... was in poor form in KC. The only remaining member wears a black cowboy hat and his voice is terribly worn. With three hired backup musicians combined with the monotone voice I was actually shocked by the mere stage presence... of which there really was none. I have always been a fan... but sorry. Time to hang up the hat! Human League, on the other hand had an interesting stage presence... all white keyboards, drums and mic stands. However, the two female drones simply stood in place singing with no interaction with the crowd. Vocals were good, as well as the arrangements. However, the band could have been replaced with animatronic figures and had a warmer presence. UNLESS you are a hardcore HL fan.... pass this one.

Men Without Hats were good although it isn't really them, it was just Ivan with a band. Still Ivan sounded great. I guess the crowd that night wasn't good enough for him as we did not get an encore. Human League sounded incredible. Phil, Susan, and Joanne were top notch that night. I was amazed at how well all the synth sounds were accurate. That's one of my pet peeves about seeing older 80s bands, they sometimes have synth sounds that don't sound match the song because they can't get a hold of those older instruments that were originally used. Even if you're not the hugest HL fan, go see them. It really was a blast and I'd go again if I could!

This concert was totally amazing! I loved the smaller venue and they are excellent singers/performers live. Men Without Hats was also excellent! Great combo of these 2 bands together, it really couldn't get any better!

Loved it, rocked it all the way. Will definitely do it again. can't wait for the next few decades to do it. Now that is what you call music.

Berlin open the show. Wish they could of played longer. The fixx were really good, wish they could of played longer. B52's as usual, had everyone on their feet. Human league closed the show. I really enjoyed them,b ut they lost the crowd. Such an amazing venue!!

When I go to see these bands from my earlier years, I really expect to be disappointed. I went to this double bill to see Men without hats who are one of my favorite bands of all time. They were great. The lead singer Ivan still has a great voice and an obvious love of his music. Ivan still has a great stage presence and really connects well with the audience. The Human League I did not expect to Love. I knew their hits from MTV, but knew little about them as far as live performance. I was blown away. Step by step, song by song, the group gave it their all, slowly drawing in the audience with their passion and showmanship and Love of what they are doing. The lead singer blew me away also with his stage presence, charisma and ability to connect with the audience. I did not expect to be won over by The Human League, but they did it. The Two woman in the band also original members were great with voices strong and wonderful presence and energy. Will they see me again as one of their great songs go??? Yes. A great night and great double bill.

Both Men Without Hats and Human Leauge were amazing performers! But Thunder Valley's sound system is awful. Worse yet they screwed up what was the most anticipated song of the whole night! During Don't You Want Me, they didn't have the females mice on for her part of the song. That made me sad :-(. Don't know if I ever want to see a show there again. This was my first time to Thunder Valley. Good job guys!

Excellent show. I was there mainly for Human League but Men Without Hats put on an energetic show. I had their Greatest Hits cds so I recognized most of the songs but their most popular song which they played last in their set got the crowd on the crowd on their feet. Then came the Human League. I'm a huge fan of 80s synthpop music and it's rare you get to hear this kind of music in Sacramento so being able to see Human League (and also Men Without Hats) was a rare treat. Human League did not disappoint. They played all their hits Fascination, Mirror Man, Human, and of course Don't You Want Me. They also played 3 songs from their latest album Credo (highly recommended). Also played a few songs from the 90s and 2000 which of course didn't get any airplay here in the USA but being a big synthpop fan I recognized the songs (Tell Me When from 1995 and All I Ever Wanted form 2000). I big surprise to me was when they played some of their older stuff from their earlier years (Being Boiled and Empire State Human). Overall an AMAZING show.

The Human League sounded incredible and put on a fantastic show. The new songs were melodic and powerful, as well as all the classics. A definite highlight was "Mirror Man".