Totally 80s

Category

Bands

Genre

80s

Location

Auckland

Members

5

Let’s face it, the 1980’s were responsible for some truly horrific crimes against fashion: shoulder-pads, leg-warmers, the unforgivable mullet !

What’s evident though, now more than ever, is that the 80’s provided us with some of the best music ever made. It doesn’t seem to matter if you were alive in the 80’s or not, those songs still resonate with people and trigger a joyous reaction for anyone that hears them.

Auckland band Totally 80s take the greatest new wave, new romantic and synth pop hits and recreate the magic and sounds of the 80’s with brilliant musicianship and high energy vocals.

Michael Murphy is the male lead vocalist with Totally 80s. Star of stage and screen, Michael has had #1 singles, toured the world and become one of New Zealand’s favourite performers, with appearances in ‘’Christmas in the Park’, ‘NZ Idol’, theatre production ‘Rent’ and numerous corporate shows.

Singer Rebecca Wright first hit our TV screens as a finalist in NZ Idol 2006. She performs regularly at ‘Christmas in the Park’, ‘Symphony Under the Stars’, Auckland theatre productions such as 'Starlight Express' and 'Evita' and corporate music shows.

Drummer and programmer Andrew Maclaren is the founding member of multi platinum selling band stellar* co-writing mega hits 'Violent', 'All It Takes' and 'Taken' amongst others. During those years he teamed up with Tom Bailey from iconic 80’s band The Thompson Twins to produce three albums, winning 11 x NZ music awards, selling over 100,000 albums and touring the world.

Andrew Thorne plays lead guitar and brings a wealth of experience to 80’sX having played all the guitars on Bic Runga’s 11 x platinum debut album ‘Drive’. He has toured the world with many of New Zealand’s leading singer songwriter’s including Bic, Dave Dobbyn, Jan Hellriegel, Tim Finn and played support for international acts including Radiohead, Bryan Adams and Jeff Buckley.

Bass player Brett Wells is a Chartered Director and Executive Management Professional with over 25 years operations experience in Webb Group (incorporating the Rockshop; KBB Music; wholesale; service and logistics) and foundation member of the Board. He also sits on the Board of Starjam, a non-profit, which empowers young people with disabilities through music and performance opportunities. A musician since his late teens, he's fortunate to be able to combine his passion for performance with his business interests.

This is not a covers band of journey-men doing their version of well known songs. Totally 80s recreates the music and sounds of the decade with staggering accuracy and a genuine passion for the music. It’s also a really fun night out and the best soundtrack to a party or event you can imagine…

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Songs

  • Abc

    Look Of Love

  • Aha

    Take On Me

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven On Earth

  • Billy Idol

    White Wedding

  • Blondie

    Call Me

  • Cindy Lauper

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

  • Coconut Rough

    Sierra Leone

  • David Bowie

    Let’s Dance

  • Dead Or Alive

    Spin Me Round

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

  • Devo

    Whip It

  • Duran Duran

    Hungry Like The Wolf

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

  • Inxs

    Devil Inside

  • Inxs

    Original Sin

  • Kenny Loggins

    Footloose

  • Madness

    Our House

  • Midnight Oil

    Beds Are Burning

  • Simple Minds

    Don’t You Forget About Me

  • Spandau Ballet

    True

  • Talking Heads

    Burning Down The House

  • Tears For Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

  • The Clash

    Rock The Casbah

  • The Pretenders

    Brass In Pocket

  • U2

    New Years Day

  • U2

    Pride (in The Name Of Love)

  • Underworld

    Underneath The Radar

  • Wang Chung

    Dancehall Days

  • Roxette

    The Look

  • Psuedo Echo

    Funkytown

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