The Motels Concert History

The Motels are a New Wave music band from the Los Angeles area best known for Only the Lonely and Suddenly, Last Summer, both of which peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982 and 1983, respectively.*

Sep 03, 2017
Belinda Carlisle / Smash Mouth / The Motels / Bow Wow Wow
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Grand Victoria Casino Elgin, Illinois, United States
Aug 20, 2017
The Motels / Taylor Dayne / Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / greg kihn band Treasure Island Resort & Casino Welch, MN, US
Aug 15, 2017
Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / The Motels / Naked Eyes
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Sandia Casino Amphitheater Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Aug 12, 2017
Cancelled
Billy Ocean / Starship / Taylor Dayne / The Motels / Naked Eyes

Replay America The Ultimate 80's Festival

Lake Olmstead Stadium Augusta, Georgia, United States
Aug 03, 2017
The Motels / Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / Naked Eyes Theatre at Westbury Westbury, NY, US
Jul 30, 2017
The Motels / Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / Naked Eyes
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American Music Theatre Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Jul 29, 2017
The Motels / Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / Naked Eyes
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Dome Arena Rochester, New York, United States
Jul 26, 2017
The Motels / Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / Naked Eyes
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Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Jun 03, 2017
Replay America / Billy Ocean / Starship featuring Mickey Thomas / Taylor Dayne / The Motels / Naked Eyes Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
May 21, 2016
Like Totally 80's Festival, Santa Ana… at The Yost Theater
The Motels / A Flock of Seagulls / Dramarama / Richard Blade / Annabella's Bow Wow Wow / When In Rome / Missing Persons
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The Yost Theater Santa Ana, California, United States

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Totally Tubular Frstival 2025 on Jun 29, 2025 [787-small]

Totally Tubular Frstival 2025
Jun 29, 2025
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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The Motels on Jan 17, 1984 [999-small]

The Motels
Jan 17, 1984
 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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The Motels on Nov 13, 1980 [214-small]

The Motels
Nov 13, 1980
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The Motels on Nov 13, 1980 [209-small]

The Motels
Nov 13, 1980
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The Motels on Nov 7, 1980 [207-small]

The Motels
Nov 7, 1980
 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The Motels on Jan 14, 1984 [781-small]

The Motels
Jan 14, 1984
 Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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The Motels on Jul 24, 2009 [703-small]

The Motels
Jul 24, 2009
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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The Motels / Kleveland on Jan 29, 2009 [696-small]

The Motels / Kleveland
Jan 29, 2009
 Portland, Oregon, United States
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