Thomas Dolby's Secret Project Teased on Tour

0:00It's April 19th. You're listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Thomas Dolby is teasing a secret project on his current iconic 80s recollections tour, dropping previews after starting hints last year, with plans to unveil the full thing later this year. He's touring with a solid band, including Gail and Dorsey, from David Bowie's crew, and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Lipking, and Dorsey kicks off each show with her solo set. After wrapping US dates, he heads overseas starting May 15th in Manchester, running through May 29th in Dublin with a tweet to line up. Fans digging Dolby's story know he split his career between music and tech, like he detailed in his 2016 memoir. This tour blends those worlds into a fresh take on 80 sounds, mixing his hits with stories from someone who lived it all, crossing past with, big names from back then. One-while connection was jamming with Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, and Bob Weir, on his 1992 album Astronauts and Heretics, specifically, the track Beauty of a Dream.

1:05It started at a San Francisco fundraiser, where he got Phil Lesha's number, while the bassist waited tables, leading to an invite for a session in Marin, County. Even if the dead tried mimicking his style at first, they locked in eventually, and Dolby calls it an honor. Catch the previews now, like April 19th in Indianapolis, or later this summer at Totally Tubular Festival with his original 80s band, The. Lost toy people, building hype for that big reveal.