Males With out Hats Journey Again to the Future With New Single “I <3 the 80s”
Mud off your Walkman, dig out that denim jacket, and put together for a neon-coloured nostalgia journey: Males With out Hats are again with a synth-pop banger that celebrates the last decade that made them legends. Their new single, “I 
the ‘80s,” lands June 26 with a hairsprayed wink and a shoulder-padded strut, and it’s the whole lot you’d count on from the band who gave us “The Security Dance”—and extra.
“I the ‘80s” is a riotous, melodic time machine powered by growth containers, moonwalks, tube tops, and sufficient pop-culture references to make Stranger Issues blush. “All people felt alive / Again in 1985,” sings frontman Ivan Doroschuk, earlier than commanding us to “Celebration prefer it’s ‘82” and “Dance safely throughout the ground / Like we did in ‘84.” In case you had been there, you’ll get goosebumps. In case you weren’t, that is your crash course.
This gloriously cheeky synth-soaked anthem is the lead single from their upcoming album Males With out Hats On The Moon, slated for launch in mid-October. Produced by Grammy and Juno winner Brian Howes (Hinder, Easy Plan), combined by the legendary Mark Needham (The Killers, Elton John), and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, U2), the observe was written by Ivan Doroschuk and Howes and recorded at Black Range Studios on Vancouver Island.
It’s a high-voltage return from a band whose affect on popular culture remains to be alive and pogo-dancing. From Montreal basement gigs in 1977 to stadium-filling synth anthems within the ’80s, Males With out Hats have carved out an everlasting area in music historical past. “Pop Goes The World” and “The Security Dance” are greater than hits—they’re worldwide memes, soccer chants, and soundtrack staples for generations.
As Ivan places it:
“One of many greatest challenges in scripting this track was narrowing down all of the issues I cherished concerning the ’80s… The track may have been half an hour lengthy!”
Rather than a guitar solo, the band even cheekily dropped in a sing-along chorus of “Pop Goes The World,” a transfer that marries nostalgia with cheeky brilliance.
This single drops simply in time for the band’s first UK and EU tour in almost a decade. Kicking off August 21 at The Previous Woollen in Leeds and winding by means of Edinburgh Fringe, Liverpool, Utrecht, Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo, the tour wraps in Malmö on September 17. Followers can count on a continuous, high-energy blast of classics, deep cuts, and recent materials, delivered with charisma and big-haired enthusiasm.
This lineup—Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Sahara Sloan (keyboards and vocals), Sho Murray (guitar), and Adrian White (drums)—is tight, charismatic, and completely infectious. Sahara, daughter of founding member Colin Doroschuk, brings the band’s story full circle with next-gen synth magic and harmonies that sparkle.
The dwell album, recorded throughout their 2024 North American tour, simply dropped in February 2025, preserving the occasion alive on vinyl and streaming. With 31 million views on YouTube, almost 10 million month-to-month Spotify listeners, and a fanbase spanning generations, Males With out Hats proceed to mix the joyful absurdity of the Nineteen Eighties with trendy polish.
“I the ‘80s” isn’t about going again—it’s about bringing the enjoyment of that period ahead. So, pull up these leg heaters, crank the amount, and dance safely into the longer term.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
July 1, 2025 – Officer’s Sq. – Fredericton, NB
July 25, 2025 – Canyons Village – Park Metropolis, UT
July 28, 2025 – Soda Row Reside Dawn – South Jordan, UT
August 6, 2025 – Peach Fest – Penticton, BC
August 9, 2025 – Rock the Kooney’s – Cranbrook, BC
August 12, 2025 – The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
August 13, 2025 – Oriental Theatre – Denver, CO
August 14, 2025 – Beaver Creek – Beaver Creek, CO
August 16, 2025 – Rock the Harbour Competition – Dartmouth, NS
UK/EU TOUR
August 21, 2025 – The Previous Woollen – Leeds, UK
August 22, 2025 – Fringe Competition (La Belle Angele) – Edinburgh, UK
August 23, 2025 – Academy 3 – Liverpool, UK
August 24, 2025 – Craufurd Arms – Milton Keynes, UK
August 25, 2025 – The Storage – London, UK
August 27, 2025 – De Helling – Utrecht, NL
August 28, 2025 – Nieuwe Nor – Heerlen, NL
August 29, 2025 – Mergener Hof – Trier, GER
August 30, 2025 – Das Rind – Russelsheim, GER
August 31, 2025 – Exil – Gottingen, GER
September 2, 2025 – Feierwerk – Munich, GER
September 3, 2025 – Die Stadtmitte (80’s Celebration) – Karlsruhe, GER
September 4, 2025 – Sumpfblume – Hameln, GER
September 5, 2025 – Trompete – Bochum, GER
September 6, 2025 – NCN Competition – Leipzig-Deutzen, GER
September 8, 2025 – Shiva – Bremerhaven, GER
September 9, 2025 – Markthalle @ MarX – Hamburg, GER
September 10, 2025 – Lido – Berlin, GER
September 11, 2025 – Die Pumpe – Kiel, GER
September 12, 2025 – Resort Cecil – Copenhagen, DEN
September 13, 2025 – Musikens – Gothenburg, SWE
September 14, 2025 – Slaktkyrkan @ Hus 7 – Stockholm, SWE
September 16, 2025 – John Dee – Oslo, NOR
September 17, 2025 – Babel – Malmö, SWE
FALL 2025 – CANADA & U.S. – MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
October 4, 2025 – Base31 – Picton, ON
October 16, 2025 – The Parker – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
October 17, 2025 – Moss Centre – Miami, FL
October 18, 2025 – Dawn Theatre – Ft. Pierce, FL
October 19, 2025 – Florida Theatre – Jacksonville, FL