We are giving away a pair of tickets to The Psychedelic Furs with X @ Oregon Zoo on July 27 . To win, comment on this post why you’d like to attend. Winner will be drawn and emailed Monday, July 23 .
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The Psychedelic Furs with X
July 27, 2018
Doors 5:00 PM / Show 7 PM | All Ages | $35 – $95
Tickets: zooconcerts.com
Oregon Zoo
4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR, 97221
If you were to dissect today’s alternative rock music, you’ll find that much of it pays homage to The Psychedelic Furs. Led by vocalist and songwriter Richard Butler, and his bass-wielding brother Tim, the Furs scored major hits with “Love My Way,” “Pretty In Pink,” “Heaven,” “The Ghost In You,” and “Heartbreak Beat” in all releasing seven studio albums, spawning several compilations, a boxed set, and a live concert DVD.
Born out of the post-punk UK rock scene, the Furs quickly developed as one of the premiere bands on US College and Modern Rock radio scoring a multitude of #1 singles.
With the advent of MTV in the early 80’s the band took off into the stratosphere, and when John Hughes’ approached the band with his film built around the Furs’ song “Pretty In Pink”, the band’s legacy was cemented. After a brief hiatus in the 90’s, and a side project called “Love Spit Love”, the band regrouped at the dawn of the new millennium.
The Psychedelic Furs touring lineup remains Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Paul Garisto (drums).
X
John Doe, Exene Cervenka, DJ Bonebrake, Billy Zoom
X formed in 1977 inside the L.A. punk scene. Charismatic vocalists John Doe and Exene Cervenka were joined by drummer DJ Bonebrake and guitarist Billy Zoom. The first four albums of the band were produced by ex-Doors Ray Manzarek, who also played keyboard on some of the songs.
X split towards the end of the 1980s, with each of the four members pursuing their own solo projects. They join forces again from time to time, both in studio and live activities.
Sounds cool, would be a fun night!
Swoon!
Would be very cool!
yay
love the 80s music
Why do I want to go to this concert you ask, well the answer is John, Exene, Billy & DJ. X are true legends and to have the show at The Zoo with the Psychedelic Furs as well would make an awesome night out.
Sometimes I zoo to rock.
This would be super fun!
X marks the spot
Yes! Would love to be first concert
Me, oh my! Yes please!
Would love to treat my dad to this show!
Still have not been to the zoo……..
Send me please!
PLease Please Please
If need to have a great time and dance my heart out!
Richard Butler & John Doe in one fell swoop? Yes, please!
A dream double bill!
I’ve been a fan of X since I was a teenager, seeing them live would be a huge bucket list item <3
X marks the spot where I want to see the Psychedelic Furs!
I’m a heartbreak beat, yea, all night long
And nobody don’t dance on the edge of the dark
We’ve got the radio on
And it feels like love,
But it don’t mean a lot
And it feels like love
And it’s all that we…
la la la la …want.
I would love to take my husband to this show!
I keep missing them every time they pass through. This would be a great place to catch them with the beautiful surroundings of the zoo!
Our baby loves to get down with the animals! Thanks for considering :)
I love X, but have yet to see them.
concerts at the zoo are cool, the elephants dance!
concerts at the zoo are cool, the elephants dance!
X also had songs in 80’s movies.
I would love to see both bands for the first time!
Oh my goodness this looks awesome!
Please pick me! One of my fav bands
Would absolutely loveeee to see this concert!
There’s a world outside. Love the Furs!
I love the Furs! <3
I have been obsessed with these bands since I was a kid! Please pick me for the golden tickets!!!!!
Yes! I have loved them for so many years and have never had to opportunity to see them. Love the Furs!
I grew up on the 80’s and love the music. Would be a blast to go with my high school bestie!!
This would be such an awesome show. Grew up in the 80’s and love the band. Would take my bestie from HS with me too!!!
Would love to see these bands live!! Been a fan of the Psychedelic Furs since I saw the video for “Love My Way” on MTV when I was a kid.
Is going to be an amazing show!!
X is my favorite band ever and I had to leave Crystal Ballroom this winter because I got sick before they got on stage and it was such a bummer and wow, what a run-on sentence.
I like the Furs, too!
The Psychedelic Furs were the soundtrack to my teen years. I’d love to see them again.
Please choose me!!
Oh my god! GET OUT! Like this would be totally awesome for my Gen X man & I to go to and rock.
Heaven is the whole of our hearts,
and heaven don’t tear you apart.
There’s too many kings wanna hold you down.
And a world at the window gone underground.
There’s a whole in the sky where the sun don’t shine.
And the clock on the wall it counts my time…
Because X is so legendary, it would make the coolest memory at the coolest venue.
Both bands are amazing! I’d love to see them <3
John Doe rOCKS!!!!
Please pick me! This sounds awesome.
Loved The Psychedelic Furs since the early 80’s! Saw them last year at the Revolution Hall and they put on an amazing show! I would love to see them again and make my very first visit to the zoo since moving here from the U.K.!
I never win anything…
X and the Furs. 80’s rocked.
I have been a fan since I was a teenager, and have wanted to see X and the Fur, for decades!
Wow I would love to watch them play!
Furry X’s!
That would be sweet!!
Love both of these bands; would love to see them on the same night!
Who doesnt love animals and music?
YES!! YES!! YES!!! PDXPIPELINE ROCKS WITH THE GIVEAWAYS. I WOULD LOVE TO GO TO THIS SHOW AND RELIVE THE 80’s WITH THIS GREAT SOUNDTRACK.
PLUS, ITS FUN TO WATCH THE ELEPHANTS GROOVE TO THE MUSIC!!!
I have never seen X in concert and who knows how many more chances I will have. Please set me up with tickets to see this great band live.
I can’t believe these guys are gonna be at the zoo. Whoever does their booking must be rad.
I love the zoo and the 80s so this would be so amazing!
Animals! all of them
I had a blast volunteering for the Solstice Run last week at the Zoo. Psyched for returning for the Psychedelic Furs and X!!!
A 1985 Psychedelic Furs show was the first stadium concert for me. Still a fan!
Since the 80’s, I have loved X and wished to see them play. Their lyrics were masterful when first written and are still so relevant decades later. ….See How We Are…..
Ok I’m probably dating myself but X was the first album I bought with my own money as a kid. It was the beginning of my record collection and I would love to see them and the Psychedelic furs.
I would love if things went my way and I got to go to this concert. It’s sure to be a president gas! The ghost in you really wants me to have these tickets. It would be heaven!
I’m a huge fan–this would be amazing!!!
This would be so much fun!!
Please and thank you!
The Furs are a favorite since I first hear ‘Fall’. Been listening ever since, every album, some on cassette, some on CD, now Spotify/Pandora. One of my best experiences was seeing Richard Butler solo at Dante’s. Anxiety issues don’t allow me to go to concerts much anymore, but an open environment like the Zoo, I think I could do. It would mean a lot. Thank You
Post Punk me up!!
Music and animals are the two things that can brighten anyone’s day! Getting tickets would be a trip to paradise.
Good stuff
Seen both these bands at small venues in the 80’s. It would be fun to see them in a zoo!
I’d love to attend this show because my husband is a very big fan of Psychedelic Furs and he would really enjoy seeing them.
Yes please! This will be a real fun show. I’d love to be there! Thank you for the opportunity.
Yes please
furby
Elephants and music…..cant go wrong!!!!
Would love to surprise my hardworking hubby
This would be an amazing show and I could bring my sister who will be visiting from Dallas. She could finally listen to some REAL music.
Dying to go to a zoo concert!
I’ve been a Furs fan and X fan for decades!
Hell yeah!
This would be a great show to see!! I would love it
My mom loves punk rock.
I love them!!
Pretty in pink!!!! My song!!!
Would love to go!!!
The ghost in you! So haunting…
Yes, please. I look good in pink.
I need a concert, broke!
Yeah baby! This would be great!
Happy Summer!
This would rock my ⛵
80’s music is one of the best, and I would love to see The Psychedelic Furs.
Pretty in Pink!
So fun!
This will be a fantastic show! Please pick me!!!
That will be an awesome show!
Would love to win tickets to this show & take my boyfriend who’s a HUGE Music Lover!! He had a HEART transplant in 2014. Hernia operation in 2016 & was recently in hospital with pneumonia. He’s always been outgoing & FULL of LIFE. But he’s been getting more & more depressed. He was so excited when i won tickets from you cpl wks ago. We missed it cuz he wasnt feeIing well. I’m grateful for the chance to win . I hope you will consider us for the tickets. Thnx so much.
I need your help to get him out of this “FUNK” he’s stuck in. Needs to have some Fun!! I should mention that Eric is only 49. And received a 27 yr old’s Heart….
80’s goth girl 4-life!
This would be great! Take me back to my youth!!!
Let me take my bf/gf! Please sir please
This concert represents the soundtrack of my youth. Whining tickets would mean so much!
yes please
I would really like to attend, it would be so much fun!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ME
I’d LOVE to win tickets to this because I LOVE X!
So nostalgic, would love to go!
Oh ME ME ME, Pretty in Pink is one of my favorite movies
Music that my teenage daughter and I can both enjoy!
Psychedelic Furs & Big Cats = AH YES INDEED IT’S FUNTIME!!!!
I lurve 80s music, and the Furs is one of the top 5 bands I adore! Would love to win something- haven’t won in quite a while…..
Pleasepleasepleaseplease!!!!!
Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!!!
I love Richard Butler and the Furs. “Heaven” is my fav.
One of my all time favorite alternative bands or bands of all time. Love to see them!
Oh per chance to dream
Seen both bands in small clubs, would love to see them with animals in the background.
I’m a child of the 80s, and I would love to see this show at the beautiful zoo!
This would be an amazing show to see.
Love them and would enjoy the chance to see their show.
Love them and would enjoy the chance to see their show.
Would love to see this show!
i think this is before my husbands time lol, but i’d love to take him anyway.
a concert at the zoo, that would be awesome
Fur’s without the murder…yes please
This show will transport me back in time when my life and the world was much less complicated. I NEED uncomplicated!
I love X, and never been to a zoo concert.
Nice!
Oooh yeah! This would be awesome
Hells Bells! THIS will be a fun show!
Very interested! Thank you!
I would LOVE this show!!!
I grew up in the ’80s and the Psychedelic Furs and Pretty in Pink were instrumental contributors to my emotional upbringing!
I’ve loved the Furs since the 80’s!
Would love to visit the Oregon Zoo again for some cool music! I haven’t been to this zoo since I was a kid, so it would be great to make some new memories and get some nostalgia going at the same time.
I heart X!
My boyfriend would love love love tickets. Please consider us.
I would absolutely love to take my daughters to this show!
This is going to be an amazing show!
Ready to have some fun!
I’d love to have a date night with my husband where we can let our hair down! We’re currently paying down our tax burden for this year so don’t have the funds to buy tickets. Thanks for considering us!
X is amazing and the Furs are a lot of fun.
because i would like to meet john doe
Oh yes please.love the zoo concerts
The last time The Psychedelic Furs were in town, I had tickets and couldn’t go last minute. It’d be great to make up for the loss.
A trip down memory lane!!
Great walk down memory lane!
John Hughes showed excellent taste in choosing their music for his film. I would love to see them live and I experience my first zoo concert not too long ago. I’m a fan for life. The Psychedelic Furs have killer music; does that confirm that fur is murder?
Yes! Can’t wait!
Being a product of the 80’s The Psychedelic Furs was one band I never managed to see live. I’d love to give my inner 16 yr old a chance to dance to them live as well as be able to see X (swoon!!!)
X is a band my parents taught me to really dig. On top of that the whole thing sounds like a psychedelic experience I’d go for.
It sounds super fun! What a great combination.
Live the Furs! I’d go in a “heart break beat”!
I would love to take my boyfriend to this! It’s one of his favorite bands and happens to be his birthday! Please, please, please! We need this, universe! :)
My bf would love this!
Love Psy Furs! Listened to them so much when I was younger, we would really like to see them live! Thank you
I love zoo concerts!
This will be fun!
Sounds like a wholesome night of noise making with my babies!! <3 <3 <3
IS that real or fake?
My hubby love X‼️
Would be awesome to surprise him
I played the Furs on KBPS in 1984-85.
Oh this would be awesome! I would love to win and rock it out!
I need a Summer good time in the books!! ❤️
I love the Zoo and all of the concerts that they put on there. That day also happens to be my birthday. What an awesome way it would be to spend it.
First thing that comes to mind is contemplating life in the late 80’s with all of my teenage angst, listening to The Psychedelic Furs on my walkman at one of my favorite coffee shops in the NW Industrial area when it was still cool, dirty and slightly ominous down there. Those were the days and the Furs where always a huge part of them. Would love to be taken back there for a bit
One of many favorite bands, I would love to see them live, especially at the zoo. =)