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.*

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The Motels Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 17, 2025
The Motels
  Setlists
The Guild Theatre Menlo Park, California, United States
Aug 16, 2025
The Motels The Canyon Agoura Hills Agoura Hills, California, United States
Aug 15, 2025
The Motels The Coach House San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
Aug 14, 2025
The Motels
  Setlists
Belly Up Solana Beach, California, United States
Jul 24, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Jul 22, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
Stuart & Mimi Rose Music Center at The Heights Huber Heights, Ohio, United States
Jul 20, 2025
Right Said Fred / Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth Meadow Brook Amphitheatre Rochester, Michigan, United States
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Jul 19, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
  Setlists
Riverbend Music Center Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Jul 18, 2025
Right Said Fred / Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats Casino Rama Entertainment Centre Rama, Ontario, Canada
Jul 16, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
MGM Music Hall at Fenway Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Jul 13, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Right Said Fred
Hard Rock Live at the Mark G. Etess Arena, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Jul 12, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center New York, New York, United States
Jul 11, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
Red Hat Amphitheater Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Jul 10, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / Men Without Hats / The Escape Club / The Tubes / The Motels / Right Said Fred / Musical Youth / Haircut 100
The Dome Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Jul 06, 2025
The Motels / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Right Said Fred

Totally Tubular Festival

House of Blues Houston Houston, Texas, United States
Jul 05, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Irving, Texas, United States
Jul 03, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
Paramount Theatre Denver, Colorado, United States
Jun 30, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
YouTube Theater Inglewood, California, United States
Jun 28, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / The Tubes / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, California, United States
Jun 27, 2025
Totally Tubular Festival
Animotion / The Escape Club / The Motels / Haircut 100 / Men Without Hats / Musical Youth / Right Said Fred
San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, California, United States

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The Cars / The Motels
Sep 1, 1980
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Jun 22, 2025
 Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 9, 1980
 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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The Cars / The Motels
Oct 11, 1980
 Houston, Texas, United States
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Sep 12, 1980
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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Sep 6, 1980
 Clarkston, Michigan, United States
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Oct 12, 1980
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Aug 25, 1980
 Columbia, Maryland, United States
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Sep 12, 1980
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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Oct 10, 1980
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
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Genres:

Rock
Pop
Alternative Rock
New Wave
Female Vocalists
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Soft Rock
Synthpop
Mellow Gold
New Wave Pop
New Romantic
Australian Rock
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Latest Setlist (12/31/2025):

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  1. Only the Lonely
  2. So L.A.
  3. Suddenly Last Summer
  4. Strange Days

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 17 concerts
2025 33 concerts
2024 18 concerts
2023 8 concerts
2022 20 concerts
2021 9 concerts
2020 29 concerts
2019 38 concerts
2018 24 concerts
2017 26 concerts
2016 15 concerts
2015 16 concerts
2014 24 concerts
2013 16 concerts
2012 13 concerts
2011 24 concerts
2010 15 concerts
2009 8 concerts
2008 13 concerts
2007 20 concerts
2006 6 concerts
2005 7 concerts
2004 11 concerts
2003 8 concerts
2002 12 concerts
2001 16 concerts
2000 7 concerts
1999 4 concerts
1998 18 concerts
1997 3 concerts
1994 3 concerts
1987 3 concerts
1985 62 concerts
1984 15 concerts
1983 24 concerts
1982 117 concerts
1981 11 concerts
1980 113 concerts
1979 80 concerts
1978 12 concerts
1977 7 concerts
1976 12 concerts
1971 1 concert
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