Bands & Activities

Men Without Hats

Sunday, June 19th - ArcelorMittal Dofasco Stage - 5:15pm

Is it safe to dance?  You bet it is.  For the first time in 2 decades Montreal’s New Wave Group Men Without Hats are going on tour in Canada.  The group that brought us such iconic hits as The Safety Dance and Pop Goes The World will kick off the “Dance If You Want Tour” in Victoria on May 6^th and then make their way through the Rockies for six not to be missed shows.  More Canadian dates to be announced soon.  The 1980’s group led by original member Ivan Doroschuk reformed in 2010 to perform at Rifflandia and then blew the socks off of their Club Deville SXSW showcase this past March to rave reviews. 

“When the opening beats of the Safety Dance emerged, people just lost it. They started doing the wave and even Ivan did it. At this point, I fully realized how it would feel to be on board those classic rock boat cruises that are thrown together once in awhile. I was on that rock cruise. Obviously the song inspired a singalong and also… wait for it… a CONGA line! Seriously. It was kind of amazing. Pop Goes The World ended the set and I am pretty sure you couldn’t find a happier group of concert goers that night.”  Panic Manual

“The place was packed with exuberant fans, mostly twentysomethings, who sang and bounced along to the percolating synth-pop. This is a generation obsessed with the 1980s, and they not only know of Men Without Hats but they know every word to every song.” Postmedia News

With six studio albums released since forming in the late 70’s - their songs have been featured on hit TV series such as Glee, The Simpsons, Futurama and Family Guy.  The Safety Dance reached Top 10 in the US, the UK and 25 other countries around the world.  Dust off your dancing shoes and join Men Without Hats on tour this spring.