MEN WITHOUT HATS | You Can Dance If You Want Tour
Thu, 27 May 2027 · 19:30 · The Factory Theatre, Marrickville
<p>Canadian new-wave icons <strong>Men Without Hats</strong>, best known for the 1980s smash hits “<strong>The Safety Dance</strong>” and “<strong>Pop Goes The World</strong>,” are heading to Australia in <strong>May and June 2027</strong>, marking the first time the full band will tour Australia with their full live show.</p><p>More than four decades after Australians sent “The Safety Dance” into the national Top 5, Men Without Hats will bring one of the most instantly recognisable catalogues of the ’80s to Australian stages, led by founding member, songwriter and unmistakable voice Ivan Doroschuk.</p><p>When “The Safety Dance” exploded onto radio in 1983, Australia embraced it in a big way, sending the single to #5 on the Australian charts (then the Kent Music Report) and making it the #23 single of the year nationally. Australia was part of a worldwide phenomenon, with the song reaching #3 in the United States, #2 in New Zealand and #6 in the UK, while topping charts elsewhere around the world. Its brilliantly eccentric medieval-themed <a href="https://youtu.be/1p_BvaHsgGg?si=gkDymjVLLYoLACFV">music video</a> became an MTV-era classic, cementing “The Safety Dance” as an unmistakable piece of ’80s pop culture that has never really disappeared.</p><p>Then came another enduring anthem, “Pop Goes The World.”</p><p>Released in 1987, the song became another international hit and further cemented Men Without Hats as far more than a one-song phenomenon. Over the decades that followed, both songs have continued to find new audiences through film, television, advertising, sport and popular culture, giving the music of Men Without Hats a remarkable life well beyond its original chart success.</p><p>From McDonald’s advertising and major Super Bowl campaigns to Tide’s memorable “Pop Goes the World” campaign, and even “Pop Goes The World” finding new life as…