The Human League

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T'Pau

Altered Images

The Farm

The Christians

Toyah

Tony Hadley

80s Calling! is coming to The Darlington Arena on Sun 24 Aug with headliners The Human League very special guests Bananarama & Tony Hadley & lots more

<div>80s Calling! is one of the most exciting additions to the town&#8217;s summer music calendar. A one day event featuring eight iconic artists headlined by The Human League, with very special guests Bananarama and Tony Hadley and featuring The Christians, The Farm, Toyah, Altered Images, and T&#8217;Pau, all on one stage at The Darlington Arena on Sunday, 24th August 2025!</div>

<div>With gates opening at 12 noon, fans can look forward to an incredible full-day festival showcasing the best of 80s music. This retro revival promises a day filled with evocative fun and some of the greatest tunes from the decade</div>

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Great day, great weather and great bands. Plenty of space plenty of toilets and prices are good also especially 2 for 1 between 12pm and 2pm. Sound system was great also

Review of 80s Calling! Darlington w/ The Human League, Bananarama & more!

I felt not much atmosphere due to not hearing music in-between acts , security very poor , drinks expensive and ran out very early on

fantastic event at Darlington for the 80's festival

The venue opened at 12 and was on until 10.30 ish the venue ran out of beer at about 4!disgracefull

Really great night and Tony Hadley, Bananarama and Human League were, for me, the standout acts although all acts were in fine voice and really seemed to be enjoying themselves. However, we missed all but the last few bars of China In Your Hands because we hadn't booked parking at the arena (we arrived 15 minutes before T' Pau were due to start). We were turned away, as were lots of people, but we'd not received an email saying we had to book. Had to find a car park over a mile away (permit parking only on local streets) and get an Uber so that we wouldn't be too late. Not happy as apparently it was Skiddle who should have emailed to tell us (according to the car park security guards). When we left (during the final song), the car park was practically empty 😡

80s Calling! Darlington w/ The Human League, Bananarama & more!

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