In honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of new wave icon Howard Jones’ best-selling album, DREAM INTO ACTION, Cherry Red Records is set to release a limited edition orange-colored double vinyl on August 22nd. Dubbed “Farmyard Sessions,” the 20 track double LP contains 16 tracks that were previously only available on the bonus CD of 2018’s sold-out DREAM INTO ACTION Superdeluxe box set. These tracks were recorded at Farmyard Studios in the UK and have not been made available since 2018. An additional four tracks include special mixes and versions. The artwork contains previously unseen images from the original DREAM INTO ACTION photo shoot with Simon Fowler. Please see below for the double vinyl track listing. Please click here to pre-order;

Howard Jones’ groundbreaking 1985 album, DREAM INTO ACTION, peaked at #2 in the UK charts and cracked the US Top 10. It went on to spawn global hit singles, “Things Can Only Get Better” (which experienced a resurgence after being featured on an episode of Netflix’s Stranger Things) and “No One is to Blame” as well as “Life in One Day” and “Like to Get to Know You Well”.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of DREAM INTO ACTION, Howard Jones will soon embark on a global tour. The tour kicks off in the United States in September and will feature support from alternative pop favorites, Haircut 100 with SiriusXM First Wave DJ Richard Blade opening the show with his world-renowned DJ set (line-up for the United States only). The United States tour dates kick off at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Tuesday, September 2nd. Please see below for the global itinerary to date.

1985 was also the year Jones performed at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, alongside such legendary acts as David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Phil Collins. Earlier that same year in February, Jonesperformed live, keytar in hand, at the Grammy Awards from L.A.’s Shrine Auditorium with Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and Thomas Dolby as part of the “Synthesizer Showdown,” performing a medley of their hits.

Electronic music pioneer Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of different configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song”. His first two albums HUMAN’S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION were worldwide hits. HUMAN’S LIB reached #1 in 1984 in the UK and featured the hits “New Song,” and “What Is Love?” In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten Platinum album in the United States and featured the smashes: “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame,” and “Like To Get To Know You Well.”

Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, Today and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries”, “Superstore” and “Bumblebee”. Howard Jones’ most recent studio album is DIALOGUE, which was released in September, 2022. DIALOGUE is the third album in a trilogy of electronic releases from Jones with multi-media project ENGAGE coming out in 2015 and studio album TRANSFORM out in 2019. DIALOGUE garnered serious coverage in outlets such as Spin, Stereogum and more.

Howard Jones and Haircut 100 with Richard Blade 2025 American tour dates:

SEPTEMBER

2 Nashville, TN

3 Atlanta, GA

5 Fort Lauderdale, FL

6 St. Petersburg, FL

7 Charleston, SC

8 Durham, NC

10 New Brunswick, NJ

12 Des Plaines, IL

13 Kansas City, MO

16 Tucson, AZ

18 Anaheim, CA

19 Las Vegas, NV

20 Del Mar, CA

22 South Jordan, UT

Ryman Auditorium

Symphony Hall

The Parker

Mahaffey Theater

Charleston Music Hall

Carolina Theatre

State Theatre New Jersey

Rivers Casino

Star Pavilion at Ameristar Casino Hotel

Rialto Theatre

House Of Blues

The Sound

The Ballpark at America First Square

To experience Howard Jones, please visit:

www.howardjones.com

THIS DAY IN MUSIC BOOKS TO RELEASE “HOWARD JONES:

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER” OCTOBER 6TH

NEW OFFICIAL “FANTHOLOGY” FEATURES PERSONAL MEMORIES FROM HOWARD JONES AND 350+ ANECDOTES FROM FANS

CANADIAN TOUR DATES KICK OFF TODAY

(New York, NY) – As a continuation of his 40-year career, This Day In Music Books will soon release “Howard Jones – We’re In This Together”. This new official “Fanthology” brings together over 350 anecdotes from fans who share their experiences of seeing Howard perform and what his music has meant to them over the past 40 years of recording and performing. The book also features a narrative from Jones, sharing some of his own personal memories. To check out the book, please click here and here.

Due out on October 6th, “We’re In This Together” will be available in three formats: the Super Deluxe Editions, the Deluxe Edition and the Hardback Edition. The Super Deluxe Edition, limited to 250 copies, includes the 290 page full-color book signed by Howard with a personal dedication and video message, a genuine part of a synthesizer owned and played by Howard, 2x exclusive, certified prints of record sleeve art for ‘I.G.Y’ and the unseen “Those Who Move Clouds” Moog synthesizer, a USB stick containing new unheard music from Howard – a unique piano medley of 8 of Howard’s hits recorded for, and only available with, this book plus a video message from Howard, set of 6 Howard Jones postcards, 2 VIP tour passes and lanyards, Howard Jones fan club wallet, 2 sets of reproduced handwritten lyrics, set of Howard Jones badges and numbered certificate of authenticity. To purchase and for more information, please click here.

Howard Jones just wrapped a wildly-successful summer tour of North America as main support for Culture Club on The Letting It Go Show shed trek. Berlin rounded off the bill. Of Jones’ set, USA Today declared him to be “personable and gracious…in fine form”, dubbing him the “genial keyboard wizard”. Howard Jones will headline a short run of dates in Canada starting today before heading to the UK to continue his 40th anniversary shows. Please see below for the Canadian itinerary.

Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past four decades, playing live in a number of configurations including intimate solo shows and dates with his full high-tech band set-up. He first burst upon the contemporary music scene in 1983, with his very English songwriting and pioneering synthesizers with “New Song”. His first two albums, HUMAN’S LIB and DREAM INTO ACTION, were worldwide hits. HUMAN’S LIB reached #1 in the UK and featured the hits “New Song” and “What Is Love?” In 1985, Jones released the follow-up, DREAM INTO ACTION, which quickly became a Top Ten platinum album in the United States and featured the hits “Things Can Only Get Better,” “Life In One Day,” “No One Is To Blame” and “Like To Get To Know You Well”.

Howard Jones has sold upwards of 10 million albums worldwide and continues to make new music and tour the world. Jones has recently performed on NBC’s top-rated morning and nighttime shows respectively, The Today Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. His ubiquitous hits can be heard in such high-profile television series and films such as “Stranger Things,” “Breaking Bad,” “Watchmen,” “The Carrie Diaries,” “Superstore” and “Bumblebee”.

Howard Jones Canadian tour dates:

SEPTEMBER

26 Saint Catherine’s, ON First Ontario Performing Arts Centre

27 Oakville, ON Oakville Centre For The Performing Arts

28 Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Centre For The Performing Arts

29 Kingston, ON Kingston Grand Theatre

OCTOBER

1 Brantford, ON Sanderson Theatre

For more information on Howard Jones, please visit:

www.howardjones.com

To access publicity images of Howard Jones, please visit:

www.howardjones.com/press/index.html

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This Day In Music Books to Release Howard Jones Fanthology