They're not too shy-shy about reuniting
Here's a reunion nobody saw coming: Kajagoogoo has patched up differences with its original frontman -- the follicle-enhanced Limahl -- and will perform with the original lineup for the first time in 25 years this summer in Scotland.
"The history of the Kajagoogoo divorce has been quite unpleasant," Limahl told the Scottish Daily Record. "We did talk about a reunion five years ago, but it got unpleasant again. ... It's always been over money, not about the personalities, but people do get a bit bitchy so I put it at the back of my mind."
Band members told the Record that the final papers haven't been signed yet, but they're not expecting any more hurdles. Kajagoogoo's biggest year in the '80s was 1983 when songs like "Too Shy," "Ooh to Be Ah" and "Hang On Now" were chart-climbers. "Too Shy" hit No. 1 in the U.K. and No. 5 in the United States.
In 2007, the band relaunched its official website and released the single "Rocket Boy" -- their first new song in 22 years.
Kajagoogoo is set to play Scotland's RetroFest on Aug. 30-31. Other bands scheduled to play include The Bangles, Kim Wilde, Boy George, Nik Kershaw, Paul Young, Howard Jones and the Blow Monkeys.
[Publicity photo from limahl.com]
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I wonder if the band will let him play "Neverending Story" in concert?
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | February 05, 2008 at 09:47 PM
Jeff, that was probably the greatest stumbling block! Can't you just hear Limahl pleading on behalf of the millions of hypothetical fans that would feel shut out if for the price of admission they don't get their "Neverending Story" fix?
Seriously though, isn't a reunion tour a little ridiculous? A bit like a reunion tour for Soft Cell or Buckner & Garcia?
Okay, so on paper Kaja had a couple other songs no one in America has ever heard of. (You had to Google them, didn't you, Steve?)
Posted by: Rick | February 05, 2008 at 10:22 PM
Are you joking? I have the whole Kajajoogoo box set!
Posted by: Spears | February 06, 2008 at 07:54 AM
It's a matchbox, but a box set all the same.
Posted by: Marissa | February 06, 2008 at 08:11 AM
well, they did it before for VH-1 Bands Reunited + as the last Kajagoogoo single possibly hasn't sold millions (same as Limahl's last release), why not? could be fun, anyway, the lineup for Retrofest isn't too bad at the moment + as a tribute to Steve, former moustache-man (ex-Ultravox) Midge Ure is also scheduled to play...
Posted by: Dennis | February 06, 2008 at 09:31 AM
kind of funny that the lack of a reunion was about money. i mean, funny that they think there was money to fight about.
Posted by: jim webster | February 06, 2008 at 07:16 PM