Howard Jones, Wang Chung, English Beat and Modern English
Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY August 20, 2026 By Mike Perciaccante When Howard Jones announced his curated “Things Can Only Get Better Tour” alongside Wang Chung, The English Beat, and Modern English, it promised to be a marathon of mid-’80s synth-pop and new wave. Mother Nature, however, had other ideas. Long Island was slammed by a destructive, powerful, windy and violent summer storm that turned the open-air theater into a literal flood zone. Rumors of a t