Bands Which Have Appeared
Note: The bands that did the reunion performance are noted, as well.
| Band | Formed | Disbanded | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Flock of Seagulls | 1979 | 1986 | All members reunited, performed "I Ran" & "Space Age Love Song". |
| ABC | 1980 | 1990 | Only Martin Fry and David Palmer reunited, performed with Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo. |
| The Alarm | 1981 | 1992 | All members reunited, performed "68 Guns". |
| The Beat | 1978 | 1983 | David Steele and Andy Cox refused to participate, the remaining members did not perform although Dave Wakeling did perform with the current version of The Beat at their own concert. |
| Berlin | 1982 | 1987 | All members reunited including original drummer Rod Learned, performed "The Metro" and "No More Words." |
| Dramarama | 1983 | 1994 | All members reunited, performed "Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)," inspired band to get back together permanently. |
| Extreme | 1985 | 1996 | Nuno Bettencourt refused to be filmed on camera. After a conversation with Gary Cherone (who was not sure on participating either), they ultimately decided that it was not a good time to reunite, citing issues that had been unresolved since disbanding as the main reason. Since then, they have reunited in 2004 and 2006. A full reunion occurred in 2008. |
| Frankie Goes to Hollywood | 1980 | 1987 | All members reunited, but Holly Johnson refused to perform. |
| Haircut One Hundred | 1981 | 1983 | All members reunited, performed "Love Plus One" and "Fantastic Day". |
| Information Society | 1982 | 1997 | All members but Kurt Harland reunited, no performance. The band was eventually reformed in 2006 by Paul Robb and James Cassidy, with Harland occasionally participating (he has since rejoined full-time). |
| Kajagoogoo | 1981 | 1986 | All members reunited. Attempted to stay reunited, initially failed. Recently succeeded and, as of late, are currently touring with an album in the works. |
| Klymaxx | 1979 | 1990 | Five members reunited (Robbin Grider could not be located), but Cheryl Cooley did not participate in the performance due to friction between her and the other bandmates for forming her own version of Klymaxx without permission. As of 2011, there are two versions of Klymaxx performing: One led by Cooley, while the other is led by Bernadette Cooper, Joyce Irby and Lorena Stuart. |
| The Motels | 1971 | 1987 | All members reunited. |
| New Kids on the Block | 1984 | 1994 | Brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight agreed to reunite, but Joe McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood declined to participate in the reunion. McIntyre cited that the only way he would rejoin the group was if the group made the decision to reunite permanently. Wahlberg and Wood declined on-camera interviews. |
| Romeo Void | 1979 | 1985 | Original saxophonist Benjamin Bossi was unable to perform, due to hearing loss; Sheldon Brown filled in. He met with his former bandmates, however, and watched the taping of the band's reunion performance from a nearby trailer. |
| Scandal | 1981 | 1985 | All surviving members reunited. Bassist Ivan Elias died of cancer in 1995. Kasim Sulton of the band (Utopia) played bass in the reunion performance. |
| Squeeze | 1974 | 1999 | Did not reunite after lead vocalist/guitarist Glenn Tilbrook expressed reservations, keyboardist Jools Holland refused to participate, and drummer Gilson Lavis was unable to commit to it. Oddly, after Holland declined, the show did not pursue any of the keyboardists who had replaced Holland during the band's original tenure: Paul Carrack (who provided lead vocals on the original version of the band's best-known record, "Tempted"), Don Snow, or Steve Nieve. Squeeze reformed in 2007 with a revised line-up, including original members Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook and early 1980s bassist John Bentley. |
| Vixen | 1980 | 1991 | All members reunited. |
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