San Diego, California · Est. 2019

Two sets.
One decade.
No survivors.

Your favorite 80s new wave, rock, dance, and pop songs—dragged through the fog and brought back loud.

San Diego · Est. 2019◆Fog machines have entered the chat◆100% live band◆Your mixtape survived the night◆New wave / rock / pop / dance◆Costumes on. Volume up.◆Two 60-minute sets◆No deep cuts. Only sharp hooks.◆ San Diego · Est. 2019◆Fog machines have entered the chat◆100% live band◆Your mixtape survived the night◆New wave / rock / pop / dance◆Costumes on. Volume up.◆Two 60-minute sets◆No deep cuts. Only sharp hooks.◆

01 / Upcoming shows

Wake up. Get out.

All dates on Bandsintown

21AUG
FRI

Full Circle Saloon

Santee, CA · Friday, August 21, 2026

Live Details

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Live / San Diego Signal 80.0

Lights up.
Fog on.
Sing loud.

02 / The show

The party is
the promise.

A horror-themed retro band that puts a gritty spin on new wave, dance, rock, and pop classics of the 80s.

Five players. Full costumes. Curated video interludes. Lights, fog, and the songs everyone in the room already knows by heart. Horror sets the scene; the dance floor does the rest.

2 × 60: Minute sets
01 × 90: Minute option
100%: Live band

Watch on Instagram

03 / Live evidence

Caught in
the nightmare.

Five nightmares, one loud room, and a crowd that knows every word.

The full band in horror costumes posing onstage with the crowd behind them — Full band / Full room

Masked band members performing under red and blue stage lights — Live under the lights

Freddy-style vocalist and masked bassist performing in black and white — The signal gets darker

Promotional photos via Just Us Productions

Latest transmission

Let’s Dance
Live at The Holding Company

See the full production in motion—costumes, lights, crowd, and a David Bowie classic dragged into the nightmare.

Visit the YouTube channel

A Nightmare on 80s Street performing Let’s Dance under purple stage lights

Watch the performance

04 / Origin story

Your nightmares
have a setlist.

What started as a dark 80s band became something stranger: a fully staged live show where familiar radio hits arrive heavier, sharper, and wearing a mask.

Gritty reboots

The melodies stay intact. The guitars, drums, and attitude hit harder.

A real spectacle

Masks, makeup, lights, smoke, costumes, and video—built as one show.

Built to move

New wave, dance-pop, rock, and singalong hooks. No deep-cut homework required.

“A fun multi-media show, with curated video segues and a great mix of new wave and rock favorites.”
Times of San Diego · 2026 ↗

05 / Venues & promoters

Book the
nightmare.

Clubs, casinos, amphitheaters, comic-cons, corporate parties, private events, and anything improved by fog.

Two 60-minute sets or one 90-minute set
Lighting, fog, and backline available
Tech rider and stage plot on request
Based in San Diego · Ready to travel

Direct 80snightmareband@gmail.com 760-445-2948

Two sets.One decade.No survivors.

Wake up. Get out.

Full Circle Saloon

The party isthe promise.

Caught inthe nightmare.

Let’s DanceLive at The Holding Company

Your nightmareshave a setlist.