NEW WAVE TRAILBLAZERS MEN WITHOUT HATS BRING THE “YOU CAN DANCE IF YOU WANT TOUR” TO NORTH AMERICA BEHIND NEW ALBUM ON THE MOON
More than 40 years after they gave the world permission to dance, Men Without Hats are bringing the party back to stages across North America. The Montreal New Wave trailblazers are hitting the road on the “You Can Dance If You Want Tour,” celebrating more than four decades of synth-soaked smash hits with a live show that turns every room into a party, in support of their new album On the Moon, out now.
The “You Can Dance If You Want Tour” kicks off Nov. 27 in Mount Dora, FL and sweeps through the U.S. East Coast and Midwest in December. It rings in New Year’s Eve in Palm Springs, crosses Canada through January and February 2027, and then carries the celebration all the way to Australia in May.
The tour follows a thrilling viral moment for the band. “I ❤️ The ’80s,” the first single from On the Moon, has already passed 1.5 million YouTube views, and the “You Can Dance If You Want Tour” gives audiences their first extended look at a band that has spent the last two years building one of the most compelling second acts in New Wave. The tour’s name puts a playful spin on the famous opening invitation of “The Safety Dance,” setting the tone for nights packed with singalongs, fresh favourites and plenty of dancing in the aisles.
Formed in Montreal in 1978 by Ivan Doroschuk, Men Without Hats became a cornerstone of the New Wave era with “The Safety Dance” and “Pop Goes the World,” two songs that have long since outgrown their decade. Across a discography now stretching nearly five decades, their music has turned up in McDonald’s ads, Alaska Airlines commercials, Super Bowl campaigns, a Tide Pods stunt built entirely around “Pop Goes the World” and, most recently, as a chant heard across stadiums at UEFA Euro 2024. Doroschuk’s brother Colin held down keyboards through much of the 1980s, and Ivan has remained the band’s constant, its main songwriter and its creative compass through every lineup since. The band was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2020.
ON THE MOON ALBUM REVIEW
In 2023, that family story came full circle when Colin’s daughter, Sahara Sloan, took over keyboards, bringing a second generation of Doroschuks into Men Without Hats. Sloan joins Ivan, guitarist Sho Murray, and drummer Adrian White in the band’s current lineup.
Ivan entered the studio in early 2025 to write and record with Grammy and JUNO Award-winning producer Brian Howes, and those sessions became On the Moon. The album took shape in two stages. It began at Howes’ studio in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, where Ivan and Howes developed the record’s bold, forward-looking material, and continued in Victoria, BC, where Ivan and longtime guitarist, producer and engineer Sho Murray shaped its quieter, more intimate corners. Additional vocals from Sahara Sloan and mixing by Mark Needham and mastering by Howie Weinberg round out a record that moves comfortably between polish and rawness.
The band spent much of 2025 on the road as well, touring coast to coast across Canada and the United States, then heading overseas for a summer run through the UK and Europe before a final string of Canadian dates to close out the year. In February 2025, they also released a live album drawn from their 2024 tour, featuring the catalogue’s essential tracks and available now on vinyl and all streaming platforms. Today’s lineup has kept Men Without Hats among Canada’s most enduring musical exports, with a catalogue that has drawn more than 31 million YouTube views and 11 million Spotify listeners worldwide.
The “You Can Dance If You Want Tour” will also feature two very special guests. The Spoons join Men Without Hats on Western Canadian dates, and Carole Pope joins for the Ontario dates, putting three pioneering acts of Canadian New Wave and post-punk on the same bill. It all serves the one directive Men Without Hats have always followed: dance safely.
Tour Dates
Nov. 27 Mount Dora, FL @ Mount Dora Music Hall
Nov. 28 Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Nov. 29 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre
Dec. 2 Murfreesboro, TN @ Hop Springs
Dec. 3 East Greenwich, RI @ The Odeum
Dec. 4 Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
Dec. 5 Brookville, NY @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 6 Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Dec. 8 Leesburg, VA @ Tally Ho Theatre
Dec. 9 Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
Dec. 10 Rochester, NY @ Photo City Music Hall
Dec. 11 Hilliard, OH @ Black Swan
Dec. 12 Warrendale, PA @ Jergel’s
Jan. 1 Palm Springs, CA @ Agua Caliente Casino
Jan. 2 Pala, CA @ Pala Casino Spa & Resort
Jan. 23 Coquitlam, BC @ Casino *
Jan. 27 Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Casino *
Jan. 28 Regina, SK @ Casino Regina *
Jan. 30 Winnipeg, MB @ Club Regent *
Jan. 31 Thunder Bay, ON @ Thunder Bay Community Auditorium *
Feb. 3 Peterborough, ON @ Market Hall Performing Arts Centre ^
Feb. 4 Ottawa, ON @ Shenkman Arts Centre ^
Feb. 5 North Bay, ON @ Capitol Centre ^
Feb. 6 Richmond Hill, ON @ Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts ^
Feb. 7 Guelph, ON @ River Run Centre ^
Feb. 10 Burlington, ON @ Burlington Performing Arts Centre ^
Feb. 11 Sarnia, ON @ Imperial Theatre ^
Feb. 12 Brampton, ON @ The Rose ^
Feb. 13 St. Catharines, ON @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre ^
May 26 Newcastle, NSW @ King Street Band Room
May 27 Sydney, NSW @ Factory Theatre
May 28 Adelaide, SA @ The Gov
May 29 Melbourne, VIC @ Max Watts
May 30 Brisbane, QLD @ The Triffid
June 1 Perth, WA @ Rosemount Hotel
With The Spoons
^ With Carole Pope
Artist Links
SPILL FEATURE: ROUGH TRADE IS WORK – A CONVERSATION WITH ROUGH TRADE’S CAROLE POPE WITH BERNARD FRAZER (CHURCH OF TREES)
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: CHURCH OF TREES – PAUSE
SPILL FEATURE: THE LOOK AND THE SEXUAL CONFIDENCE – A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLE POPE
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: CHURCH OF TREES FEAT. CAROLE POPE – “WORLD’S A BITCH”
