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The Romantics
Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre — West Valley City, UT
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About The Romantics

The Romantics formed in Detroit in 1977, hitting their stride when new wave and punk were still figuring out how to coexist. They made lean, efficient rock songs that did one thing really well: get stuck in your head. Talking in Your Sleep became their signature, a track so perfectly constructed it sounds like it should have been on the radio for decades before it actually was. What I Like About You came later and proved they weren't one-hit material—it's just as catchy, just as direct. Their whole thing was stripping things down. No excess, no pretense. They weren't reinventing rock, they were reminding people why the basic formula works. The band broke up in the 80s, reunited, broke up again, and came back once more because some songs are hard to let go of. If you've heard their stuff, you probably didn't realize how much of it you knew.

Their shows are straightforward and efficient. Crowds sing every word back to them, particularly during Talking in Your Sleep. There's a lot of movement in the room but it's loose, not mosh-pit intense. They play tight, don't waste time, and clearly enjoy the fact that people still show up.

Known for Talking in Your Sleep, What I Like About You, Gimme Some, One in a Million, Body Talk

The Romantics + Salt Lake City

The Romantics rolled through Deer Valley Resort in August 2017 for what turned out to be a pretty lean set—just three songs, but they picked the ones that matter. "Talking in Your Sleep" and "What I Like About You" are the obvious moves, the songs people actually want to hear, but they led with "We Gotta Get Out of This Place," which is a different kind of classic—less candy-coated new wave, more raw urgency. It's the kind of opening choice that tells you something about a band still thinking about what they're doing up there. Salt Lake City doesn't get the Romantics often, so when they show up at a resort venue in the mountains, it's worth noting.

The Romantics in Salt Lake City News

Live Music in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City's music scene has always been a little removed from the coasts, which means it has its own thing going—independent venues and a crowd that actually listens. New wave and power pop never really left here the way they did elsewhere; there's an audience that still cares about bands who understood that three minutes and a hook could say everything. The Romantics fit that sensibility, even if their appearances are rare.

Salt Lake City road trip to see The Romantics?

Stay in the Avenues neighborhood—tree-lined streets with actual character, close enough to downtown but removed from the noise. For dinner, Lazy Dog in Sugar House serves exceptional Colorado lamb and maintains a wine list that doesn't insult your intelligence. Spend an afternoon at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Red Butte Canyon; the building itself is architecturally stunning and the collection gives real context to the landscape you're actually standing in. The city's proximity to actual mountains matters when you've got downtime.

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