We’re looking at a best of both worlds situation tonight on Lansdowne Street. Usually when a so-called legacy act, often one from the ’80s, rolls into town, as The Psychedelic Furs do tonight (July 12) when they seduce our House of Blues, we’re either looking at a nostalgia act full of older hits, or a stubborn band intent on only playing the recent material. For Richard Butler and crew, we’re set to get a sterling mix of both, as the iconic English post-punk band not only arrives with an arsenal of era-defining standards — “Dumb Waiters,” “The Ghost In You,” “Pretty In Pink,” “Love My Way,” “Heaven,” “Heartbreak Beat” and more all line recent set lists — but also a pretty solid new album, one that maintains the classic integrity of sound, in 2020’s Made of Rain. Add in an opening set by Los Angeles legends X, and we have a pretty solid Tuesday night on the strip that’s familiar and fresh.
THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS + X :: Tuesday, July 12 at The House of Blues, 15 Lansdowne St. in Boston, MA :: 7 p.m., all ages, $39.50 to $75 :: Event page :: Advance tickets