Squeeze, Adam Ant play in Chandler this weekend

Two pioneers of late 1970s and 1980s new wave music are coming to the showroom at a Chandler casino on Sunday, Sept. 20.

Squeeze will headline as part of its "Tried, Tested and Trixies: 53 years of classic songwriting, live in concert" tour, which comes to Gila River Resort at Wild Horse Pass for a 6 p.m. show.

Best known in the U.S. for their 1981 hit "Tempted," Squeeze is promoting its 16th studio album, "Trixies," which was released in March and peaked at No. 15 on album charts in the U.K.

Adam Ant joins them. Probably best-known in the U.S. for the hits "Stand and Deliver" and "Romm at the Top," he has a unique stage presence and style that made him beloved in Australia and the U.K. initially. 

British group Haircut 100, of "Love Plus One," fame, is also on the bill.

Tickets start at $81.35 and are available throgh Ticketmaseter or through playatgila.com.

Gila River Casino at Wild Horse Pass is located at 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd, Chandler, near I-10 and Loop 202.

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