80s Kids bring 1980s nostalgia tour to Baker City
Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill will bring 80s Kids 2 to Churchill School on May 29, adding a nostalgia-driven show that could pull fans, diners and overnight guests into Baker City.
Baker City’s live-music calendar is adding a familiar kind of draw next Friday: Shannon Curtis and Jamie Hill will bring 80s Kids 2 to Churchill School, turning a catalog of decade-defining songs into a night built for local fans and out-of-town visitors alike.
The show is set for Friday, May 29, 2026, at Churchill School, 3451 Broadway St. Doors open at 6 p.m., and music starts at 6:45 p.m. Advance tickets are $18, with door tickets at $25. Churchill also is offering a $5 discount for seniors, veterans and military members, and ages 16 to 21, while admission is free for ages 15 and younger with a paid adult.
Curtis and Hill released 80s Kids on April 11, 2025, and the album’s 10-song set leans hard into recognizable hits. It includes Wouldn’t It Be Good, Drive, Take On Me, The Boys of Summer, West End Girls, Forever Young, A Little Respect, Dancing in the Dark, A Question of Lust and If You Leave. The Baker City stop is part of a national tour built around music from the 1980s, but the appeal goes beyond a straight cover set.
Churchill describes the project as 80s Kids 2, the second installment of the side project, and says the live show uses immersive video art and narrative storytelling. That matters in Baker City because Churchill has become one of the community’s main stages for touring acts, giving the town a venue that can host more than one kind of audience on the same night: longtime residents who know the songs, younger listeners who know them from playlists and movies, and travelers who plan a stop around the show.
The venue itself adds to the story. Brian and Corrine Vegter bought Churchill School in 2018 after living in Baker City for 12 years and have been restoring the old elementary school as an arts center. OregonLive reported that the building was constructed in 1925 and now serves as a concert venue, bike hostel and arts hub, which gives the May 29 show the feel of a destination event as much as a local one.
Churchill’s calendar has also pointed to the practical side of keeping live music going. The venue held a fundraiser on May 23 aimed at roof replacement and the future of live music there. For Baker City, a show like 80s Kids does more than fill a Friday night. It keeps touring artists moving through town, brings steady traffic to Broadway Street and gives the local entertainment calendar a recognizable headline built on songs people already know.
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