Gene Loves Jezebel & Bow Wow Wow in San Juan Capistrano

Gene Loves Jezebel is a British rock band formed in London in 1980 by twin brothers Jay and Michael Aston, who grew up in Wales. Their music draws on post-punk, gothic rock and new wave, and the band is known for songs including “Desire,” “The Motion of Love” and “Jealous,” as well as the albums Discover and House of Dolls. In the 1980s, Gene Loves Jezebel toured clubs and theatres in Britain and the United States while promoting releases including Promise, Immigrant and Discover. After the brothers stopped working together, the act’s live history divided between separate touring lineups led by Jay Aston and Michael Aston.

Bow Wow Wow are a British new wave and post-punk band formed in London in 1980 by manager Malcolm McLaren, who recruited singer Annabella Lwin to perform with musicians drawn from Adam and the Ants. They are best known for their recording of “I Want Candy,” as well as “Go Wild in the Country” and “C·30 C·60 C·90 Go!” Bow Wow Wow played the US Festival in California in 1983, near the end of the original lineup’s first run. Annabella Lwin and bassist Leigh Gorman revived the group for a 1997 reunion tour, and performances from that period appeared on the live album Wild in the U.S.A.