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Yaz was only around for two years (82-83), but it the music it made in that short time period has had a huge impact on synth pop.
Now, Yaz is on tour for the first time in 25 years and getting good reviews:
Moyet’s deep, husky and sensual voice seems, at least on paper, an unlikely companion [...]

The video quality is pretty poor, but these fan videos show that Vince Clarke & Alison Moyet are staying true to their sound with their live version of their Yaz electropop classics.
Here are the remaining dates for their tour:
07 July    Oakland, CA    Paramount Theatre [sold out]
08 July    Los Angeles, CA    Orpheum Theatre
10 July    Los Angeles, [...]

Moby has announced live dates for his Last Night tour:
The energetic set showcases new material from ‘Last Night’, but also takes you on a journey through Moby’s eclectic musical history – taking a nostalgic look back at his deep roots in the rave scene, whilst making reference to albums Play, 18, and Hotel, and embracing [...]

Nine Inch Nails has announced the first wave of tour dates for their Lights In The Sky: Over South America 2008 tour:

Tuesday October 7, 2008 - via Funchal, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Thursday October 9, 2008 - Pepsi on Stage, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Sunday October 12, 2008 - Coliseo El Campin Bogota Colombia
Wednesday October 15, 2008 - Poliedro [...]

Jean Michel Jarre and 3 musicians will be touring, playing his classic Oxygene live on original vintage instruments for the 30th anniversary of the legendary album.
Sounds like it could be a great opportunity to take a trip back in time to the early days of electronica.
Tour Dates
16th March - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
18th [...]

Meat Beat Manifesto has announced a spring US tour behind the band’s forthcoming ninth studio album, Autoimmune.
You can preview a track from Autoimmune, International, below.
The UK group will hit 13 cities in April and May, following the April 8 release of the album:
April 2008
9 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
10 - Portland, OR - Berbati’s Pan
11 [...]

 

 Meat Beat Manifesto - International [1:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Toronto-based DJ/production duo MSTRKRFT will be hitting North American clubs throughout March alongside LA Riots, Lazaro Casanova and Italy’s The Bloody Beetroots. Since helping pioneer the recent rise of electronic dance music in the U.S. with their 2006 debut LP The Looks (Last Gang), Al-P and JFK (ex-DFA 1979) have taken their heavyweight sound to [...]

English trip-hop electronica group Morcheeba has announced a tour of the US and Canada, beginning March 24 in Washington DC. The tour will support their sixth album, Dive Deep, slated to hit shelves February 19.
Morcheeba Tour Dates:

Washington DC 9:30 Club (March 24)
Philadelphia, PA Trocadero (25)
New York, NY Webster Hall, 9:15pm (26)
Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre (27)
Montreal, [...]