1. You are a member of a very niche audience. Your expectations are way out of sync for a band playing in public to a crowd of MOSTLY people over 60.
2. As stated in the post above mine, your amenity fees don't pay for this entertainment. The squares are public places, not Villages-exclusive.
3. These bands get paid to deliver whatever will bring the people out to the squares. That means music most of the customers will recognize, and be able to dance to or bounce in place to (whichever the case may be), and mostly - whatever they will open their wallets at the bars for. That means - very little obscure stuff, and a whole lot of top-100 stuff.
If you want to see the more obscure deep stuff then definitely go to one of the private clubs that charge a cover charge or drink minimum to get in, where kids are not allowed, and where you can't go by golf cart.
Regarding Simple Minds, Don't You Forget About Me was the singular song I could name of theirs. For me, new wave is Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper, Devo, and the Cars. But then, I'm an American, and those performers were representative of New Wave in the USA.
I don't ever expect bands to play much of any of the above in the Villages. But if they do, I'll be glad if it's well played even if it's overplayed. At least it's not another rendition of Mustang Sally.
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