One of rockabilly's most enduring acts is headed to Colorado Springs this summer, with the Stray Cats booked for a night at the Pikes Peak Center.

It has been more than four decades since three young musicians from Long Island formed the Stray Cats with the mission of reviving the rockabilly vibe of the 1950s, complete with jazzy rhythms and high-volume pompadour hairstyles. Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom are still at it, and fans can see them in action, with support from Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three, on Aug. 5 at the Pikes Peak Center.

Setzer, Rocker and Phantom formed their band in the Long Island town of Massapequa in 1979, spending a few months playing gigs in New York and Philadelphia before taking the advice of a mutual friend and traveling to London, where rockabilly music was beginning to make a comeback. The band soon got the attention of British rockers like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Jeff Beck, as well as producer Dave Edmunds, who produced the group's self-titled debut album in 1981.

"Stray Cats" was an immediate success, spawning the hits "Runaway Boys," "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut." Returning to the U.S. in 1982, the group released "Built for Speed," a compilation of hits from their two British records that placed two songs in the American Top 10 and turned the band into MTV stars.

The group has split up three times over the years, but the old friends always managed to find their way back to each other, reuniting in 2019 to release "40," their first new studio album in 26 years.

The Aug. 5 concert begins at 7:30 p.m., with tickets starting at $74, available at pikespeakcenter.com.

No additional local or regional tour dates have been announced, and it is not yet known whether the band plans further recording activity following the engagement.