The B-52s, the seminal new wave band, are heading out on the road in September for what may be the final time. The band is best remembered for their mega-hits "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack," but they ...
Though the set doesn’t include Funplex (released in 2008 on Astralwerks), it still provides new fans with a chance to own all the essential B-52s albums in one place. The vinyl version, limited to ...
To be sure, B-52s will not be flying the most challenging missions in the future. One would assume, upon hearing the name “Stratofortress,” that the weapon it describes would be a mighty one. Indeed, ...
Many years ago, a band of hip bohemians was playing for their friends at a house party in Athens, GA. Nobody thought of telling the band that their quirky song about a rock lobster would become a ...
Three years ago, the B-52’s set out on what the group said would be its final farewell tour. And yet, the group is still here — quirky tunes, bouffant hairdos and all. “It’s hard to quit. It really is ...
If you're worried that age has dulled the B-52s, you can rest easy. On "Pump," a standout track from the band's latest album, "Funplex," the lyrics are inescapably sexual. "Rub my belly, I turn to ...
Devo and the B-52s are extending their combined farewell outings and joining forces for the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour, which will hit 11 North American markets beginning Sept. 24 in Toronto. Lene ...
The B-52s will return to The Venetian Theatre inside The Venetian Resort Las Vegas for three shows on April 22, 2,4 and 25, 2026, at 8 p.m., extending their residency due to overwhelming fan demand.
‘‘Imagine,” Fred Schneider tells Uncut, “one week I’m washing dishes to make ends meet because I’d quit my job to do the band, and then the next week we’re flying to Nassau to record…” At the Bahamas’ ...
The Venetian Theatre is hardly “set way back in the middle of a field.” The opulent 1,800-seat venue, which opened in 2006, was originally designed for performances of “Phantom: The Las Vegas ...
For a band that announced its farewell tour three years ago, the B-52s are bidding quite the extensive goodbye. The self-proclaimed “world’s greatest party band” recently announced that they will be ...