An Iowa-based band formed by chance backed new wave icon Lene Lovich on tour with Devo and The B-52s, proving chemistry beats ...

The B-52s and Yoko Ono might not be the most obviously similar musical icons, but one evening in a Bermuda nightclub, that was exactly the comparison John Lennon made. These similarities are not only ...

It’s likely a testament to the commitment of the members of the B-52s that each of its remaining long-term members; Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, and Cindy Wilson, has only released two albums apiece ...

Thirty-five years ago, Athens eccentrics the B-52s experienced one of the greatest, if most bittersweet, against-all-odds comebacks in pop music history. After the 1985 death of guitarist Ricky Wilson ...

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The following is an excerpt from "The B-52s' Cosmic Thing" by Pete Crighton and available now from Bloomsbury.

CLARKSTON, MI - The B-52s are going on tour with Devo this year with just a handful of concerts, including one in Michigan. There will be 11 shows on the “Cosmic De-Evolution Tour,” including at Pine ...

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 ...

Fans can get set to dance this mess around at least one more time as the B-52’s return to the road for a (so far) limited run of dates in 2026. The quirky new wave legends announced that “due to ...

It is well known that the B-52s are The World's Greatest Party Band. And thirty six years and over twenty million albums into their career, there can be no doubt as to why they remain one of rock ...

I'll bet you never thought you'd hear the words The B-52s and "Las Vegas residency" in the same sentence, but here we are. And more dates, for November 2024, have been recently announced. Seriously, ...