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The B-52's is currently touring across 1 country and has 5 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, after that they'll be at Mosswood Park in Oakland.

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I missed the opening act Berlin, saw OMD, they were ok, they played most of the pop songs.They played well but that will be the last time for me. Too much sing along,clapping along to every song really felt cheesy.

I saw the b52s when I was young and they were too. they blew me away the first time I saw them at an outdoor show.

I saw an older version that managed to play well but most of the show were songs that the ladies sang and Fred left the stage for a few songs and came back and sang again. He looked very old and I thought he would sing more of the early hits everybody loves. He did not look well and he kept a low profile.

I enjoyed the show but missed Fred on the stage.

Glad I went but again I knew this is the last b52 show for me.

They are a great band and brought a smile to my face every time I heard them.

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When they were playing their classic hits the crowd was involved and dancing, but they played a lot of stuff that most of the crowd didn't know, and the crowd would sit down and get on their phones. I was more impressed by the other groups on the tour with them. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark was fantastic, and Berlin was as well. OMD and Berlin were more engaged with the crowd, and the lead singer of Berlin even came out into the crowd for one song. The B-52s just never quite seemed to sync with the crowd. Overall I would rate this as a great concert experience, but was slightly disappointed with the B-52's. They did, however, eventually get around to most of the classic hits that everyone wanted to hear.

Wednesday, 8/14 -- Berlin, OMD, & B-52s!! The 1st two bands were very impressive... the B-52s, unfortunately, kept losing steam throughout their set and their performance was pretty underwhelming. The 1st song, Private Idaho, was probably the best. People got bored and restless -- we were all kind of disappointed, I've been a huge fan for years. If you have a choice of two different groups to see, pick the other one, lol.

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The B-52s Will Board Up the Love Shack After Farewell Tour This Year

By Jon Blistein

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After 45 years, the B-52s, one of the most reliable purveyors of rock & roll party music, will call it quits with a farewell tour this year.

The band announced an initial run of 11 dates across the U.S., though more shows are expected to be added in the coming weeks. The band currently has one show scheduled for Aug. 22 in Seattle, Washington, though they’re scheduled to kick off a proper run Sept. 29 in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The run will wrap with a final blowout at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, just outside the B-52s’ hometown of Athens, Georgia.  

On select dates, the B-52s will receive support from KC and the Sunshine Band and the Tubes.  

Tickets for the B-52s’ farewell tour will go on sale April 29 at 12 p.m. ET. A pre-sale will begin tomorrow, April 27, at 12 p.m. ET. Full information is available on the band’s website .  

Of the farewell tour, Fred Schneider said, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family… our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”

Kate Pierson added, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world. It’s been cosmic.”

Along with announcing their farewell tour, the B-52s also confirmed that a long-in-the-works documentary about the band will finally be released in early 2023. The as-yet-untitled film was directed by Craig Johnson, executive produced by Fred Armisen, and will feature an array of previously unreleased archival photos and videos.  

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The B-52s are also set to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this week, taking the stage tomorrow, April 27.

“It has been a wild ride, that’s for sure,” said Cindy Wilson. “We feel truly blessed to have had an amazing career encouraging folks to dance, sing along with us and feel they can be whomever they are with our music.”

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The B-52s Farewell Tour Dates

August 22 – Seattle, WA @ McCaw Hall (with the Tubes) September 29 – Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Casino (with KC and the Sunshine Band) September 30 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 1 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 7 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 13 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 14 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 15 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall – Ocean Casino (with KC and the Sunshine Band) October 19 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre October 21 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre October 22 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre October 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic Auditorium (with the Tubes) October 29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic Auditorium (with the Tubes) November 4 – Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater (with KC and the Sunshine Band) November 11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Fox Theatre (with KC and the Sunshine Band)

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The B-52s Announce Farewell Tour: ‘It’s Time for One Last Blowout’

"It has been a wild ride, that's for sure," said Cindy Wilson of the band's decades-long career.

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Love shack or no love shack, The B-52s and their fans have just one more chance to get together in a little old place. After 45 years of performing and more than 20 million albums sold, the new-wave genre-defining group is gearing up to hit the road one last time on a farewell tour late this summer.

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Announced Tuesday (April 26), the tour will see the band’s three surviving members performing at least 15 shows across 11 venues in the United States between August and November, with more dates expected to be added in the next few weeks. Tickets for the tour go on pre-sale Wednesday (April 27) and fully on sale Friday (April 29); VIP meet-and-greet packages will be available on The B-52s’ website .

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“No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blowout with our friends and family … our fans,” said 70-year-old frontman Fred Schneider in a statement.

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Though it’s The B-52s who are stepping away from the limelight, they still plan on sharing the tour with two other groups: KC and The Sunshine Band and The Tubes are set to make individual guest appearances on select dates. “It’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts,” Schneider added about the special guests.

It’s not listed on the schedule, but technically, the “Love Shack” bandmates are kicking off the tour with a performance on Hollywood Boulevard with a Wednesday (April 27) performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live . Originally made up of four members who historically formed the group after drinks in an Athens, Ga., Chinese restaurant, The B-52s became famous for their party-perfect hits such as “ Rock Lobster” before guitarist Ricky Wilson died from an AIDS-related illness in 1985.

“It has been a wild ride, that’s for sure,” said Cindy Wilson, B-52s co-founder and Wilson’s sister, in a statement. “We feel truly blessed to have had an amazing career encouraging folks to dance, sing along with us and feel they can be whomever they are with our music.”

Also on the docket for the B-52s’ retirement celebration is a documentary created by MRC Films and Fulwell 73, newly announced to be released in early 2023. Directed by Craig Johnson and executive produced by Fred Armisen, the film will examine the band’s journey and influence and will include personal, never-before-seen photos and films.

“Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world,” stated co-founder Kate Pierson. “It’s been cosmic.”

See the dates for The B-52s’ farewell tour below:

THE B-52S 2022 TOUR DATES

August 22 nd                 Seattle, WA                             McCaw Hall*

September 29 th           Mashantucket, CT                  Foxwoods Casino**

September 30 th           Boston, MA                             MGM Music Hall**

October 1 st                  Washington, DC                     The Anthem**

October 7 th                 Chicago, IL                               Chicago Theatre**

October 13 th               New York, NY                          Beacon Theatre**

October 14 th                New York, NY                          Beacon Theatre**

October 15 th                Atlantic City, NJ                       Ovation Hall – Ocean Casino**

October 19 th               Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 21 st                Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 22 nd               Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 28 th               San Francisco, CA                   The Masonic Auditorium*

October 29 th               San Francisco, CA                   The Masonic Auditorium*

November 4 th              Los Angeles, CA                       YouTube Theater**

November 11 th            Atlanta, GA                             The Fox Theatre**

*with Special Guests The Tubes

**with Special Guests KC & The Sunshine Band

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We thought 2022 was the end of The B-52s .

In April of ’22, the stylish, art rockers announced they were calling it quits, performing through November and then that was it .

Thankfully, there’s still a little left gas left in the tank for the group to “Roam.”

From January 6-10, the Athens, GA natives have four shows lined up in their home state.

Then, later in the year, the group that brought the world “Love Shack,” “”Private Idaho” and “Rock Lobster” will go the glitzy Vegas route and play ten concerts as part of their residency at the Venetian Theatre starting in May and running up until September .

And while fans might expect The B-52s to simply stick to a script at these upcoming farewell gigs, you may find yourself pleasantly surprised.

“We will change it up,” founding member Fred Schneider told Las Vegas Weekly . “Maybe two or three different songs every night, and take it from there.”

Perhaps the greatest shock of all though is that many tickets for ostensibly the last run of shows for this historic group are going for as low as $70 before fees on Vivid Seats.

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Read if you want to (without wings, without wheels).

B-52s 2023 tour schedule

A complete calendar featuring all upcoming tour dates, venues and the cheapest ticket prices available for each show can be found below.

(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout .)

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What are those surprise songs Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Keith Strickland and the rest of the 52s have raring and ready to go for these gigs?

Well, we can’t say for absolutely certain but we can fill you in on what they played at live shows these past few months.

Set lists were typically made up of 15 songs, “Private Idaho” usually kicked off shows and “Rock Lobster” almost always closed each performance.

For those hoping to get a bit more granular, you can check out their entire archive of set lists here .

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We can’t believe it’s been over 30 years now since the big hair decade of excess came to a close.

Thank goodness, some of the biggest artists from the era are still going strong.

Here are just eight of our favorite ’80s stars on tour this year that will bring you back to a simpler time when we all just wanted to know “where’s the beef?”

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From their official bio on their website: Formed on an October night in 1976 following drinks at an Athens, Ga., Chinese restaurant, the band played their first gig at a friend’s house on Valentine’s Day 1977. Naming themselves after Southern slang for exaggerated “bouffant” hairdos, the newly christened B-52’s (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson) began weekend road trips to New York City for gigs at CBGB’s and a handful of other venues. Before long, their thrift store aesthetic and genre-defying songs were the talk of the post-punk underground.

A record deal soon followed and their self-titled debut disc, produced by Chris Blackwell, sold more than 500,000 copies on the strength of their first singles, the garage rock party classic “Rock Lobster,” and “52 Girls.” The B-52’s began to attract fans far beyond the punk clubs of the Lower East Side — galvanizing the pop world with their “stream-of-consciousness” approach to songwriting and outrageous performance.

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At the time of their greatest achievements, however, they suffered their greatest tragedy — the death in 1985 of guitarist Ricky Wilson from AIDS.

Keith, Kate, Fred and Cindy re-emerged with the Don Was/Nile Rodgers co-produced Cosmic Thing in 1989. The album proved to be the greatest commercial achievement for the group, and its success propelled the band to international superstars.

Cosmic Thing soared to #4 on the Billboard album chart, sold five million copies worldwide and yielded their first-ever top 10 hits — “Love Shack” and “Roam.” The B-52’s advanced their reputation as the greatest party band on the planet to a whole new generation of music fans, playing to sold-out audiences worldwide on a tour that would last more than 18 months.

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In 2013, Strickland announced that he had made a decision to stop touring with the band. The group did a 40th anniversary tour in 2019.

The B-52s Farewell Tour 2023 Dates (Tickets are available here  and here )

Aug 25-26 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Aug 30 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Sep 2-3 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Oct 13 – Chattanooga, TN – Chattanooga Motorcar Festival Nov 18 – Huntington Beach, CA – Darker Waves 2023

2024 Apr 12-13 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Apr 17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian Apr 19-20 – Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian

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B-52s Announce Farewell Tour Dates

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Some 45 years after their first performance, new wave icons the B-52s have announced a farewell tour that kicks off this summer.

The jaunt — billed as “Their final tour ever of planet Earth” — will hit 11 cities across the U.S., launching August 22 in Seattle and running through November 11, where it will finish at Atlanta’s legendary Fox Theatre, not far from their home base of Athens, Georgia. More shows will be added in the coming weeks; see current routing below.

The pre-sale begins tomorrow, April 27, at 12 p.m. ET. KC and the Sunshine Band and the Tubes are set to make special guest appearances on select dates.

To kick off the tour, the B-52s will perform on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” tomorrow (April 27) as well.

MRC Films and Fulwell 73 have announced that the film documentary on the band will be released in early 2023. Directed by Craig Johnson (Skeleton Twins; Wilson; Alex Strangelove) and executive-produced by Fred Armisen, the film will trace the history and influence of the band. The film has also been given generous support of all band members including many personal archival photos and films that have never been released.

Says co-founder Kate Pierson, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world. It’s been cosmic.”

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Cindy Wilson, who also co-founded the band with her beloved late brother, Ricky, adds, “It has been a wild ride, that’s for sure. We feel truly blessed to have had an amazing career encouraging folks to dance, sing along with us and feel they can be whomever they are with our music.”

Fred Schneider, co-founder and perhaps the most unique front man in rock, sums up the band’s decision to retire from the road, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family…our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”

THE B-52S 2022 TOUR DATES

August 22 nd                 Seattle, WA                            McCaw Hall*

September 29 th           Mashantucket, CT                  Foxwoods Casino**

September 30 th           Boston, MA                            MGM Music Hall**

October 1 st                  Washington, DC                     The Anthem**

October 7 th                 Chicago, IL                              Chicago Theatre**

October 13 th               New York, NY                         Beacon Theatre**

October 14 th                New York, NY                         Beacon Theatre**

October 15 th                Atlantic City, NJ                      Ovation Hall – Ocean Casino**

October 19 th               Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 21 st                Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 22 nd               Las Vegas, NV                         The Venetian Theatre

October 28 th               San Francisco, CA                   The Masonic Auditorium*

October 29 th               San Francisco, CA                   The Masonic Auditorium*

November 4 th              Los Angeles, CA                      YouTube Theater**

November 11 th            Atlanta, GA                            The Fox Theatre**

*with Special Guests The Tubes

**with Special Guests KC & The Sunshine Band

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The B-52s Announce Farewell Tour

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After 45 years since their first performance, over 20 million albums sold and countless accolades amongst them, there can be no doubt as to why The B-52s have remained one of music’s most groundbreaking and beloved bands. Now, The B-52s are gearing up to return to the road one last time and are announcing a farewell tour that will kick off this summer.

Their North American farewell tour will visit 11 cities across the U.S., kicking off August 22th in Seattle at the breathtaking McCaw Hall – Brotman Auditorium and running through November 11 climaxing at Atlanta’s legendary Fox Theatre. More shows will be added in the coming weeks.

The pre-sale for The B-52s Farewell Tour launches tomorrow, April 27th at 12:00 PM EST. Tickets officially go on sale this Friday, April 29th at 12:00 PM EST. KC and The Sunshine Band and The Tubes are set to make special guest appearances on select dates.

Tickets, information and exclusive VIP Meet & Greet packages will be available at The B-52s.com

In addition, to kick off their farewell tour, The B-52s will perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! this Wednesday, April 27th. MRC Films and Fulwell 73 have announced the long awaited film documentary on the iconic band will be released in early 2023. Directed by Craig Johnson (Skeleton Twins; Wilson; Alex Strangelove) and executively produced by Fred Armisen, the film will trace the incredible journey and influence of the band. The film has also been given generous support of all band members including many personal archival photos and films that have never been released.

Says co-founder Kate Pierson, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world. It’s been cosmic.”

Cindy Wilson, who also co-founded the band with her beloved late brother, Ricky, adds, “It has been a wild ride, that’s for sure. We feel truly blessed to have had an amazing career encouraging folks to dance, sing along with us and feel they can be whomever they are with our music.”

Fred Schneider, co-founder and perhaps the most unique front man in rock, sums up the band’s decision to retire from the road, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family…our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”

THE B-52S 2022 TOUR DATES

August 22nd Seattle, WA McCaw Hall*

September 29th Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Casino**

September 30th Boston, MA MGM Music Hall**

October 1st Washington, DC The Anthem**

October 7th Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre**

October 13th New York, NY Beacon Theatre**

October 14th New York, NY Beacon Theatre**

October 15th Atlantic City, NJ Ovation Hall – Ocean Casino**

October 19th Las Vegas, NV The Venetian Theatre

October 21st Las Vegas, NV The Venetian Theatre

October 22nd Las Vegas, NV The Venetian Theatre

October 28th San Francisco, CA The Masonic Auditorium*

October 29th San Francisco, CA The Masonic Auditorium*

November 4th Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater**

November 11th Atlanta, GA The Fox Theatre**

*with Special Guests The Tubes

**with Special Guests KC & The Sunshine Band

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The B-52s Will Say Farewell with 'The Final Tour Ever of Planet Earth': 'It's Been Cosmic'

"It's going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts," The B-52s co-founder Fred Schneider said of the band's farewell tour, set to hit North American venues this summer and fall

Fans of The B-52s , get ready to enter the "Love Shack" one last time.

On Tuesday, the iconic new wave band announced it'll be hitting the road for a farewell tour of North American venues appropriately billed as "The Final Tour Ever of Planet Earth" this summer and fall, accompanied by special guests The Tubes and KC & The Sunshine Band .

Launching Aug. 22 at McCaw Hall in Seattle, Washington, the 15-date tour will span cities including Chicago, New York, and Las Vegas in September and October before wrapping Nov. 11 at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia — with more shows set to be added.

Known as "The World's Greatest Party Band," co-founders Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson , and her late brother Ricky Wilson formed The B-52s after getting drinks at a restaurant in Athens, Georgia in 1976 and played their first show together on Valentine's Day of the following year.

After working their way up through New York City's post-punk underground scene, they soon inked a record deal with Warner Bros. and released their self-titled debut album in 1979. From the end of the decade through the 1990s, The B-52s scored several hits including the gold-certified "Love Shack," "Roam," "Deadbeat Club," and "Good Stuff."

"Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends' at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world," said Pierson, 73, in a statement. "It's been cosmic."

"It has been a wild ride, that's for sure," read a statement from Wilson. "We feel truly blessed to have had an amazing career encouraging folks to dance, sing along with us and feel they can be whomever they are with our music."

"No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it's time for one last blow-out with our friends and family…our fans," Schneider explained of the band's decision to retire from touring. "And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it's going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts."

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Following the tour, a documentary about The B-52s will be released by MRC Films and Fulwell 73 in early 2023. Directed by Craig Johnson and executive produced by SNL and Portlandia star Fred Armise n, the film will cover the band's rise to fame and influence on music and culture, and it'll include many behind-the-scenes photos and videos never-before-seen by fans.

Tickets for The B-52s Farewell Tour go on sale Friday, April 29 at 12 p.m. EST here .

Tour dates are below:

Aug. 22 - Seattle, WA - McCaw Hall

Sept. 29 - Mashantucket, CT - Foxwoods Casino

Sept. 30 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall

Oct. 1 - Washington, DC - The Anthem

Oct. 7 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre

Oct. 13 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

Oct. 14 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre

Oct. 15 - Atlantic City, NJ - Ovation Hall - Ocean Casino

Oct. 19 - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian Theatre

Oct. 21 - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian Theatre

Oct. 22 - Las Vegas, NV - The Venetian Theatre

Oct. 28 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic Auditorium

Oct. 29 - San Francisco, CA - The Masonic Auditorium

Nov. 4 - Los Angeles, CA - YouTube Theater

Nov. 11 - Atlanta, GA - The Fox Theatre

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The band, best known for their hits ‘Love Shack’ and ‘Rock Lobster’, formed in October 1976 over a shared flaming volcano cocktail at the Hunan Chinese Restaurant. They released their self-titled debut album in 1979, produced by Chris Blackwell via Island Records.

Back in 2019, they played a summer farewell tour in the UK , after celebrating their 40th anniversary the year prior by co-headlining a North American tour with Boy George & Culture Club and Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey.

The new tour dates begin in Seattle in August and will see The B-52’s supported by The Tubes and KC & The Sunshine Band.

Check out the full list of dates below, and buy tickets here .

AUGUST 2022 22 – Seattle, McCaw Hall *

SEPTEMBER 2022 29 – Mashantucket, Foxwoods Casino ^ 30 – Boston, MGM Music Hall ^

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OCTOBER 2022 1 – Washington DC, The Anthem ^ 7 – Chicago, Chicago Theatre ^ 13 – New York, Beacon Theatre ^ 14 – New York, Beacon Theatre ^ 15 – Atlantic City, Ovation Hall – Ocean Casino ^ 19 – Las Vegas, The Venetian Theatre 21 – Las Vegas, The Venetian Theatre 22 – Las Vegas, The Venetian Theatre 28 – San Francisco, The Masonic Auditorium * 29 – San Francisco, The Masonic Auditorium *

NOVEMBER 4 – Los Angeles, YouTube Theater ^ 11 – Atlanta, The Fox Theatre ^

*with The Tubes ^with KC & The Sunshine Band

Back in 2015, The B-52’s Kate Pierson released a debut solo album featuring a song co-written by The Strokes‘ Nick Valensi and Sia .

The new wave icons released their last studio album, ‘Funplex’, in 2008. Their self-titled debut came out in 1979.

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Published: 2022/04/26

The B-52’s Announce Farewell Tour

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The B-52’s have announced that after 45 years as a touring ensemble they will embark on their final trek this summer. The band’s farewell tour will commence on Aug. 22 at McCraw Hall in Seattle. The 11-stop tour will hit select U.S. cities before wrapping in mid-November. 

Following a Pacific Northwest tour opener, the band will head cross-country for a gig on Sept. 29 at Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Conn., where they’ll be joined by special guests KC & The Sunshine Band. The following night, the band will pop up at Boston’s MGM Music Hall before heading to Washington D.C. for a show at The Anthem. 

From there, The B-52’s will make their way to Chicago for an Oct. 7 performance at the Chicago Theatre. Then, they will play a two-night stand at New York’s Beacon Theatre on Oct. 13 and 14 before making their way to Ocean Casino in Atlantic City on Oct. 15. 

Then, the band will perform for three nights at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas before heading to San Francisco for a two-night feature at The Masonic Auditorium, where special guests, The Tubes, join them. 

The final two performances will see the band perform at Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater on Nov. 4 and The Fox Theatre in Atlanta on Nov. 11. The B-52’s co-founder, Kate Pierson, shared, “Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world. It’s been cosmic.”

Fellow B-52’s co-founder Fred Schneider shared some words on the band’s decision to retire. He stated, “No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out with our friends and family…our fans. And with KC & The Sunshine Band and The Tubes on board, it’s going to be one hell of a farewell party at these concerts.”

Pre-sale for The B-52’s Farewell Tour begins on April 27 at 12 p.m. ET. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public on April 29 at 12 p.m. E.T.

The B-52s Farewell Tour Dates:  

Aug. 22 – McCraw Hall – Seattle *

Sept. 29 – Foxwoods Casino – Mashantucket, Conn. **

Sept. 30 – MGM Music Hall – Boston **

Oct. 1 – The Anthem – Washington, D.C. **

Oct. 7 – Chicago Theatre – Chicago **

Oct. 13 – Beacon Theatre – New York **

Oct. 14 – Beacon Theatre – New York ** 

Oct. 15 – Ocean Casino – Atlantic City, N.J. **

Oct. 19 – The Venetian Theatre – Las Vegas, Nev. 

Oct. 21 – The Venetian Theatre – Las Vegas, Nev. 

Oct. 22 – The Venetian Theatre – Las Vegas, Nev. 

Oct. 28 – The Masonic Auditorium – San Francisco * 

Oct. 29 – The Masonic Auditorium – San Francisco * 

Nov. 4 – YouTube Theater – Los Angeles ** 

Nov. 11 – The Fox Theatre – Atlanta **

* With special guests The Tubes 

** With special guests KC & The Sunshine Band

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The B-52s to launch a US farewell tour this summer

FILE - Kate Pierson, left, and Fred Schneider, of The B-52s, pose for a portrait in New York on June 21, 2018. The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP, File)

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NEW YORK (AP) — The quirky dance-pop outfit The B-52s are hitting the road one last time for a final tour this summer that will roam from coast to coast.

“No one likes to throw a party more than we do, but after almost a half-century on the road, it’s time for one last blow-out,” said Fred Schneider, co-founder and singer for the Athens, Georgia-based band, in a statement.

The band burst onto the New Wave scene in 1979 with songs like “Rock Lobster” and cracked the pop charts in the late ’80s with the party classics “Love Shack” and “Roam.”

Their North American farewell tour will visit 10 cities across the U.S., kicking off Aug. 22 in Seattle and ending Nov. 11 in Atlanta. Stops include Boston, Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Supporting the band will be The Tubes or KC & The Sunshine Band.

Tickets are available at The B-52s.com.

“Who knew what started as a way to have some fun and play music for our friends’ at house parties in Athens in 1977 would evolve into over 45 years of making music and touring the world. It’s been cosmic,” said co-founder Kate Pierson in a statement.

While the band may be saying goodbye from the road, the members are the subject of a documentary to be released in 2023 directed by Craig Johnson and produced by Fred Armisen.

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B-52H’s Crew Gives Unprecedented Walkaround Tour Of The Stratofortress Bomber

Barksdale AFB’s instructors shared with us their extensive knowledge of the BUFF (Big Ugly Fat Fella), with many interesting, little-known details.

For almost 70 years, the B-52 Stratofortress bomber has been one of the most representative aircraft of the U.S. Air Force, and it is expected to be around until 2050, for a total service life of almost 100 years. Our friend Erik Johnston brought us last week the most detailed and thorough video ever made of this legendary bomber, recorded during a visit at Barksdale Air Force Base , Louisiana. The aircraft in the video is the B-52H with serial 61-031, a 60-years old airframe assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 307th Bomb Wing.

The tour begins with Lt. Col. Aaron Bohl, an instructor pilot, which guides the viewers in the external walkaround as done by a pilot. Each member of the crew, in fact, has a number of external checks to perform during the walkaround, based on their role. For example, the pilots check for the safety and airworthiness of the B-52, while the Weapon Systems Officer checks for everything related to weapons, targeting systems and navigation systems.

To describe the longevity of the BUFF, Lt. Col. Bohl used an interesting anecdote: “The last Civil War veteran was still alive when this aircraft was entering the Air Force, and the last B-52 pilot has not been born yet”. The B-52 flew for the first time in 1952, while the first aircraft entered service in 1955. During the 10-year production, 742 B-52 in various versions were built, including 102 in the current B-52H configuration built between 1960 and 1962.

One of the notorious features of the B-52 described soon after the beginning of the tour is the landing gear. The landing gear has a unique dual-bicycle configuration with a particularly interesting crosswind aid, which allows the pilots to rotate it up to 20 degrees and perform a “crab” landing keeping the gear aligned with the runway while the fuselage is pointing up to 20 degrees off the runway centerline. In fact, this is the only technique that can be safely used by the B-52, with the “low wing” method being the most dangerous as it would cause a wing strike on touchdown, given the huge wingspan of the bomber.

A well-known fact about the BUFF is its eight-engine propulsion. The engines are the Pratt & Whitney TF33 turbofan engines, the military variant of the JT3 that was used on the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8. The crew as the ability to perform either a cartridge start, that allows a simultaneous start of all eight engines, or a more common pneumatic start, starting engines 4 and 5 (the inner ones immediately beside the fuselage) which then provide air to start the remaining engines. As we recently reported, the B-52 will get the TF33 replaced with new Rolls-Royce F130 engines , with the first projected by the end of 2025.

The B-52’s large throttle quadrant got an in-depth look which uncovered some pretty interesting aspects about the throttle and engines. One of these is the throttle friction, which allows to compensate the tendency to over-control the throttle as well as setting the required thrust and then using engines 4 and 5 to fine tune the speed. The pilots often practice both six-engine operation, with two throttle levers set to idle and the other “filleted” to simulate the asymmetric thrust caused by an engine loss, and four-engine operation, this time without the asymmetric thrust. Even more interestingly, Lt. Col. Bohl mentioned that the B-52 is able to go around with just two engines in certain gross weight configurations, as practiced during the instructor course.

After a very throughout cockpit tour, Maj. Brian Heck took over for a tour as performed by an Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO). The tour begins with the blisters on the side of the fuselage (both on the nose and tail) which are used to house the ALQ-172 Electronic Warfare (EW) system , a RadioFrequency (RF) jamming system that protects the bomber from missiles and both airborne and ground-based radars. This is just one of multiple self-protection systems on the bomber, as can be seen by the number of antennas explained in the video.

An interesting mention goes to the so-called “shark fins” on the side of the fuselage. These fins are used for low-band transmitters and they can be mounted in two positions. The fins were initially mounted on a bulge higher up from their current position, but with the START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) treaty they were moved to the new position which is on the lower portion of the fuselage. The shark fins can be found in their original position only on the combat coded jets, allowing to check by satellite how many bombers are combat ready, as required by the treaty.

Then it was the turn of Maj. John Roberts, WSO instructor, who provided a detailed tour of the radar navigator compartment . A first interesting fact, which many might already know, is that the ejection seat used by the two WSO eject downwards, as opposed to the standard upward ejection. The compartment still houses many legacy systems which are no longer or rarely used, even though it has been upgraded in the last few years with the addition of new Multi-Function Displays (MFD) to complement the older ones. The upgrades also provided full keyboards and trackball to control a “Windows 95 interface”, as mentioned by Maj. Roberts.

The walkaround from the WSO perspective begins with the two nose-mounted infrared pods, the AN/AAQ-6 Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) and the AN/AVQ-22 Low Light TeleVision (LLTV) that were installed on the Stratofortress in the 1970s as part of the AN/ASQ-151 Electro-Optical Viewing System (EVS). It has been reported that these will likely be removed to improve airflow at the front of the bomber, as they are no longer supported on the aircraft. Their capabilities have been replaced by the Litening and Sniper targeting pods , which also allowed to employ autonomously guided weapons without the need to have someone else to lase the target.

Obviously, the tour continues with the weapons pylons and bay. The two external weapons mounts can carry up to nine unguided weapons or up to eight guided weapons. These mounts are different from the ones which are used for nuclear weapons or air-launched cruise missiles. The bomb bay can be configured with the Conventional Rotary Launcher (like the aircraft in the video) which allows to carry guided weapons also internally, instead of just externally as happened for years after the B-52 received the capability to employ these weapons. Without the CRL, the BUFF can carry 27 “dumb” bombs, while with the CRL the bay can house a mix of up to eight smart weapons.

A quite curious feature related to the bomb bay is the walkway, which allows the crew to access the bomb bay while in flight and check if weapons have been released correctly . To do this, the aircraft needs to descend below 10,000 ft, depressurize the cabin and then crawl through a tiny door. The walkway continues all the way to the back of the bomb bay, where another door leads to the old rear gunner position, at least before it was removed from the aircraft.

The tour is concluded by Staff Sergeant Todd Bevan, crew chief on the B-52H, describing some of the technical aspects of the maintenance. An interesting technical fact about the engines is that each of them needs 41 quarts (about 39 liters) of oil to work, while all eight engines burn together a total of 20,000 pounds of fuel per hour at idle power.

• Barksdale Air Force Base
• Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
• U.S. Air Force

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