The B-52s are back. The iconic 1980s band best known for the songs "Rock Lobster," "Planet Claire," "Roam," and "Love Shack" will join forces with fellow new wavers Devo for the Cosmic De-Evolution ...

“It’s gonna be a crazy couple of years coming up.” This is what Cindy Wilson says over the phone, from the cottage where she and her husband live in her hometown of Athens, Ga. As one of the vocalists ...

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 ...

It all started with a Flaming Volcano. One night in 1976, five artsy friends – Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and siblings Cindy and Ricky Wilson – went to a Chinese restaurant. “We ...

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 ...

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 ...

The B-52s and Devo will tour together for the first time this fall, with a stop set for Oct. 5 at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh. General-public tickets for the 11-date "Cosmic ...

They ended their official “Farewell Tour” in Athens in January 2023, but the oft-described “tacky little dance band from Athens, Georgia” is far from retired. In fact, the B-52s are headed back to ...

DEVO and The B-52s will hit the road together this fall for an 11-date co-headlining tour. The two bands announced the run, dubbed the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour, which will launch September 24 in ...

The B-52s will transform the Hollywood Bowl into a cosmic dance party alongside new-wave cohorts Devo on Oct. 18, 2025. The Saturday-night bill drops the Athens, Georgia, legends behind “Love Shack” ...