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The B-52's

The B-52's to celebrate 35 years with special gig in Athens, GA

To mark their 35th anniversary as a band, The B-52's will return next year to Athens, GA, to perform a special show in the city where they began their career. // Tour dates at SoundSpike December 16, 2011 - To mark their 35th anniversary as a band, The B-52's will return next year to Athens, GA, to perform a special show in the city where they began their career.

The B-52's play live dates, ready first live album

New Wave pioneers The B-52's have hit the road for a fall tour in support of their upcoming album release, 'With The Wild Crowd! -- Live in Athens, GA,' due out Oct. 11. // Tour dates at SoundSpike September 12, 2011 - New Wave pioneers The B-52's have hit the road for a fall tour in support of their upcoming album release, "With The Wild Crowd! -- Live in Athens, GA," due out Oct. 11.

Interview: Keith Strickland of The B-52's

August 25, 2009 - B-52's guitarist Keith Strickland says there's one key to his band's success: "We write songs that we like, that turn us on," Strickland said during an interview with SoundSpike. "We have a lot of fun with it when we're doing it. That transpires when we perform. We just bring that energy into our performance. It transfers. People take it in and they respond back. It's nice but it's strange."

The B-52's continue with 'Funplex'

April 24, 2009 - The B-52's have extended their spring run behind last year's "Funplex" into the summer months.

The B-52's line up spring dates

February 6, 2009 - The B-52's have mapped a slate of spring tour dates as they continue to support "Funplex," which ended a 16-year gap with no new material from the group.

Live Review: True Colors Tour in Wantagh, NY

June 3, 2008 - When Cyndi Lauper, pop diva and tireless advocate for GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgender) equal rights, sets out to put on a musically diverse benefit for perhaps the most discriminating concert audiences around, she shoots for the stars. And after a quarter century working in and around GLBT causes, she's got the connections to pull together a stellar contingent of acts that will shape shift their way around the country under the rainbow-colored banner of " True Colors Tour."

New Releases, March 25: Gnarls Barkley, Counting Crows, Panic at the Disco

March 24, 2008 - Plus: The B-52's, Day 26, more

The B-52's dive into 'Funplex' dates

March 5, 2008 - The B-52's have lined up a spring club push behind the forthcoming "Funplex," the band's first new album in more than 16 years.

True Colors Tour gets out the vote with Cyndi Lauper, B-52's

March 5, 2008 - Cyndi Lauper will lead another edition of the True Colors tour on the road this summer to support the gay-and-lesbian advocacy group Human Rights Campaign.
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January 2012
12 - Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theater
13 - Anaheim, CA - City National Grove
14 - Tempe, AZ - Sun Devils Stadium (Rock 'n' Roll Marathon)

February 2012
9 - Athens, GA - The Classic Center

March 2012
4 - Ridgefield, CT - Ridgefield Playhouse
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