The B-52s.Photo: Erik Nielsen/MediaPunch /IPX
Fans ofThe B-52s, get ready to enter the “Love Shack” one last time.
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-foundersFred 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.”
The B-52s.
“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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Tickets for The B-52s Farewell Tour go on sale Friday, April 29 at 12 p.m. ESThere.
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
source: people.com
