Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider, of the B-52s, carry out onstage as Woman’s Day Celebrates seventeenth Annual Red Dress Awards on Feb. 4, 2020 in New York City. Mike Coppola/GI for Women’s Day
More than two years after they introduced their farewell tour, new wave veterans The B-52s are nonetheless going sturdy, saying an extra run of dates for his or her ognoing Las Vegas residency.
Announced alongside the completion of their present residency, the group will return to The Venetian Resort in Vegas subsequent yr, performing 5 reveals throughout Apr. 11, 12, 16, 18, and 19.
The B-52s initially introduced reveals at The Venetian again in 2022 once they revealed their ongoing farewell tour. That run of dates included three reveals on the venue in October 2022, although extra reveals have been introduced for May, and August and September 2023. Currently, the group will wrap up their newest residency on Wednesday (Nov. 13), having performed one other handful of reveals in April.
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Formed in Athena, Georgia in 1976, The B-52s would launch a complete of seven albums between 1979 and 2008, together with 1989’s Cosmic Thing which gave them their highest-charting launch globally, peaking at No. 4 on the Billboard 200. The report additionally spawned their most profitable singles, “Love Shack” and “Roam”, which each reached No. 3 on the Hot 100 that yr.
Known for his or her pioneering standing within the new wave style and distinctive aesthetic, the group’s lineup has revolved across the quartet of Fred Schneider, Katie Pierson, Keith Strickland, and Cindy Wilson since its inception, although founding guitarist Ricky Wilson died from an AIDS-related sickness in 1985. Strickland, in the meantime, has not been a part of the touring ensemble since 2013.
“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,” stated Schneider in a press release alongside the announcement of their farewell tour.
“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,” added Pierson. “It’s been cosmic.”
