{"id":794647,"date":"2019-04-09T08:56:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=819997"},"modified":"2019-04-09T08:56:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:56:39","slug":"the-b-52s-plot-40th-anniversary-world-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/the-b-52s-plot-40th-anniversary-world-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"The B-52s Plot 40th Anniversary World Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The B-52s<\/a> have announced a world tour commemorating the band\u2019s 40th anniversary. The 43-date trek includes a headlining North American summer run along with European dates and festival appearances. Tickets for the 43-date trek go on sale<\/a> on Friday. OMD and Berlin will serve as support on select dates.<\/p>\n

The tour kicks off on May 4th in West Palm Beach, Florida at Sunfest. Following a string of dates throughout Europe in June and July, the band heads stateside, beginning in the West Coast on August 1st at Pacific Amphitheatre in Costa Mesa, CA. The North American leg wraps on September 24th in New York, New York at Summerstage in Central Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho knew that when we played our first house dance party in Athens, Georgia in 1976 that we would be still be rocking the house in 2019!\u201d vocalist Kate Pierson said in a statement. \u201cVisiting over 10 countries to perform for our fans around the globe makes us so incredibly happy,\u201d vocalist Cindy Wilson added. \u201cLet\u2019s rock!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWoo-hoo! Europe and then all over North America!\u201d frontman Fred Schneider said. \u201cDust off those go-go boots and shine your dancing shoes because the B-52s are coming!\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to their newly unveiled tour, the B-52s have announced Da Capo Press\/Hachette Books will publish the first-ever official history of the band, which is due in 2020. The band has also teamed with executive producer Fred Armisen and director Craig Johnson to develop an authorized documentary film on the group.<\/p>\n

B-52s World Tour Dates
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May 4 \u2013 West Palm Beach, FL @ Sunfest
May 12 \u2013 Arlington, TX @ KAABOO Texas
May 26 \u2013 Nashville, TN @ Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender
June 21 \u2013 Vitoria, Spain @ Azkena Rock Festival
June 23 \u2013 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
June 24 \u2013 Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique
June 26 \u2013 Cologne, Germany @ E-Werk
June 27 \u2013 Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
June 29 \u2013 Gateshead Sage, UK @ Gateshead Sage
June 30 \u2013 London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
July 2 \u2013 Nottingham, UK@  Royal Concert Hall
July 3 \u2013 Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
July 5 \u2013 Paris, France @ Olympia
July 7 \u2013 Argeles Sur Me, France @ Festival les Deferlantes
August 1 \u2013  Costa Mesa, CA @ Pacific Amphitheatre
August 3 \u2013 San Diego, CA @ Bayside Summer Nights @ Embarcadero Marina Park
August 4 \u2013  Los Angeles, CA @ Microsoft Theater
August 6 \u2013 Portland, OR @ Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
August 7 \u2013 Seattle, WA @ BECU ZooTunes Concert Series
August 8 \u2013 Missoula, MT @ Kettlehouse Amphitheater
August 10 \u2013 Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
August 11 \u2013 Murphys, CA @ Ironstone Amphitheatre
August 12 \u2013 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
August 14 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
August 16 \u2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
August 17 \u2013 Dillon, CO @ Dillon Amphitheater
August 18 \u2013 Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler\u2019s Green Amphitheatre
August 21 \u2013 San Antonio, TX @ The Majestic Theater
August 22 \u2013 Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
August 24 \u2013 Sugarland, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
August 26 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre
August 28 \u2013 Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
September 6 \u2013 Greensboro, NC @ White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
September 7 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
September 8 \u2013 Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center at the Heights
September 11 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI @ Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens
September 13 \u2013 Toronto, ONT, CA @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
September 14 \u2013 Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
September 17 \u2013 Washington, DC @ The Anthem
September 19 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts
September 20 \u2013 Mashantucket, CT @ Foxwoods Resort Casino \u2013 Grand Theater
September 22 \u2013 Asbury Park, NJ @ See.Hear.Now Festival
September 24 \u2013 New York, NY @ Summerstage, Central Park<\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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