When you think about it, once you take out all the songs about, eh-hem, “intimate relations”, the B-52’s make great kids’ music. It’s unpretentious, and full of colour and dynamism.

The B-52’s sustained that vigour through seven studio albums and an EP, as well as the 1985 death of Ricky Wilson, one of rock’s most inventive guitarists.

The B-52’s have announced details of a North American farewell tour – get your tickets here and see the full list of dates below.. READ MORE: The story of post-punk in 15 classic albums The ...

Charging out of Atlanta, GA in the late ’70s, The B-52’s have been a staple of quirky, exuberant, hyper-melodic, forward ...

The B-52’s played their first proper show at a Valentine’s Day party in Athens, Georgia in 1977. In the years that followed, the band honed a wild and inimitable style, built a euphoric and ...

The B-52’s complete their farewell tour tonight where their 45-year-long party began, in Athens, Ga. Siblings Cindy and Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson, ...

The B-52’s have announced a farewell tour, which begins in Seattle on August 22. It wraps up in mid-November in Atlanta, with the Tubes and KC & The Sunshine Band taking support slots along the way.

The B-52's perform on stage during a farewell tour appearance at Chicago Theatre. Friday, October 7, ...More 2022 in Chicago, IL. Photo by Barry Brecheisen. Two of that album’s strongest came ...

The B-52’s have always been known for having multiple vocalists, often in the same song, usually with contrasting male and female vocals between Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, and my birthday twin Kate ...

The B-52’s have announced that after 45 years as a touring ensemble they will embark on their final trek this summer. The band’s farewell tour will commence on Aug. 22 at McCraw Hall in Seattle.

Forty-three years after the release of their weird, wonderful debut album, the B-52’s are calling it a wrap. Well, sort of. This weekend the pioneering new wave band from Athens, Ga., will bring ...