Devo and the B-52’s are hitting the highway for a co-headline tour this autumn. Billed as a continuation of the farewell excursions each bands introduced earlier within the decade, the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour will take the bands from Toronto to Houston between late September and early November. Lene Lovich helps. Try the itinerary under.
In a press launch, a number of band members had one thing to say, beginning with the B-52’s’ Fred Schneider: “In 2022, I swore I’d by no means get on a tour bus once more,” he stated. “However we have been cautious to say to our followers that we’d nonetheless carry out in particular conditions that don’t require the entire terrible tour journey. Our Vegas residency goes nice, and after we have been supplied the possibility to do a small run of reveals with Devo, all of us stated that is a rare alternative we could not say no to.”
Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh stated, “The B-52’s had probably the greatest sounds of any of the bands on the market within the late ’70s early ’80s—‘Rock Lobster’ is one in all my favourite songs—Devo used to sing it to Booji Boy after Devo reveals. It was both destiny or luck or the SNL anniversary that introduced us all collectively to create this wonderful probability to exit on tour. All I can say is Cosmic Devolution is REAL!”
Added the B-52’s’ Kate Pierson, “Once we first got here from Athens to New York Metropolis to carry out, punk was in full pressure… and new wave was proper on its tail! We beloved all the brand new wave teams, together with Patti Smith, Speaking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones. We additionally actually dug the far-out weirdness of Devo, which appeared very in tuned to our sensibilities. We keep in mind one in all our first reveals—amazed that David Bowie, Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, Speaking Heads, and Blondie all got here to see us! Once we opened the Mudd Membership, we partied with Devo and actually hit it off on the dance ground. Later, Brian Eno went onto to provide Devo’s unbelievable first album… and now we’ll align once more! So put in your wig hats and Devo bonnets and prepare to celebration! That is going to be wild.”
Mentioned Cindy Wilson, “When each of our bands carried out on the current SNL 50 live performance at Radio Metropolis, we began speaking and agreed we needed to do these reveals. Consider or not, we’ve by no means executed greater than a competition or two collectively in all this time. This might be wonderful and I can’t await the B-52’s to share these phases with Devo!”
And Devo’s Gerry Casale added, “Devo and the B-52’s on tour collectively! That it took nearly 50 years to occur is relatively mind-blowing. However higher late than by no means. We every did one thing proper in several ways in which withstood the check of time. Now we’re right here to show we will nonetheless ‘carry it’ as they are saying!’
Learn Pitchfork’s Sunday Evaluations of Devo’s Responsibility Now for the Future and the B-52’s’ self-titled debut.
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The B-52’s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour
The B-52’s & Devo:
09-24 Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage ^
09-25 Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre ^
10-02 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Heart ^
10-04 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Financial institution Arts Heart ^
10-05 Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Seaside Theater ^
10-16 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre ^
10-18 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl ^
10-24 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion ^
10-25 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Financial institution Amphitheatre ^
11-01 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance coverage Amphitheater ^
11-02 Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion ^
^ with Lene Lovich
