B-52s, Devo announce tour: Dates, cities, how to get tickets
Two iconic punk bands, hailing from the '70s, are coming together for a limited-run tour this fall.
Devo and The B-52s announced their 11-city "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour" on Monday, June 16. Tickets go on sale this week for the tour that starts in late September.
The joint tour comes after both bands have performed farewell tours. The B-52s concluded its retirement tour in November 2022 and has had a residency at The Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada since. And Devo will finish its "50 Years of De-Evolution" tour in November (after extending the tour last year).
"In 2022, I swore I’d never get on a tour bus again," B-52s front man Fred Schneider said in a news release. "But we were careful to say to our fans that we would still perform in special situations that don’t require all of the awful tour travel. Our Vegas residency is going great, and when we were offered the chance to do a small run of shows with Devo, we all said this is an extraordinary opportunity we couldn’t say no to."
The B-52s and Devo, punk bands that emerged during the 1970s, reconvened for "SNL50: The Homecoming Concert" at New York City's Radio City Music Hall in February. It was here that the bands talked about doing one last kick off together.
"Believe or not, we’ve never done more than a festival or two together in all this time," B-52s lyricist Cindy Wilson said in a news release. "This will be amazing and I can’t wait for The B-52s to share these stages with Devo."
Here's what to know about the "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour," including tour dates and cities and how to purchase tickets.
'Cosmic De-Evolution Tour' dates, cities
- Wednesday, Sept. 24: Toronto, Ontario at Budweiser Stage
- Wednesday, Sept. 25: Clarkston, Michigan at Pine Knob Music Theatre
- Thursday, Oct. 2: Mansfield, Massachusetts at Xfinity Center
- Saturday, Oct. 4: Holmdel, New Jersey at PNC Bank Arts Center
- Sunday, Oct. 5: Wantagh, New York at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
- Thursday, Oct. 16: Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheatre
- Saturday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles, California at Hollywood Bowl
- Friday, Oct. 24: Charlotte, North Carolina at PNC Music Pavilion
- Saturday, Oct. 25: Alpharetta, Georgia at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
- Saturday, Nov. 1: Austin, Texas at Germania Insurance Amphitheater
- Sunday, Nov. 2: Houston, Texas at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
'Cosmic De-Evolution Tour' tickets
- Citi Presale: Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets on Monday, June 16 at 12 p.m. local time (through Thursday, June 19 at 10 p.m. local time)
- Amex Presale: American Express Card Members will have access to Los Angeles presale tickets on Monday, June 16 at 10 a.m. local time (through Thursday, June 19 at 10 p.m. local time)
- General Onsale: General tickets will be available on Friday, June 20 at 10 a.m. local time
Editor's note: This story has been updated to fix an incorrect date.
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at Paste BN. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.