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Hometown
Athens, United States
Formed
1976
Genre
rock
Upcoming
7 shows
About
The B-52s are an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976 by Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, her elder brother Ricky Wilson on guitar and Keith Strickland. The name comes from the beehive hairdo, resembling an aircraft nose cone, that Pierson and Cindy Wilson wore on stage. "Rock Lobster", recorded for DB Records in 1978 and re-recorded for their 1979 debut album, was an underground success that John Lennon later credited with inspiring his return to writing music. Ricky Wilson died in 1985 and Strickland moved from drums to guitar. Cosmic Thing (1989) was their mainstream breakthrough, taking "Love Shack" and "Roam" to number three on the Billboard Hot 100. After a farewell tour that closed in Athens in January 2023, they began residencies at The Venetian Las Vegas.
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