About The B-52's

Origin:

Decades:

The first of many acts to cement the college town of Athens, GA, as a hotbed of alternative music, the B-52's took their name from the Southern slang for the mile-high bouffant wigs sported by singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson, a look emblematic of the band's campy, thrift-store aesthetic. The five-piece group, which also included founding members Fred Schneider, guitarist Ricky Wilson (Cindy's older brother), and drummer Keith Strickland, formed in the mid-'70s after a drunken evening at a Chinese rest... Read More

Influences:

The Mamas & The Papas and The Angels

Followers:

Barenaked Ladies, They Might Be Giants, Gravy Train!!!!, Chicks on Speed and Killer Pussy

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Upcoming Shows

Date	Venue	Location
10/18/08	Pabst Theater	Milwaukee, WI
11/01/08	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York, NY
11/07/08	House of Blues	San Diego, CA
11/08/08	McCallum Theatre	Palm Desert, CA
11/09/08	Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza	Thousand Oaks, CA
11/11/08	House of Blues	Anaheim, CA
12/31/08	Hilton Waikoloa Village Ballro…	Kona, HI