That goodbye whammy kiss is being pushed back two months.
The groundbreaking band the B-52s are postponing what were supposed to be their three final Atlanta dates Nov 11-13 at the Fox Theatre until January due to illness. The press release didn’t specify which of the three original members ― Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson ― was sick. Founding member Keith Strickland, still a member of the B52s, retired from touring in 2012.
The band, which started in Athens in 1976, earlier this year announced they would no longer tour after 2022, though this didn’t preclude one-off dates in the future.
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Live Nation said tickets for tonight’s concert will be honored on Friday, Jan. 6. Saturday’s Nov. 12 concert tickets will be honored on Saturday, Jan. 7 and tickets for Sunday, Nov. 13 will be honored Sunday, Jan. 8.
Fans can hold on to their tickets for the new dates. Those who cannot attend the show on the new date should contact their point of purchase for a refund.
All the dates are sold out.
The Classic Center in Athens also said on Friday that a sold-out farewell B-52s charity concert set for Tuesday, Nov. 15 will instead happen on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Refund requests to the Center must be made by Dec. 3. but otherwise existing tickets originally for Nov. 15 will work for Jan. 10.
UPDATE: The B-52s on November 29, announced a modest 10-date residence at the Venetian in Las Vegas in 2023.
The B-52s Las Vegas Residency Dates 2023:
05/05 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
05/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
05/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
05/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
05/13 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
08/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
08/26 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
08/30 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
09/02 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
09/03 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian Theatre
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