The iconic new wave rock band the B-52’s released the dates for their 40th anniversary world tour. The group will be visiting over ten countries and forty cities beginning on May 4th of this year. Da Capo Press/Hachette Books also announced that they will be releasing a comprehensive history of the band in 2020. And to top it all off, executive producer Fred Armisen and director Craig Johnson will develop an authorized documentary film of the B-52’s. Needless to say, it’s a good time to be a B-52’s fan.

The B-52’s began their forty year career back in 1976. The band is quite quirky to say the least and their distinctive guitar rhythms and unique vocals demonstrate the B-52’s ability to genre bend. It’s difficult to pin the B-52’s into any category of music as they could be best described as 70s beach-dance-rock music. Anyone who’s listened to their biggest hits like “Love Shack,” “Rock Lobster,” and “Dance This Mess Around” will find it hard not to get up and dance to the strange lyrics and groovy beats.

Here are the tour dates below:
5/4                         West Palm Beach, FL Sunfest*
5/12                       Arlington, TX       KAABOO Texas*
5/26                       Nashville, TN        Nashville Boogie Vintage Weekender*
6/21                      Vitoria, Spain         Azkena Rock Festival*^
6/23                      Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso**^
6/24                     Brussels, Belgium    Ancienne Belgique**^
6/26                      Cologne, Germany E-Werk**^
6/27                      Berlin, Germany     Columbiahalle**^
6/29                      Gateshead Sage, UK Gateshead Sage**^
6/30                      London, UK        Eventim Apollo**^
7/2                          Nottingham, UK  Royal Concert Hall**^
7/3                          Manchester, UK O2 Apollo**^
7/5                          Paris, France     Olympia**^
7/7                          Argeles Sur Me, France Festival les Deferlantes*^
8/1                    Costa Mesa, CA     Pacific Amphitheatre**
8/3                    San Diego, CA Bayside Summer Nights @ Embarcadero Marina Park**
8/4                    Los Angeles, CA     Microsoft Theater
8/6                    Portland, OR         Oregon Zoo Amphitheater
8/7                    Seattle, WA          BECU ZooTunes Concert Series
8/8                    Missoula, MT        Kettlehouse Amphitheater
8/10                  Bend, OR           Les Schwab Amphitheater
8/11                  Murphys, CA         Ironstone Amphitheatre
8/12                  Saratoga, CA         The Mountain Winery
8/14                  Phoenix, AZ          Comerica Theatre
8/16                  Salt Lake City, UT       Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
8/17                  Dillon, CO             Dillon Amphitheater**
8/18                  Greenwood Village, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
8/21                  San Antonio, TX       The Majestic Theater
8/22                  Austin, TX             Bass Concert Hall
8/24                  Sugarland, TX        Smart Financial Centre
8/25                  New Orleans, LA      Saenger Theatre
8/28                  Clearwater, FL         Ruth Eckerd Hall
9/6            Greensboro, NC     White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
9/7            Atlanta, GA               Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
9/8            Huber Heights, OH        Rose Music Center at the Heights
9/11           Grand Rapids, MI          Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens
9/13           Toronto, ONT, CA         Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
9/14           Detroit, MI                  Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
9/17           Washington, DC          The Anthem
9/19           Philadelphia, PA            Mann Center for the Performing Arts
9/20           Mashantucket, CT        Foxwoods Resort Casino – Grand Theater
9/22           Asbury Park, NJ           Sea.Hear.Now Festival*
9/24           New York, NY            Summerstage – Central Park