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USA Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
B-52s, Devo announce tour: Dates, cities, how to get tickets
B-52s, Devo announce tour: Dates, cities, how to get tickets Show Caption Hide Caption Beyoncé concert surprise: Mom stuns daughter with dream tickets Eight-year-old Nalah was stunned when her mom, Brinn Nicole, surprised her with Beyoncé concert tickets in Los Angeles. 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. Music news: Devo founding member makes $1M from this '78 single each year. Here's how 'Cosmic De-Evolution Tour' dates, cities Wednesday, Sept. 24: Toronto, Ontario at Budweiser Stage Toronto, Ontario at Budweiser Stage Wednesday, Sept. 24: Clarkston, Michigan at Pine Knob Music Theatre Clarkston, Michigan at Pine Knob Music Theatre Thursday, Oct. 2: Mansfield, Massachusetts at Xfinity Center Mansfield, Massachusetts at Xfinity Center Saturday, Oct. 4: Holmdel, New Jersey at PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel, New Jersey at PNC Bank Arts Center Sunday, Oct. 5: Wantagh, New York at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater Wantagh, New York at Northwell at Jones Beach Theater Thursday, Oct. 16: Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheatre Mountain View, California at Shoreline Amphitheatre Saturday, Oct. 18: Los Angeles, California at Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California at Hollywood Bowl Friday, Oct. 24: Charlotte, North Carolina at PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte, North Carolina at PNC Music Pavilion Saturday, Oct. 25: Alpharetta, Georgia at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Alpharetta, Georgia at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Saturday, Nov. 1: Austin, Texas at Germania Insurance Amphitheater 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) 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) 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 Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The B-52's, Devo to Embark on Co-Headlining Cosmic De-Evolution Tour
Two titans of New Wave, the B-52's and Devo, will team up this fall for the co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution Tour. Although the B-52's embarked on a farewell tour three years ago — they've since confined themselves to a Las Vegas residency — the idea of joining the 'Whip It' troupe on the road proved too enticing to ignore. The two bands recently linked up (alongside Fred Armisen) at the all-star SNL 50 concert and discussed the venture. More from Rolling Stone Clave Especial Will Celebrate the 'Power of Corridos' During First-Ever Tour Marina Plots Regal 'Princess of Power' Fall Tour Marco Antonio Solis Unveils Más Cerca De Ti Tour Dates 'In 2022, I swore I'd never get on a tour bus again, 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,' the B-52's Fred Schneider said in a statement. '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-52's Cindy Wilson added, 'When both of our bands performed at the recent SNL 50 concert at Radio City, we started talking and agreed we had to do these shows. Believe or not, we've never done more than a festival or two together in all this time. This will be amazing and I can't wait for The B-52s to share these stages with Devo!' The 11-date Cosmic De-Evolution Tour kicks off September 24 in Toronto and runs through November 2 in Houston. Fellow New Waver Lene Lovich will serve as the trek's opening act before the two headliners take the stage. Tickets for the tour go on sale to the public on June 20 at Live Nation, with pre-sales beginning June 16. As both bands said in statements, the two acts have long shared a mutual admiration for each other's music. 'The B-52s had one of the best sounds of any of the bands out there in the late seventies and early eighties – 'Rock Lobster' is one of my favorite songs – Devo used to sing it to Booji Boy after Devo shows,' Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh said in a statement. 'It was either fate or luck or the SNL anniversary that brought us all together to create this amazing chance to go out on tour. All I can say is Cosmic Devolution is REAL!' The B-52's Kate Pierson added, 'When we first came from Athens to New York City to perform, punk was in full force…and New Wave was right on its tail! We loved all the New Wave groups, including Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Blondie and the Ramones. We also really dug the far-out weirdness of Devo, which seemed very in tuned to our sensibilities. We remember one of our first shows — amazed that David Bowie, Brian Eno, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg, Talking Heads and Blondie all came to see us! When we opened the Mudd Club, we partied with Devo and really hit it off on the dance floor. Later, Brian Eno went onto to produce Devo's incredible first album…and now we will align again! So put on your wig hats and Devo bonnets and get ready to party! This is going to be wild.' The B-52's and Devo's Cosmic De-Evolution Tour Dates September 24 – Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser StageSeptember 25 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music TheatreOctober 2 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity CenterOctober 4 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts CenterOctober 5 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach TheaterOctober 16 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline AmphitheatreOctober 18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood BowlOctober 24 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music PavilionOctober 25 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank AmphitheatreNovember 1 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance AmphitheaterNovember 2 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Announce Inaugural Future Ruins Fest Celebrating Film Music
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced the inaugural Future Ruins Festival, featuring many of cinema's top composers performing their scores live for the first time. In addition to the Oscar-winning duo of Reznor and Ross, Future Ruins — heading to Los Angeles on November 8 — will also include sets by Devo singer and Wes Anderson composer Mark Mothersbaugh, horror director and composer John Carpenter, Oscar-winning Joker composer Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Questlove performing the film scores of Curtis Mayfield. More from Rolling Stone Latin Music Festivals Scramble Amid Visa Uncertainty: 'It's Scary' AXE Ceremonia 'Working Closely' With Authorities After Deadly Crane Accident Anitta, Grupo Firme, Netón Vega Lead Chicago's Michelada Fest Lineup 'It's about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,' Reznor said in a statement. Other artists on the lineup included Danny Elfman, Stranger Things duo Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, Italian group Goblin, Terence Blanchard, Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow, Isobel Waller-Bridge, a performance of Howard Shore's Crash score, and more. According to the organizers, across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, 'Each artist is encouraged to take big swings and reimagine their work for a live audience. Ranging from electronic sets and live bands to orchestral performances, fans have the chance to experience live debuts from composers who rarely appear onstage.' 'There's no headliner. There's no hierarchy. This is a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again,' Reznor and Ross added. Check out the Future Ruins site for ticket information. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
San Francisco Chronicle
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Why did Josh Freese leave Foo Fighters? It might have to do with too much whistling and too many poodles
Josh Freese, the veteran drummer who replaced Taylor Hawkins in Foo Fighters, has offered fans some theories on why he was abruptly fired from the band last week. In a playful Instagram post on Monday, May 19, Freese shared a list of 10 possible reasons for his ousting, offering a mix of self-deprecating humor and tongue-in-cheek commentary. Freese, who had joined the Foo Fighters in May 2023 following Hawkins' unexpected death, announced his departure on Friday, May 16, revealing that the band had informed him they were going 'in a different direction' with their drummer. He aded, 'No reason was given.' Even though Freese — who has performed with Devo, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N' Roses — said he was 'shocked and disappointed' over the decision, he promised fans a breakdown of potential reasons for the firing. The list included a variety of absurd explanations, from his alleged obsession with whistling the Foo Fighters' hit 'My Hero' on tour for an entire week to his inability to name more than one Fugazi song. He also joked that his 'metronome-like precision' behind the drums was deemed "soulless" and that he demanded 20-minute cowbell sound baths before rehearsals. Other reasons included missing a studio session because of Mercury in retrograde, and because he 'refused to perform unless he was guaranteed a Ouija board and nunchucks after every show.' The most unexpected — and perhaps most revealing — reason Freese offered was that his 'poodle thing was getting to be a bit much.' Freese is known for his love of poodles, having several pets of the breed. Though his departure seemed abrupt, Freese expressed no ill will, thanking the band for the opportunity. Foo Fighters haven't played a show since Grohl revealed in September that he fathered a child outside his marriage. 'As most of you know, I've always worked freelance and bounced between bands, so I'm fine," Freese said.
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Korea Herald
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
[Grace Kao] Kitsch from DEVO to K-pop
I have one big regret from my college days at the University of California, Berkeley. I chose to attend my Japanese class rather than watch a free concert by the 1980s New Wave Group Devo. There are costs to being a serious student. Earlier this month, I remedied my mistake. I attended their concert, part of their 50th Anniversary tour. Devo is an abbreviation of the term de-evolution, and refers to the decline of humanity. The members hail from Ohio and they were art students at Kent State University when they formed the group. Devo had one Top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with 'Whip It' in 1980. In the music video, they wore red hats that looked like inverted plastic flower pots, called energy domes. Devo is probably best known for these hats. Lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh cracked a whip in a low-budget 80s cowboy set. The cast included a cross-eyed East Asian woman, an older woman whipping cream, young white men and women in cowboy hats, and another woman with a long cigarette. During the music video, various articles of clothing are whipped off the woman who is smoking. The video looked cheaply made, even for the 1980s. Back then, people thought the song referred to S&M (sadomasochism), so it was quite a risque song to watch on MTV or hear on Top 40 radio. Only as an adult did I realize that they purposely used their songs and costumes as a commentary on consumerism and modern US life. Their songs were simple and synth-driven, and their singing generally relied on short staccato notes. Unlike punk groups from the UK, their shows were heavily planned with video installations. They always wore identical outfits on stage. In fact, along with the B-52s, they exemplify Kitsch in American pop music. What is kitsch and what does this have to do with K-pop? Kitsch originally referred to art that is seen as low-brow, cheap, trashy and ugly. In terms of American art, these can be objects that are poorly made and in bad taste — think of garish mass-produced imitations of art, velvet paintings of dogs playing poker, Queen Elizabeth salt and pepper shakers, Thomas Kincade paintings or the reproductions of famous structures in Las Vegas. These are items that are 'so bad' they can, sometimes ironically, be enjoyed by the masses. Devo's identical outfits range from the flower pot hats, yellow jumpsuits (as worn by nuclear plant workers), full latex bodysuits to pantyhose over their heads. These objects are all associated with modern life, and Devo is purposely critiquing but also participating in the commodification of art. K-pop groups also make very effective use of kitsch in their music videos and outfits. In fact, they regularly rely on it. Crayon Pop wore helmets for the song 'Bar Bar Bar' and donned them for many of their promotional interviews. Perhaps the kitschiest K-pop video I can think of is 'Catalina' by Orange Caramel. Here the group members are offered as platters of sushi and sashimi as they rotate around a sushi bar. In Astro's 'Breathless,' bottles of orange sodas personify the members as they are carried in a cooler by the lead character. K-pop idols are literally commodified for the pleasure of the consumer. GOT7's 'Just Right' where the members appear as miniature men in a young girl's bedroom, is also kitschy. SHINee's 'Married to the Music' shows the members at a Halloween party losing various body parts. That motif appears a year earlier in EXID's 'Up & Down,' where members have lost different body parts, or are stuck inside a wall or inside boxes. In fact, the most viewed K-pop video of all time is Psy's 'Gangnam Style,' which celebrates kitsch. The song itself is about bad taste, and Psy's character shows off all of the worst stereotypes of a man from Gangnam, Seoul. In fact, Psy's songs 'Gentlemen,' 'Daddy' or 'New Face' are all kitschy. It is Psy's calling card. While not as well-known and certainly not an idol K-pop group, Norazo fully celebrates kitsch. Recent songs use everyday objects as song titles — including 'Bread,' 'Curry,' 'Mackerel' and 'Vegetables.' It also relies on exaggerated versions of these objects in the music videos. My sense is that trot songs performed by K-pop idols are more likely to rely on kitsch. Young idols using kitsch may be the most effective method of converting old-fashioned tunes to contemporary pop songs. In fact, Ive has a recent song named 'Kitsch.' This song is about a 19-year-old girl's sense of taste. I discovered that the Korean use of kitsch refers to something that is cheap and plastic, but childlike. When I looked for objects that Koreans define as 'kitsch,' they do seem to match my sense of cute, kitschy objects for girls. Still, it doesn't seem to carry the same pejorative or ironic connotation, at least not in the song. While I don't know if K-pop professionals are familiar with Devo or The B-52s, they are using kitsch similarly. Compared to classical music or jazz, K-pop and pop music in general is often considered by the public as low-brow. So, what better way to respond than by being kitschy? Grace Kao is an IBM professor of sociology and professor of ethnicity, race and migration at Yale University. The views expressed here are the writer's own. — Ed.
