The B-52’s – Fred Schneider, Karen Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson – have added three dates to their successful residency at The Venetian Theatre, and they are returning to The Venetian on Nov. 13 and 15-16, with shows beginning at 8:30 p.m.
Some 45 years together and more than 20 million albums into their career, The B-52’s ground-breaking songs include “Rock Lobster,” “Dance This Mess Around,” “Private Idaho,” “Roam,” “Deadbeat Club” and their chart-topping hit “Love Shack.”
Formed on an October night in 1976 after drinks at an Athens, Ga., Chinese restaurant, the band played their first gig at a friend’s house on Valentine’s Day in 1977. Naming themselves after Southern slang for exaggerated bouffant hairdos, The B-52s began weekend road trips to New York City for gigs at CBGB’s and other venues.
Before long, their thrift store aesthetic and genredefying songs were the talk of the post-punk underground. A record deal soon followed, and their selftitled debut disc, produced by Chris Blackwell, sold more than 500,000 copies on the strength of their first singles, the garage rock party classic “Rock Lobster” and “52 Girls.”
The album placed at #152 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” and #99 on VH1’s “Greatest Albums of All Time.” The B-52’s began to attract fans far beyond the punk clubs of the Lower East Side, galvanizing the pop world with their stream-of-consciousness approach to songwriting and outrageous party shows.
Tickets for The B-52’s are available at VenetianLas Vegas.com, Ticketmaster.com, any box office at The Venetian Resort and by calling (702) 414-9000 and (866) 641-7469. Citi is the official card of The B-52s at The Venetian. More: CitiEntertainment.com.
