B-52s and Devo Announce Cosmic De-Evolution Joint Fall 2025 North American Tour
Two of the most beloved new wave bands of all time are hitting the road together this fall for their first-ever joint tour. The 11-date co-headlining Cosmic De-Evolution tour will feature DEVO and the B-52s hitting the road together starting on Sept. 24 in Toronto at the Budweiser Stage, followed by shows in Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, California, North Carolina and Georgia before winding down on Nov. 12 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman in Houston, TX.
The continuation of both bands' ongoing farewell tours will feature avant garde pop singer Lene Lovich opening the shows. Tickets will go on sale first with Citi and Amex pre-sales. The Citi pre-sale begins today (June 16) at 12 p.m. local time through Thursday (June 19) at 10 p.m. local time here. Amex cardmembers can purchase tickets to the Oct. 18 L.A. before the general public now through 10 p.m. local time on Thursday.
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'In 2022, I swore I'd never get on a tour bus again' said B-52s singer Fred Schneider in a statement. '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.'
Devo co-rounder Mark Mothersbaugh added, 'The B-52s had one of the best sounds of any of the bands out there in the late 70's early 80's – 'Rock Lobster' is one of my favorite songs – DEVO used to sing it to Booji Boy after DEVO shows. 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!'
Both bands performed on February's sprawling, three-hour SNL 50: The Homecoming Concert, during which they took the stage alongside a galaxy of stars that also included Miley Cyrus, Bad Bunny, Eddie Vedder, the Backstreet Boys, Lady Gaga, Lauryn Hill, Jelly Roll, Brandi Carlile, the living members of Nirvana with Post Malone and Cher, among others.
B-52 singer Kate Pierson said in the statement, 'When we first came from Athens [GA] 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.'
Bandmate Cindy Wilson also chimed in, saying, '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!'
Both groups fronted by three original members are in the midst of what they have said are their final tours.
Check out the dates for the 2025 Cosmic De-Evolution North American tour below.
Sept. 24: Toronto, ONT @ Budweiser Stage
Sept. 25: Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Oct. 2: Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
Oct. 4: Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
Oct. 5: Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Oct. 16: Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
Oct. 18: Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Oct. 24: Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
Oct. 25: Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Nov. 1: Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
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