{"id":52933,"date":"2025-12-01T20:19:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/what-to-expect-from-the-b-52s-2026-concert-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T20:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:19:28","slug":"what-to-expect-from-the-b-52s-2026-concert-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/what-to-expect-from-the-b-52s-2026-concert-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Expect From the B-52s\u2019 2026 Concert Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Fans can get set to dance this mess around at least one more time as the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/the-b-52s\/\">B-52&#8217;s<\/a> return to the road for a (so far) limited run of dates in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The quirky new wave legends announced that &#8220;due to overwhelming demand,&#8221; they&#8217;ll play a fresh set of shows in Las Vegas in April. It&#8217;s the latest extension of their ongoing residency at the Venetian which began in 2023. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1353275129864304\" target=\"_blank\">a social media post<\/a>, an artist presale will begin Dec. 3. You can see the complete list of concerts below.<\/p>\n<h3>They&#8217;ll Do More Concerts With Devo<\/h3>\n<p>If you missed your chance to see the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/b-52s-devo-tour-2025\/\">Cosmic De-Evolution tour<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/devo\/\">Devo<\/a> this past fall, you&#8217;ll have at least a couple more chances, though you&#8217;ll have to cash in some frequent flyer miles to make it happen. They announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aegpresents.co.uk\/event\/the-b-52s-and-devo\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOayV9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFXYVhyd01MQXRIVm5ic2NVc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHp6q0MDut_MaGR1P9dbHsvHRrPFy9tXuXAZGE6vXrVKMCU8OnA4K9QkAcMJe_aem_hXstiT9ezHgLLoPlEMu7PQ\" target=\"_blank\">two shows overseas<\/a> in London and Manchester on June 20 and June 21 featuring additional support from Lene Lovich and the Rezillos that will go on sale Friday (Dec. 5).<\/p>\n<h3>Wait, Didn&#8217;t the B-52&#8217;s Retire?<\/h3>\n<p>Technically, they&#8217;ve said goodbye at least twice, throwing occasional hints during their 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/the-b-52s-40th-anniversary-world-tour-819997\/\" target=\"_blank\">40th anniversary tour<\/a>\u00a0that it might be their last outing. They made it official by announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/b-52s-farewell-tour-2022\/\">proper farewell tour<\/a> in 2022, but it didn&#8217;t stick.<\/p>\n<p>It comes down to opportunities that in some cases, were too good to pass up. A chance pairing at <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/saturday-night-live\/\"><em>Saturday Night Live&#8217;s<\/em><\/a> 50th <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/david-byrne-eddie-vedder-snl-50th-anniversary-concert\/\">anniversary celebration<\/a> helped cement the idea to do shows with Devo. Other projects remain in motion, including a long-gestating documentary and an official biography as well.<\/p>\n<p>\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdIt\u2019s hard for us to end. We\u2019re still having a good time, and it\u2019s still wonderful to look into the audience,&#8221; vocalist Cindy Wilson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicpopmag.com\/features\/the-b-52s-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Classic Pop<\/em><\/a> earlier this year. &#8220;Seeing those happy faces and people grooving \u2013 that\u2019ll keep you going, right there! You think we would be over it by now, but it\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align:center\">The B-52&#8217;s Celebrate Their Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction in 2016<\/h3>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:1600px\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">The B-52&#8217;s<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Theo Wargo, Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Will There Be New B-52&#8217;s Music?<\/h3>\n<p>The band members &#8212; particularly Fred Schneider, have all been actively recording on their own. For nearly 20 years, he&#8217;s had the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thesuperions\" target=\"_blank\">Superions<\/a>, his synthpop-based group (termed as &#8220;a disco new wave party explosion for all generations&#8221;) who have put out a series of albums and EPs, including a well-regarded Christmas record. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldminemag.com\/interviews\/the-b-52s-fred-schneider-on-current-vibe-of-the-band-and-his-obsession-with-record-collecting\/\" target=\"_blank\">May interview<\/a>, he said he&#8217;s got more up his sleeve, including another Christmas album <em>and<\/em> a country record.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was hopeful and optimistic during the chat with <em>Classic Pop<\/em>. \u201cWe could do a little bit more B-52s music. I believe that could happen,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It makes us all feel better to work, and do something that\u2019s collectively positive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to be able to do that, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re keeping at it. Will we make another record together? I\u2019m not supposed to say,\u201d\u00a0she added. \u201cSo I can\u2019t say anything\u2026 wink wink!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/new-wave-bands-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame\/\">5 New Wave Bands That Belong in the Rock Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The B-52&#8217;s 2026 Tour Dates<\/h3>\n<p>April 22 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian<br \/>April 24 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian<br \/>April 26 &#8211; Las Vegas, NV @ The Venetian<br \/>June 20 &#8211; London @ The O2 Arena<br \/>June 21 &#8211; Manchester @ The AO Arena<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">2026&#8217;s Biggest Rock Tours<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Rock reunions are creating some of the biggest headlines for 2026 \u2013 but there are lots of other huge shows on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/nickderiso\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=160&#038;gver=9&#038;bid=295&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DmxuuNIMSzp6MHphJEoAGlLFQ3qmwQguzkGZl&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/the-b-52s-2026-tour-dates\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans can get set to dance this mess around at least one more time as the B-52&#8217;s return to the road for a (so&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":52934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rock","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}