{"id":77782,"date":"2019-04-09T13:43:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=77782"},"modified":"2019-04-09T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:43:45","slug":"the-b-52s-omd-berlin-roll-into-ironstone-amphitheatre-on-august-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=77782","title":{"rendered":"The B-52s, OMD &#038; Berlin Roll Into Ironstone Amphitheatre on August 11th!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Murphys, CA&#8230;Now with over 20 million albums sold into their career, there can be no doubt as to why The B-52s remain one of rock music\u2019s most beloved and enduring bands. As the B-52s continue to celebrate their 40th Anniversary, the band announced a world-wide tour today that is expected to cover more than 10 countries and will include a headlining North American summer tour. The 40+ city tour will kick off May 4 in West Palm Beach, FL at Sunfest and finishes in New York City on September 24 at Summer Stage in Central Park. Tickets for the tour are on sale on April 12 at 10am local time. Click HERE to purchase. Full tour dates below with more expected to be added in the future. OMD and BERLIN will support on select North American dates. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ironstoneamphitheatre.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/b52iron.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"507\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/b52iron.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/b52iron-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/b52iron-220x173.jpg 220w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/b52iron-570x452.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SOryJvTAGs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ironstoneamphitheatre.net\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fullscreen-capture-422019-52529-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fullscreen-capture-422019-52529-PM.jpg 640w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fullscreen-capture-422019-52529-PM-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fullscreen-capture-422019-52529-PM-123x70.jpg 123w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fullscreen-capture-422019-52529-PM-570x322.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the B-52s began their  40th\u00a0anniversary celebration in style,  co-headlining a massively successful American tour with Culture Club and Thompson Twins, taking over venues across the country. Continuing the festivities, Da Capo Press\/Hachette Books has announced plans to publish the first-ever official history of the band in 2020. Meanwhile, the B-52s have joined forces with Executive Producer Fred Armisen and Director Craig Johnson [Skelton Twins, Wilson, Alex Strangelove] to develop an authorized documentary film of the group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knew that when we played our first house dance party in Athens, Georgia in 1976 that we would be still be rocking the house in 2019!\u201d says vocalist Kate Pierson. Adds fellow vocalist Cindy Wilson, \u201cVisiting over 10 countries to perform for our fans around the globe makes us so incredibly happy. Let\u2019s rock!\u201d Front man Fred Schneider gives fair warning, \u201cWoo-hoo! Europe and then all over North America! Dust off those go-go boots and shine your dancing shoes because the B-52s are coming!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t need to look too hard to see or hear the\u00a0multi-dimensional\u00a0influence of the B-52s. As they take their party-music revolution into the 21st century, the B-52s show no signs of slowing down, serving up their own unique blend of music and showmanship to millions of fans around the world. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<br \/>\nTHE B-52\u2019s WORLD TOUR DATES<\/p>\n<p>May 4\t\t\tWest Palm Beach, FL\tSunfest*<br \/>\nMay 12 \t\tArlington, TX\t     \t\tKAABOO Texas*<br \/>\nMay 26\t\tNashville, TN\t\t\tNashville Boogie Vintage Weekender*<br \/>\nJune 21\t\tVitoria, Spain\t\t\tAzkena Rock Festival*^<br \/>\nJune 23\t\tAmsterdam, Netherlands\tParadiso**^<br \/>\nJune 24\t\tBrussels, Belgium\t\tAncienne Belgique**^<br \/>\nJune 26\t\tCologne, Germany\t\tE-Werk**^<br \/>\nJune 27\t\tBerlin, Germany\t\tColumbiahalle**^<br \/>\nJune 29\t\tGateshead Sage, UK\tGateshead Sage**^<br \/>\nJune 30 \t\tLondon, UK\t\t\tEventim Apollo**^<br \/>\nJuly 2\t\t\tNottingham, UK\t\tRoyal Concert Hall**^<br \/>\nJuly 3\t\t\tManchester, UK\t\tO2 Apollo**^<br \/>\nJuly 5\t\t\tParis, France\t\t\tOlympia**^<br \/>\nJuly 7\t\t\tArgeles Sur Me, France\tFestival les Deferlantes*^<br \/>\nAugust 1\t\tCosta Mesa, CA\t\tPacific Amphitheatre**<br \/>\nAugust 3\t\tSan Diego, CA\t      Bayside Summer Nights @ Embarcadero Marina Park**<br \/>\nAugust 4\t\tLos Angeles, CA\t\tMicrosoft Theater<br \/>\nAugust 6\t\tPortland, OR\t\t\tOregon Zoo Amphitheater<br \/>\nAugust 7\t\tSeattle, WA\t\t\tBECU ZooTunes Concert Series<br \/>\nAugust 8\t\tMissoula, MT\t\t\tKettlehouse Amphitheater<br \/>\nAugust 10\t\tBend, OR\t\t\tLes Schwab Amphitheater<br \/>\nAugust 11\t\tMurphys, CA\t\t\tIronstone Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAugust 12\t\tSaratoga, CA\t\tThe Mountain Winery<br \/>\nAugust 14\t\tPhoenix, AZ\t\t\tComerica Theatre<br \/>\nAugust 16\t\tSalt Lake City, UT\t\tRed Butte Garden Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAugust 17\t\tDillon, CO\t\t\tDillon Amphitheater**<br \/>\nAugust 18\t\tGreenwood Village, CO\tFiddler\u2019s Green Amphitheatre<br \/>\nAugust 21\t\tSan Antonio, TX\t\tThe Majestic Theater<br \/>\nAugust 22\t\tAustin, TX\t\t\tBass Concert Hall<br \/>\nAugust 24\t\tSugarland, TX\t\tSmart Financial Centre<br \/>\nAugust 25\t\tNew Orleans, LA\t\tSaenger Theatre<br \/>\nAugust 28\t\tClearwater, FL \t\tRuth Eckerd Hall<br \/>\nSeptember 6\t\tGreensboro, NC\t\tWhite Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex<br \/>\nSeptember 7\t\tAtlanta, GA\t\t\tCadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park<br \/>\nSeptember 8\t\tHuber Heights, OH\t\tRose Music Center at the Heights<br \/>\nSeptember 11\tGrand Rapids, MI\t\tFifth Third Bank Summer Concerts at Meijer Gardens<br \/>\nSeptember 13\tToronto, ONT, CA\t\tSony Centre for the Performing Arts<br \/>\nSeptember 14\tDetroit, MI\t\t\tMeadow Brook Amphitheatre<br \/>\nSeptember 17\tWashington, DC\t\tThe Anthem<br \/>\nSeptember 19\tPhiladelphia, PA\t\tMann Center for the Performing Arts<br \/>\nSeptember 20\tMashantucket, CT\t\tFoxwoods Resort Casino \u2013 Grand Theater<br \/>\nSeptember 22\tAsbury Park, NJ\t\tSea.Hear.Now Festival*<br \/>\nSeptember 24\tNew York, NY\t\tSummerstage \u2013 Central Park <\/p>\n<p>All dates are with The B52s, OMD and Berlin unless noted below<br \/>\n*Festival Date<br \/>\n^European Tour<br \/>\n**Headline Date<\/p>\n<p>About The B-52\u2019s<br \/>\nSelling over 20 million albums worldwide, The B-52s\u2014Fred Schneider [vocals], Kate Pierson [vocals], Cindy Wilson [vocals], and Keith Strickland [guitar, drums, keys, programming]\u2014 have quietly impacted alternative music, fashion, and culture over the course of four-plus decades. They count John Lennon, Madonna, James Murphy, and Michael Stipe among their disciples. Panic! At The Disco, Blood Orange, The Offspring, Pitbull, Roger Sanchez, and DJ Shadow have sampled classics from the band\u2019s discography as Seth MacFarlane\u2019s Family Guy, The Simpsons, Sugarland, and more offered up covers of their own. They inched towards the forefront of the post-punk movement in America codified by 1979\u2019s self-titled The B-52s. Not only did the record go gold, but it also placed at #152 on Rolling Stone\u2019s \u201c500 Greatest Albums of All Time\u201d and #99 on VH1\u2019s \u201cGreatest Albums of All Time.\u201d The gold-selling Wild Planet arrived hot on its heels in 1980. With Keith brilliantly filling the void in with music composition and live show guitar duties, 1989\u2019s watershed Cosmic Thing elevated the B-52s to another galaxy altogether. It moved 5 million-plus units and spawned a string of Top 10 smashes in the form of the GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated \u201cRoam\u201d and \u201cLove Shack\u201d\u2014which Rolling Stone lauded on the \u201c500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\u201d<br \/>\nAfter a 16-year hiatus, The B-52\u2019s proved as bright, bold, and boundless as ever on 2008\u2019s Funplex. The momentum only ramped up when they roamed on tour in 2015. As they prepare a high-profile documentary and first official book, The B-52s look forward to inspiring future generations.<\/p>\n<p>About OMD<br \/>\nOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), the synth-pop duo from Wirral, England, pioneered their genre combining massive chart success with experimentation on albums such as &#8220;Organisation&#8221;(1980) &#8220;Architecture and Morality&#8221; (1981) and &#8220;Dazzle Ships&#8221; (1983). Hits such as \u2018Enola Gay\u2019, \u2018So in Love\u2019 and \u2018If You Leave\u2019 propelled them into the stratosphere. The latter of which was heavily featured in the John Hughes \u2019Pretty In Pink\u2019 film. The band has sold over 15 million albums and 25 million singles. OMD re-united in 2007 and have been playing sold out concerts worldwide to critical and fan acclaim ever since. Their recent studio albums \u2018English Electric\u2019 and \u2018Punishment of Luxury\u2019 show the band to be one of the few of their generation still able to create music that inspires. Their live show never fails to impress, full of hits and full of energy. \u201cElectronic music is our language\u201d, Andy says. \u201cIt\u2019s how we talk.\u201d The band will be celebrating their 40th anniversary with the release of a Singles collection and collectors box set that spans their truly remarkable career. OMD live are Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys, Martin Cooper, Stuart Kershaw. <\/p>\n<p>About BERLIN<br \/>\nBERLIN will forever be recognized as the American progenitor of electro-pop artistry with sensually appealing lyrics.  Few bands emerging from the era of BERLIN have achieved as far-reaching and long-lasting an impact and, rarely, such a timeless array of musical grooves.  The Los Angeles-based band made its first national impression with the provocative single &#8220;Sex (I&#8217;m A&#8230;)&#8221; from the platinum-selling debut EP Pleasure Victim in 1982. \u201cThe Metro\u201d and \u201cNo More Words\u201d were also chart toppers, but it was the unforgettable, intimate, and strikingly beautiful love song, \u201cTake My Breath Away\u201d that took the band to another level.  The ballad\u2019s defining role in the Tom Cruise film, Top Gun, helped solidify BERLIN\u2019s everlasting place in American pop-culture.  The song was a #1 international hit and received both the Golden Globe and Academy Award for \u201cBest Original Song\u201d in 1986. BERLIN\u2019s discography has yielded twelve gold and platinum album awards. The band\u2014founded by Nunn, bassist John Crawford, and keyboard player David Diamond\u2014made its everlasting place in American pop-culture. Nunn\u2019s ongoing influence earned her the #11 spot on VH1.com\u2019s \u201c100 Greatest Women in Rock,\u201d while, as an actress, she played leading roles in films including Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold with Kim Basinger, and Thank God It\u2019s Friday with Jeff Goldblum and Debra Winger. Along with comedienne, Wendy Liebman, Nunn also previously hosted the critically acclaimed radio show Unbound with Terri Nunn on 88.5 FM KCSN Los Angeles. Nunn, Crawford and Diamond have just finished\u00a0recording a brand new\u00a0BERLIN\u00a0studio album, scheduled for release in July 2019.\u00a0The album marks the first studio collaboration by Nunn, Crawford and Diamond since\u00a0Love\u00a0Life, the third BERLIN album, released in 1984.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Murphys, CA&#8230;Now with over 20 million albums sold into their career, there can be no doubt as to why The B-52s remain one of rock music\u2019s most beloved and enduring bands. 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