New wave is alive and well.
DEVO and The B-52s announced they’re teaming up for their co-headlining ‘Cosmic De-Evolution Tour’ with special guest Lene Lovich from September through November.
While on the road, the offbeat rock pioneers — who both performed at “SNL50” this past February — are scheduled to make a pair of New York and New Jersey stops.
Up first, they’ll swoop into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Saturday, Oct. 4. Then, on Sunday, Oct. 5, the ’80s-tastic twosome hit Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater.
“COORDINATES CONFIRMED. These are the dates. These are the cities,” The B-52s shared via Instagram. “Come weird. Come loud. Just don’t miss it!”
Upon further investigation, eagle-eyed diehards may notice the text “one last orbit (maybe?)” on the bottom of the tour announcement poster.
While we can’t confirm what exactly is being implied there, DEVO has been in the middle of their ’50 Years of De-Evolution…Continued’ farewell tour for three years and The B-52s claimed they were calling it quits in November 2022 but have since headlined at festivals, performed in their hometown Athens, GA, conducted multiple Las Vegas residencies and put on a few one-off shows all over North America.
Makes sense that two of the cheekiest bands of all time would goof on saying goodbye.
“I’m looking forward to 2073,” DEVO frontman Mark Mothersbaugh, who has scored everything from the “Rugrats” theme song to Wes Anderson films, joked in an interview with The Guardian back in 2023. “We’ll play 100th anniversary Devo shows and then maybe retire.”
“In 2022, I swore I’d never get on a tour bus again” B-52s singer Fred Schneider said in a press release fo the fall tour. “…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.”
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming DEVO shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale for the ‘Cosmic De-Evolution Tour’ is Friday, June 20.
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A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, shows that include The B-52s and links to buy tickets can be found below.
On top of the tour, DEVO is bringing their off-kilter brainy bops and monochromatic look to a quartet of festivals this year.
For a closer look, here’s who Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale and the gang will be performing with at the multi-day musical extravaganzas they’ve booked this summer and fall.
| DEVO festival dates |
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| Mosswood Meltdown July 19-20 at Mosswood Park in Oakland, CA Bratmobile, Shannon and the Clams, Osees, La Luz, Kreayshawn |
| Project Pabst Festival July 26-27 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, OR Iggy Pop, Death Cab for Cutie, The Damned, Japanese Breakfast, Built To Spill |
| Shaky Knees Festival Sept. 19-21 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA Deftones, My Chemical Romances, Blink-182, Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes |
| Oceans Calling Sept. 26-28 at the Ocean City Inlet in Ocean City, MD Green Day, Noah Kahan, Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Vampire Weekend |
On May 6, DEVO headlined at Brooklyn’s Paramount Theatre. Based on our findings at Set List FM, these are the songs that made the cut that evening.
01.) “Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man)”
02.) “Peek-A-Boo!”
03.) “Going Under”
04.) “That’s Good”
05.) “Girl U Want”
06.) “Whip It”
07.) “Planet Earth”
08.) “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (The Rolling Stones cover)
09.) “Secret Agent Man” (P.F. Sloan cover)
10.) “Uncontrollable Urge”
11.) “Mongoloid”
12.) “Jocko Homo”
13.) “Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA”
14.) “Gates of Steel”
15.) “Freedom of Choice”
16.) “Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy)”
17.) “Beautiful World”
As mentioned above, The B-52s have been headlining in Las Vegas post-tour retirement. According to Set List FM, here’s what they performed at their most recent Sin City gig on April 19.
01.) “Planet Claire”
02.) “Mesopotamia”
03.) “Lava”
04.) “Is That You Mo-Dean?”
05.) “Queen of Las Vegas”
06.) “Roam”
07.) “Party Out Of Bounds”
08.) “Dance This Mess Around”
09.) “Pump”
10.) “Strobe Light”
11.) “6060-842”
12.) “Private Idaho”
13.) “Love Shack”
Encore
14.) “Cosmic Thing”
15.) “Rock Lobster”
At all co-headlining gigs, DEVO and The B-52s will be joined by fellow new wave icon Lene Lovich, whose most well-known for her hit single “Lucky Number.”
Other notable tracks of hers include “New Toy” and “Bird Song.”
Not familiar? You can sift through her extensive discography here.
This past February, both DEVO and The B-52s participated in the “SNL50: Homecoming Concert’ at Radio City Music Hall. Mothersbaugh’s boys took “Uncontrollable Urge” to the stage with an assist from Fred Armisen on drums while Pierson, Schneider and co. rocked out to “Love Shack” (also with Armisen as well as The Roots and cast members Sarah Sherman and Bowen Yang).
If you’d like to see the whole star-studded affair — including a rousing performance of Robyn’s “Dancing On My Own” with David Byrne — you can catch the whole bloody concert on Peacock.
Hoping to catch a few one-of-a-kind concerts featuring groundbreaking iconoclastic artists these next few months?
Here are just five huge acts with singular sensibilities — and street cred — hitting the road in the near future.
• Pixies
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2025 to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change