The B52s - 1979-08-24 - Boston, MA (FM)

The B-52's
1979-08-24
Berklee Performance Center
Boston MA
WBCN-FM Broadcast 
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. 52 Girls 
02. 606-0842 
03. Lava 
04. Private Idaho 
05. Devils In My Car 
06. Dance This Mess Around 
07. Running Around 
08. Rock Lobster 
09. Strobe Light 

The B52s - 1979-08-24 - Boston, MA (FM)

I've only seen The B52s live once, in July 2000 at the PNC Bank Arts Center as part of a 1980s celebration tour along with The Go Go's and the Psychedelic Furs.

This FM broadcast captures the band just weeks after their debut album had been released, in Boston on August 24, 1979, 47 years ago today.  That disc went to #59 on the Billboard album charrts, while the single, Rock Lobster, reached #56.

The B52s - 1980-11-07 - Capitol, Passaic NJ (FM)

The B52s

1980-11-07

Capitol Theater

Passaic NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Lava

02. Give Me Back My Man

03. 6060-842

04. Devil In My Car

05. 52 Girls

06. Quiche Lorraine

07. Dirty Back Road

08. Private Idaho

09. Strobe Light

10. Runnin’ Around

11. Rock Lobster

12. Dance This Mess Around

13. Planet Claire

14. Party Out Of Bounds

15. Downtown

16. 53 Miles West Of Venus

The B52s - 1980-11-07 - Capitol, Passaic NJ (FM)

I've only seen The B52s live once, on in July 2000 at the PNC Bank Arts Center as part of a 1980s celebration tour along with the Go Go's and the Psychedelic Furs. 

This FM broadcast captures them at the legendary Capitol Theater in Passaic NY on November 7, 1980, 43 years ago today. The band was on tour in support if the 2nd album, Wild Planet, which went to #18 on the Billboard Charts.  

The B52s - 2001-08-11 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

The B-52's
2001-08-11
Chastain Park Amphitheater
Atlanta, GA,
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

Disc 1
01. Is That You Mo-Dean?
02. Dance This Mess Around
03. Good Stuff
04. Lava
05. Roam
06. Quiche Lorraine
07. Deadbeat Club
08. Hero Worship
09. Private Idaho

Disc 2
01. Revolution Earth
02. Hallucinating Pluto
03. Strobe Light
04. Love Shack
05. Whammy Kiss
06. Cosmic Thing
07. Rock Lobster

The B52s - 2001-08-11 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

I've only seen The B52s live once, in July 2000 at the PNC Bank Arts Center as part of a 1980s celebration tour along with The Go Go's and the Psychedelic Furs.

This soundboard recording captures the band about a year after I saw them, on August 11, 2001, decades ago today, in Atlanta.

B52s - 1982-11-27 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

The B52's

1982-11-27

The Jamaica World Music Festival

Bob Marley Memorial Performing Center

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Party Out of Bounds

02. Give Me Back My Man

03. Planet Claire

04. Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can

05. Lava

06. Mesopotamia

07. 6060-842

08. 52 Girls

09. Dance This Mess Around

10. Rock Lobster

11. Private Idaho

12. outro goodbye & announcer 

B52s - 1982-11-27 - Montego Bay, Jamaica (SBD)

The B52s are another band that I saw live that appeared at the World Music festival in Jamaica.  This soundboard recording captures their set in Montego Bay on November 27, 1982, 33 years ago today. I didn't get to see the B52s until  July 2000, when they were part of an 1980s showcase at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ , along with the Go GOs and Psychedelic Furs.

The B52s - 1983-05-14 - Dortmund, Germany (SBD)

The B52s

1983-05-14

RockPop Festival

Westfalenhallen

Dortmund, Germany

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Future Generation

02. Planet Claire

03. Mesopotamia

04. Big Bird

05. Dance This Mess Around

06. Party Lobster

07. Party Out of Bounds

B52s - 1983-05-14 - Dortmund, Germany (SBD)

Welcome to another New Wave post this month, and our first post ever at So Many Roads featuring the B52s. On April 27, 1983, The B52s released their 3rd studio album Whammy, which was an effort by the band to return to the sound of their debut album while simultaneously incorporating drum machines and synthesizers. The album rose to #29 on the US charts, and reached the #33 position in the UK. Critical opinion of the album was mixed. For example, Robert Christgau rated the disc and A- while Rolling Stone gave it only 3 out of 5 stars. Shortly after the album’s release, the B52s appeared at the Rockpop Festival in Dortmund, Germany on May 14, 1983, 29 years ago today. This soundboard recording features that entie set, including 2 songs from Whammy, Song For A Future Generation and Big Bird, as well as 5 tunes from earlier in their career. Download this one and ‘dance this mess around”.