The B-52s & Devo Announce Cosmic De-Evolution Tour 2025

The B-52s and Devo announced their joint Cosmic De-Evolution Tour. The new wave icons will come together for 11 dates across North America this fall.

“In 2022, I swore I’d never get on a tour bus again” said Fred Schneider of The B-52s. “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.”

“The B-52s had one of the best sounds of any of the bands out there in the late 70s early 80s – ‘Rock Lobster’ is one of my favorite songs – DEVO used to sing it to Booji Boy after DEVO shows,” said DEVO’s Mark Mothersbaugh. “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!”

“When we first came from Athens to New York City to perform, punk was in full force…and New Wave was right on its tail!,” said Kate Pierson of The B-52s. “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.”

“Devo and The B-52s on tour together!,” added DEVO’s Gerald Casale. “That it took almost 50 years to happen is rather mind-blowing. But better late than never. We each did something right in different ways that withstood the test of time. Now we’re here to prove we can still ‘bring it’ as they say!”

“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,” The B52s’ Cindy Wilson stated. “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!”

The Cosmic De-Evolution Tour kicks off on September 24 in Toronto before heading to Clarkston (Michigan) on September 25. The next month’s schedule begins with a performance in Mansfield (Massachusetts) on October 2, followed by shows in Holmdel (New Jersey) on October 4 and Wantagh (New York) on October 5.

The bands then travel to the West Coast for performances in Mountain View (California) on October 16 and Los Angeles on October 18. The tour continues in Charlotte (North Carolina) on October 24 and Alpharetta (Georgia) on October 25.

The Cosmic De-Evolution Tour concludes in Texas with shows in Austin on November 1 and Houston on November 2. Lene Lovich will support the run of shows.

Tickets are available this week through a variety of presale options ahead of the general on sale on Friday, June 20 at 10 a.m. local venue time. Scroll for ticketing links and additional tour details.