''With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA'' is the first official live album and DVD release by American new wave band

The B-52s The B-52's, also styled as The B-52s, are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, pe ...

. The concert was recorded on February 18, 2011 at The Classic Center in the band's hometown of

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, commemorating the 34th anniversary of their first performance as a group on February 14, 1977. The audio recording was released on October 10, 2011 on CD and

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, while a DVD and

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release followed on March 20, 2012 by Eagle Records' parent company, Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing

Personnel

;The B-52's *

Fred Schneider Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, and musician, best known as the frontman of the rock band The B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his ''sprechge ...

– vocals *Kate Pierson – vocals *Cindy Wilson – vocals *Keith Strickland – guitar *Tracy Wormworth – bass *Sterling Campbell – drums *Paul Gordon (musician), Paul Gordon – keyboards, guitar

References

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