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The B-52's
Extracted from the Wikipedia article The B-52s.
1993–2007: Soundtrack appearances, 25th anniversary, and touring
In 2002, a more extensive anthology, Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology, was released, and in February of that year, the band held a series of concerts celebrating their 25th anniversary. The Irving Plaza show in New York City featured Yoko Ono, as well as Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads, as guests, with Chicks on Speed as the opener. Coinciding with the band's 25th anniversary was the publication of The B-52's Universe: The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Party Band, the first and only officially authorized biography of the band. The book was nominated for a Lambda Lit Award and was a Minnesota Book Awards finalist. The B-52s recorded the song "Orange You Glad It's Summer" for a Target commercial that aired in spring/summer 2002. Target also used the Cosmic Thing song "Junebug" in a TV spot five years later. In late 2002, the pilot episode for the cartoon The Groovenians featured a theme song performed by the band.