I was at this concert. Sitting off stage to the right of the band. There were bleachers. After the B52s, the Talking Head and then the Police. It was a magical show!!
The B 52's... one of the most recognisable and original band ever, incredible fun and funny, unique and genius ! Thank you for everything you've done. 🤩🤩👍
if you watched him play it doesn't match the sound being made IMO a phenomenal guitar player I always tell people he's one of my top 3 favorites and I get laughed at 😜
I always thought Private Idaho was written after Ricky's death. After Ricky died the band spent time in Idaho away from the public and that's what the song is about?
This fucking rules, they were so weird and so unique. Ricky hammering the guitar, Kate playing the keys like she could do it in her sleep, the horns going bonkers, the three singers shrieking and wailing and dancing up a storm. They are a one of one
Many moons ago, while living in central Europe, I was at a Halloween party at my friend's bar and asked to "get the party started" as the DJ had yet to arrive and the party people were growing restless. I played Rock Lobster and the place went from zero to absolutely insane. I lost count of the number of people who came up to me later in the evening and asked about the song. Love the B-52s forever. RIP Ricky.
Had something similar happen. Driving some people to a party, asked me to put on “hype” music (I was playing Jane’s addiction so I understand) so I put on love shack and the entire car started screaming the lyrics. Not as many people as a full bar but it sure felt like there was.
0:58 Party out of Bounds 7:00 Give Me Back My Man 13:14 Planet Claire 17:28 Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can 21:48 Lava 25:36 Mesopotamia 29:48 6060-842 32:31 Big Bird 38:10 52 Girls 41:02 Dance This Mess Around 45:31 Private Idaho 49:00 Rock Lobster 54:48 Strobe Light
Yeah,... she's a cutie,... massive props to all members,... specifically Kate,.. possibly unbeknownst to many, is that she's extremely ambidextrous,...a la Ray Manzerick from the Doors. She's playing bass on the keys, as well as performing two different rythymns on a handful of tunes.......
This must have been so awesome to have been there. It's a damn shame Ricky Wilson is no longer with us. He was an amazing guitarist and so much fun to watch while he performed. Amazing the things he created on the guitar. He will never be forgotten. Ricky Wilson rockin in heaven. ❤👍🤟❤
We were THERE! 16 and I drove my 1974 AMC Station wagon in puke green there with 4 friends. It was freaking HOT and AWESOME!!! Oingo Boingo killed it also!!
I remember getting the first B-52's album in 1979 and trying to get friends to listen to it. Either they loved it, or didn't like it at all. It became a tool for sorting out which people I wanted in my life, and which I would let go. :o)
When I first heard Rock Lobster and Private Idaho I knew these were my people. I was only 10 but i knew where I fit in. I’ve seen the B’s several times over the decades and thank them for making life so much better with incredible performances like this. I wish I could have been there to see this live. Much love❤
No band like them before or since. What a delight to see this concert on my CZcams list. B-52s…fun, funky, whacky, sexy, completely original. Genius then and now. Thank you for posting this!
@@skabuoy It was mentioned no band was like them since and I mentioned Sugarcubes as I said they were similar to early B-52s... (eccentric / male female vocals etc)
They were just doing old music like rock and roll and exotica in a modern way of their time, yes they were great, innovative? In my opinion not that much.
So happy to see people giving soo much love to ricky's guitar playing. I have always felt he gave the band such a cool groove and wasn't sure If I was alone in thinking such thoughts
Having gone to high school Between 80-84, B52's were a religion at our school dances. I so remember these songs - epic. They sound amazing live tons of respect. What a way to finish wiht Rock Lobster and Strobe Light. I have such a big smile on my face, gonna whip out my BMHS year book.
Still full of admiration for those innovative souls that brought us close to a rythmic Nirvana when we really needed that at the start of the eighties :-)
Cindy plays the shit out of those bongos. And they got a ton of mileage out of Kate's bass lines. I don't know how they sang as well as they did while playing those rhythmic lines.
7:18 Ricky Wilson's unique sound at its finest. So sad he was taken by AIDS in 1985 back when it was a scourge no one knew anything about nor how to address.
I met these three (Cindy, Kate and Fred in the modern interview portions) after a show about 6 years ago, Kate was super sarcastic when I told her how much being at this US festival show meant to me but Cindy was really sweet about it. (Nothing against Kate, I was just some rando fan after another great performance.)
Yeah- I've had a crush on Cindy since the video for "Give Me Back My Man" came out, about the time of this concert I think...she is just beautiful...Don't tell my wife, LOL...
@@AndrewStadler wait, do you mean at the Us Festival or the Experian conference they played in Scottsdale? rofl 😂 I would not approach Kate again, but I'd say hi to Cindy bc she was friendlier :)
SUMMER 1982: I was right there with 500,000 fellow B-52s fans. I was towards the right side of stage close to front. I was 18. The main sponsor was a small unheard of company called APPLE. I said, who calls their company APPLE? Oooppps!!!!
Great flawless sound! All were on key, and that brass is a good touch. The B52s could and can sing about anything , put it together, and make it sound great!!! High energy and a fun band to see in-person.
I remember rushing into the living room the day Wild Planet was released and asking "Is there any way I can earn seven bucks right now? The new B-52's album is out!" My older brother was visiting home from the Navy, reached into his wallet and just handed me the money with a big smile. He got me into them, so he enjoyed sharing that experience with me. They absolutely destroyed the sophomore jinx.
The 2nd album is better than the debut imo, even though some of it is mostly doing what they were doing in the first, it just has a different quality about it in a more refined and thought out way. The 1st album is fun, the 2nd album is almost a statement and a serious piece of work
@@seanadamson280lmao imagine coming to this video to reply to every single comment being a hater. is this all you do while waiting in the unemployment line?
I crowd surfed at the 1984 B52s concert in El Paso Tx. I got there it was so packed, and I wanted to get up to the mosh pit. I ask the guy next to me to give me a boost, and up I went. Crowd carried me all the way to the front. What a moment.
Always loved the band but didn't get to see them until 7/2018. Went to the show wondering how good they would be. They were fantastic. Very high quality show
When I was a senior in high school in 1981, I saw The B-52's at the Wintergarden Ballroom in Dallas, and The Judys were the opening band. Such a great concert and so much fun!
Big ♥to the B52s for their creative vision, working together to make it real, doing all the really hard and unrecognized work it takes to get seen and be noticed, for facing adversity in all forms and never ever giving up... just so we can CONTINUE to love their music 40 years later, with people bringing their grandkids to their concerts! Epic. There is one like them on any planet. We are so very lucky to have them here. All the very best to all of you!
I’m so glad that I grew up with them and knew who they were starting about 1979! I went all through HS rocking with them in my car! I’ve seen them about a dozen times and I’m so glad that they have decided to still perform every now and then! There’s nothing else like them! Love to you my B-52’s!! ❤
Still full of admiration for those innovative souls that brought us close to a rythmic Nirvana when we really needed that at the start of the eighties :-)
wow! what an awesome concert! new wave at its absolute best! the sax and trumpet add a lot of swing... and the energy level...is ridiculously high!!!!!
This bass sound was so groovy, these beats, this guitar sound, these Girls voices, Fred,, they were unpretentious and so different. When i play those récords with written on it "play loud" to younger People there s a smile on their face, they download all their music on their phone. B 52's.. songs for future generation
My girlfriend and I saw these guys back around this time at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA, it was definitely a fun show! I still have three of their albums on vinyl.
Love this! Back then you could just feel in New Wave this explosion of a tech revolution our generation were galloping in! It seemed like overnight! It was crazy! Electric, goofy, geeky, and oh so fun! The music even sounded like Computer! This concert brings it all back. Great times! 🤖😎🤓👽
I was there- somewhere in that crowd. That crowd woke the F up once those B52s got into their set. My brother will never forget how that bowl turned into a dustbowl when that epic band got into the "pocket". Unforgettable...
While this was indeed an explosive performance, and it was the first of the amazing last 3 acts that day, it was also at sundown when the heat finally died down and was a lot more comfortable for everyone, performer and fan alike. B52s, Talking Heads and Police were the 3 best bands in a row I've seen at a multi band festival.
The B-52s performed at the Georgia Theatre on May 20, 1978 in Athens GA. I would loved to be at that show. So many good bands with roots from that town. B-52's. R.E.M. and Drivin N Cryin.
I would love to go to Atlanta Georgia..because of B52's..who I love since Teenager..but also the shows Hip Hop in Atlanta and the Ladies from Atlanta ..Ace TV..Love from England 🌹🌼🏹🏹
It’s so amazing to see the amount of energy performing for the audience. Transformational life expanding. Thank you for mesmerizing an entire generation of music. TY B-52s for bringing about a musical shift in how fun, ketch, creative entertaining music can be without the overthought false serious self importance of really non-talented lucky muscians thinking their art is incomparable.❤❤❤
I was there that day, but never went in. Me and my friend had a cool set up with his van, an easy up for shade, and lawn chairs. We where close enough to the fence line where we could hear all the music clearly. We just sat there all day drinking beer and listening to the music. I went in for rock day, and saw U2 and Joe Walsh. Was in mostly all day for heavy metal day. Judas Priest kicked @ss. Was there for country day as well. Again we mostly sat around and drank beer while we could hear the music clearly.
Private Idaho is the name of my wife’s and I offgrid hilltop sanctuary. World leaders, big tech, and mainstream media are leading the world to destruction. Long live punk, new wave, and synth bands. Love will tear us apart again, Joy Division.
B 52's..fell in Love with them..as a Teenager...in the. Late 70/ early 80s..What a Band .saw them in Hammersmith Palais London W6..not sure the year...but it was before they made it Big....Maybe 1979/80
I was there in 82'. The crowd was so huge, it was like human soup. I could only hear the music and could not see the band except for the huge Mitsubishi screen that crowned the top of the stage.
This band really carved out a unique and wonderful niche for themselves. From Ricky's stripped down (literally) guitar, Keith's low-cymbal drumming, the crazy and talented songwriting, to the whole band vibe...they were a joy to listen to, and to watch live.
Thank you, Woz. You were a visionary. The performances at the US Festival were pure gold and you captured the video and the audio in absolutely amazing quality. What a time capsule this is.
Thanks for this one brings back memories. Glen Helen Park was an awesome place for a concert. I still live in San Bernadino just about 30 mins from there.
Amazing! many thx for sharing... well Kate Pierson get's also not much attention... she sings, play's the BASS! and Melody same time... see Planet & Mesapotania ... it's amazing what a talent... ❤🔥
The 80s were the last great decade.....before the death of enthusiasm, before pop culture was infected with, permeated with and made cheerless by detachment and irony.
What a whacky band - totally unique. Damn wish I was there, experiencing this live. I was like 10 when I first heard the older kids listening to these guys and dancing like crazy to them. Had a big impact
What was really odd about them and bands like Devo etc, back during this era was, on stage they were actually kind of frightening. I can't explain the feeling. As if they were futuristic, serious, intelligent and talented. Really strange feeling.
Enero del 2024 con 49 años conoci esta maravilla de banda en los años 80s adad que sonaba rock lobster . Desde alli quexe facinado han pasado decadas y preparando mi mente para suicidarme este concierto me ha ayudado a mitigar mi depresion gracias por subirlo nada nca lo vi en vivo pero tuve varios cds de ellos en sur america les oimos saludos a todos desde bogota nos vemos en la eternidad ...😢😢😢😢
Nothing gonna replace all musical feeling'z made in this almigthy 80s decade coz its happen only in the 80's !!!! Thanx God to this LAST GREATEST DECADE in human life history B-52 are there also......Respect !!!! Next dexades WAS and STILL continue to be living dead's showniznass !!!! Thanx a lot wikipedia & youtube to respect and protect our's precious never forget memories still alive😮
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I was at this concert. Sitting off stage to the right of the band. There were bleachers. After the B52s, the Talking Head and then the Police. It was a magical show!!
I was there, too - what a night! Also on that day was Oingo Boingo, English Beat and the Ramones opened(missed em ;>( cos of the traffic )
I was there also....what an event..I was there 3 days and had a unforgettable time
@@soulsweet40 It was a great time for music!
Cooooool!!
I was there too! What an amazing three days!!
The B 52's... one of the most recognisable and original band ever, incredible fun and funny, unique and genius ! Thank you for everything you've done. 🤩🤩👍
For the short time he was with us, Ricky carved out his own incredibly unique and creative guitar style. What a talent. R.I.P. Ricky.
if you watched him play it doesn't match the sound being made IMO a phenomenal guitar player I always tell people he's one of my top 3 favorites and I get laughed at 😜
I always thought Private Idaho was written after Ricky's death. After Ricky died the band spent time in Idaho away from the public and that's what the song is about?
Ricky died during Bouncing off the Satellites
@@cracker4706 No, that's Ricky on Private Idaho.
LOVE them allwayssss❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
i love this band. I had a poster of them in my bedroom when I was 17. I'm 60 now. Dang.
A one in a million band. Cindy's hair looks amazing!!
Ricky and Cindy on Give Me Back My Man. OMG! Maybe the best brother/sister performance of all time. Amazing!
The drummer never gets any mention but what a performance he pulls off here.
drummer and guitarist are ace...
drummer is ace guitarist too.@@lars-fenin
That drummer ended up replacing the guitarist Ricky Wilson after he died.
Definitely
Drummer is good the rest is shite. Possibly the most annoying immature music I have ever heard.
This fucking rules, they were so weird and so unique. Ricky hammering the guitar, Kate playing the keys like she could do it in her sleep, the horns going bonkers, the three singers shrieking and wailing and dancing up a storm. They are a one of one
I remember them from 1979, I was 15 years old... my whole life was ahead... it was an interesting time...
Many moons ago, while living in central Europe, I was at a Halloween party at my friend's bar and asked to "get the party started" as the DJ had yet to arrive and the party people were growing restless. I played Rock Lobster and the place went from zero to absolutely insane. I lost count of the number of people who came up to me later in the evening and asked about the song. Love the B-52s forever. RIP Ricky.
Ricky was the best and don't get enough credit. They lost their edge without him. I don't like the later stuff 🤷♂️
Had something similar happen. Driving some people to a party, asked me to put on “hype” music (I was playing Jane’s addiction so I understand) so I put on love shack and the entire car started screaming the lyrics. Not as many people as a full bar but it sure felt like there was.
0:58 Party out of Bounds
7:00 Give Me Back My Man
13:14 Planet Claire
17:28 Throw That Beat in the Garbage Can
21:48 Lava
25:36 Mesopotamia
29:48 6060-842
32:31 Big Bird
38:10 52 Girls
41:02 Dance This Mess Around
45:31 Private Idaho
49:00 Rock Lobster
54:48 Strobe Light
Love when someone posts names of sonfs,ir words to song,yes.
Great New Wave Band. Still rock in 2023?
@@paulvon2378 I think they do on a limited basis
Thank You!❤
Thank you!
The B's at the top of their game! They belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Yes!
and Devo. The R&RHF is a racket. They know little about taste and creativity.
I totally agree, they were part of my childhood, no other band like them, ever!!
And Joan Jett is what is wrong with the world
Never understood that idea
Cindy vocals on "Give me back my man"❤
only song where she sings lead most other songs its Kate and Fred
@@vracan She sings vocals on Hero Worship from their first album unless you mean this concert here.
I love when the girls sing in unison. So cool. Epic band.
Far from cool. Nerd music
@@seanadamson280that must be why ur here nerd
@@seanadamson280😊😊😊that’s why it’s fuckkng kool! 😂 nerds are kool 😮😊
@@lilithjade4363says the person named Lilith 😂
@@seanadamson280cringe
As a young teenager, I didn’t realize how exceptionally talented these guys are. However, I absolutely realized how great their music is!
Has Cindy ever slayed more than this opening to DTMA? Her unique sound, presence, vibe…ICONIC.
Yeah,... she's a cutie,... massive props to all members,... specifically Kate,.. possibly unbeknownst to many, is that she's extremely ambidextrous,...a la Ray Manzerick from the Doors. She's playing bass on the keys, as well as performing two different rythymns on a handful of tunes.......
Hope you have her solo LP, it is different, but brill. Played it about 10 times the first days I got it.
This must have been so awesome to have been there. It's a damn shame Ricky Wilson is no longer with us. He was an amazing guitarist and so much fun to watch while he performed. Amazing the things he created on the guitar. He will never be forgotten. Ricky Wilson rockin in heaven. ❤👍🤟❤
We were THERE! 16 and I drove my 1974 AMC Station wagon in puke green there with 4 friends. It was freaking HOT and AWESOME!!! Oingo Boingo killed it also!!
Puke Green! Nice!
The Mystic Knights of Oingo Boingo
classic 70's color
I exactly thought, with those horns, Oingo should be here!
Crushed on Cindy so hard as a young man. Loved Ricky's awesome style on guitar. One of my favorite bands as a teen.
Same. Cindy was an absolute doll.
I love her!
I remember getting the first B-52's album in 1979 and trying to get friends to listen to it. Either they loved it, or didn't like it at all. It became a tool for sorting out which people I wanted in my life, and which I would let go. :o)
Nice!!!
We would have been friends.
I remember being a 9 year old kid in 1979 and waiting for the radio to play either Rock Lobster or Private Idaho
When I first heard Rock Lobster and Private Idaho I knew these were my people. I was only 10 but i knew where I fit in. I’ve seen the B’s several times over the decades and thank them for making life so much better with incredible performances like this. I wish I could have been there to see this live. Much love❤
Me too
No band like them before or since. What a delight to see this concert on my CZcams list. B-52s…fun, funky, whacky, sexy, completely original. Genius then and now. Thank you for posting this!
Yep, except for Devo
Highly annoying
I get Sugarcube vibes... they were like the early version of B52's....
@@Eternyl_bliss-nj9se The Sugarcubes an early version of the B-52s? How? They were formed in 1986, and the B-52s ten years earlier in 1976.
@@skabuoy It was mentioned no band was like them since and I mentioned Sugarcubes as I said they were similar to early B-52s... (eccentric / male female vocals etc)
Basically ahead of their time and fantastic. They definitely helped invent new wave and now alternative music
They were just doing old music like rock and roll and exotica in a modern way of their time, yes they were great, innovative? In my opinion not that much.
So happy to see people giving soo much love to ricky's guitar playing. I have always felt he gave the band such a cool groove and wasn't sure If I was alone in thinking such thoughts
Not at all alone, he was one of the all time greats.
The band were led by Ricky. They listened and waited for him to start. Kinda like Pete Townsend of the Who. You are spot on with this.
Ah, to be 22 years old and at a B-52's concert in 1982 again!
Having gone to high school
Between 80-84, B52's were a religion at our school dances. I so remember these songs - epic. They sound amazing live tons of respect. What a way to finish wiht Rock Lobster and Strobe Light. I have such a big smile on my face, gonna whip out my BMHS year book.
At a. conservative. HS. in BR. 82-84,. Me. and good friend. was. the. only. one,s to. listen. to. B- 52,s. music, up. to. Whammy. album.,.
Still full of admiration for those innovative souls that brought us close to a rythmic Nirvana when we really needed that at the start of the eighties :-)
Cindy plays the shit out of those bongos. And they got a ton of mileage out of Kate's bass lines. I don't know how they sang as well as they did while playing those rhythmic lines.
7:18 Ricky Wilson's unique sound at its finest. So sad he was taken by AIDS in 1985 back when it was a scourge no one knew anything about nor how to address.
Six years later, Freddy Mercury died from AIDS related illness. We still haven’t found a cure.
So sad
fafo
Cindy Wilson 😍😍😍
GODESS...
Goddess 🌹🌼💕
Holy Hell this is a fuggin time machine into another planet 🌏. A place we all miss. 😢
I've been in love with Cindy since 1980. WOW. The whole band is great here.
I met these three (Cindy, Kate and Fred in the modern interview portions) after a show about 6 years ago, Kate was super sarcastic when I told her how much being at this US festival show meant to me but Cindy was really sweet about it. (Nothing against Kate, I was just some rando fan after another great performance.)
Yeah- I've had a crush on Cindy since the video for "Give Me Back My Man" came out, about the time of this concert I think...she is just beautiful...Don't tell my wife, LOL...
@@kevbob I was there too! Now I'm worried what might happen if I ever meet Kate!
@@AndrewStadler wait, do you mean at the Us Festival or the Experian conference they played in Scottsdale? rofl 😂 I would not approach Kate again, but I'd say hi to Cindy bc she was friendlier :)
@@kevbob I was at the US Festival in '82 - I read your note as that you'd been there too. What a weekend that was!
SUMMER 1982: I was right there with 500,000 fellow B-52s fans. I was towards the right side of stage close to front. I was 18. The main sponsor was a small unheard of company called APPLE. I said, who calls their company APPLE? Oooppps!!!!
imagine you coulda been a billionaire.
Great flawless sound! All were on key, and that brass is a good touch. The B52s could and can sing about anything , put it together, and make it sound great!!! High energy and a fun band to see in-person.
I remember rushing into the living room the day Wild Planet was released and asking "Is there any way I can earn seven bucks right now? The new B-52's album is out!" My older brother was visiting home from the Navy, reached into his wallet and just handed me the money with a big smile. He got me into them, so he enjoyed sharing that experience with me. They absolutely destroyed the sophomore jinx.
B-52's.......the Navy........sounds about right.......
@@poppyhimbolmao
The 2nd album is better than the debut imo, even though some of it is mostly doing what they were doing in the first, it just has a different quality about it in a more refined and thought out way.
The 1st album is fun, the 2nd album is almost a statement and a serious piece of work
@@candideggplant1575 Oh 100%. It's still my favorite album of theirs.
Those were good times, what a great set.
One of the greatest bands of ALL TIME in my book
Do your ears work.
@@seanadamson280lmao imagine coming to this video to reply to every single comment being a hater. is this all you do while waiting in the unemployment line?
@@lilithjade4363 Is that your real photo?
❗️💯GENIUS💯❗️
Very complex, syncopated music. One of the most underrated bands of all-time.
The ultimate party band. Greatest ever!
"This is a dance tune." LOL. They're ALL dance tunes.
LOLYASC
Great during covid,dance this mess around
Common encouraging phrase said by the singer in 80s bands, usually, ❝THIS IS A FUCKIN' DANCE SONG❗❗❞ 🎵🎶😃😄😉😅😂
Im a reborn B52's fan again ❤ 40 years later!!!
I was lucky enough to see them live 13 times.. 👍😘❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
Wow!
By '82 I was a budding punk rocker and far to cool to like these guys. So glad I'm no longer cool and can appreciate what a great band they are!
you have to stay "open" and receptive. Trust your gut
I missed the hype! I'm 35 :( but omg I'm so jealous! What a time to be alive!
I crowd surfed at the 1984 B52s concert in El Paso Tx. I got there it was so packed, and I wanted to get up to the mosh pit. I ask the guy next to me to give me a boost, and up I went. Crowd carried me all the way to the front. What a moment.
❤B52’s . How we danced these songs ! New Age !
The world was much better !!!
Bring it back, please !
I miss Dirty Back Road here, but Cindy Wilson is at her best. Thank you.
Always loved the band but didn't get to see them until 7/2018. Went to the show wondering how good they would be. They were fantastic. Very high quality show
When I was a senior in high school in 1981, I saw The B-52's at the Wintergarden Ballroom in Dallas, and The Judys were the opening band. Such a great concert and so much fun!
What a great great band. Ive been a huge fan since their first album. One of a kind!!! And Keith....oh my!
Big ♥to the B52s for their creative vision, working together to make it real, doing all the really hard and unrecognized work it takes to get seen and be noticed, for facing adversity in all forms and never ever giving up... just so we can CONTINUE to love their music 40 years later, with people bringing their grandkids to their concerts! Epic. There is one like them on any planet. We are so very lucky to have them here. All the very best to all of you!
Cindy 💥🔥😍
I don't usually listen to pop music - but what a band! Great harmonics, quirky melodic twists and incredible energy and presence. Great show!
I’m so glad that I grew up with them and knew who they were starting about 1979! I went all through HS rocking with them in my car! I’ve seen them about a dozen times and I’m so glad that they have decided to still perform every now and then! There’s nothing else like them! Love to you my B-52’s!! ❤
Still full of admiration for those innovative souls that brought us close to a rythmic Nirvana when we really needed that at the start of the eighties :-)
wow! what an awesome concert! new wave at its absolute best! the sax and trumpet add a lot of swing... and the energy level...is ridiculously high!!!!!
This bass sound was so groovy, these beats, this guitar sound, these Girls voices, Fred,, they were unpretentious and so different. When i play those récords with written on it "play loud" to younger People there s a smile on their face, they download all their music on their phone.
B 52's.. songs for future generation
My girlfriend and I saw these guys back around this time at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA, it was definitely a fun show! I still have three of their albums on vinyl.
Love this!
Back then you could just feel in New Wave this explosion of a tech revolution our generation were galloping in! It seemed like overnight! It was crazy! Electric, goofy, geeky, and oh so fun! The music even sounded like Computer!
This concert brings it all back. Great times! 🤖😎🤓👽
Thank you for uploading this, thank you B-52's for existing!!
My fav song..Give Me Back My Man..🌴
40 odd years later,Still sounding fresh.RockLobsters for ever
40 years ago! What a treasure! Encore Strobe Light!
I was in Art School in Boston when these guys came on the scene. One of the best times of my miserable life.
Never stopped lovin' the B-52's.
You were ahead of your time.....& still are.....what the hell, who cares what the time is when listening to the B52's!
RIP Ricky. He was badass here.
I was there- somewhere in that crowd. That crowd woke the F up once those B52s got into their set. My brother will never forget how that bowl turned into a dustbowl when that epic band got into the "pocket". Unforgettable...
This music never gets old,always fresh.
I was there too! rode my bike down from Vegas. just awesome
I had the dust bowl happen once,not Vegas but so fun dancing to Commander Cody and LPA
While this was indeed an explosive performance, and it was the first of the amazing last 3 acts that day, it was also at sundown when the heat finally died down and was a lot more comfortable for everyone, performer and fan alike. B52s, Talking Heads and Police were the 3 best bands in a row I've seen at a multi band festival.
The B-52s performed at the Georgia Theatre on May 20, 1978 in Athens GA. I would loved to be at that show. So many good bands with roots from that town. B-52's. R.E.M. and Drivin N Cryin.
I would love to go to Atlanta Georgia..because of B52's..who I love since Teenager..but also the shows Hip Hop in Atlanta and the Ladies from Atlanta ..Ace TV..Love from England 🌹🌼🏹🏹
We have lived through the greatest music period ever! Never again and we were there!
I was there, somewhere towards the back dancing my butt off😂
Love that funky guitar sound of his.
It’s so amazing to see the amount of energy performing for the audience. Transformational life expanding. Thank you for mesmerizing an entire generation of music. TY B-52s for bringing about a musical shift in how fun, ketch, creative entertaining music can be without the overthought false serious self importance of really non-talented lucky muscians thinking their art is incomparable.❤❤❤
Although I was at the 1982 and 1983 US Festivals, I REALLY loved their Whammy tour at Irvine Meadows the best! Ricky was a phenomenal guitar player!!
Me too. Saw them at the Greek Theater too.
Les trois chanteurs ont des voix fascinantes.
I was there that day, but never went in. Me and my friend had a cool set up with his van, an easy up for shade, and lawn chairs. We where close enough to the fence line where we could hear all the music clearly. We just sat there all day drinking beer and listening to the music. I went in for rock day, and saw U2 and Joe Walsh. Was in mostly all day for heavy metal day. Judas Priest kicked @ss. Was there for country day as well. Again we mostly sat around and drank beer while we could hear the music clearly.
Private Idaho is the name of my wife’s and I offgrid hilltop sanctuary. World leaders, big tech, and mainstream media are leading the world to destruction. Long live punk, new wave, and synth bands. Love will tear us apart again, Joy Division.
True 🌼🏹🏹
Um super guitarrista. Descanse em paz 🙏🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Ricky was a great guitarists 👍
@@johnnyssik 👍🇧🇷
B 52's..fell in Love with them..as a Teenager...in the. Late 70/ early 80s..What a Band .saw them in Hammersmith Palais London W6..not sure the year...but it was before they made it Big....Maybe 1979/80
I was there in 82'. The crowd was so huge, it was like human soup. I could only hear the music and could not see the band except for the huge Mitsubishi screen that crowned the top of the stage.
❤ hermosas todas... I love You. La mejor banda de mis tiempos ❤❤
Feel like they were just hitting all those cylinders that night! RIP to Ricky Wilson, that guitar just hitttttssss
I was there! Thank you for giving me back My Man Ricky rocking the HE double hockey sticks out of his guitar!
This band really carved out a unique and wonderful niche for themselves. From Ricky's stripped down (literally) guitar, Keith's low-cymbal drumming, the crazy and talented songwriting, to the whole band vibe...they were a joy to listen to, and to watch live.
En 1985 los vi en Rock in Rio hoy 2023 estan en mi corazon
Thank you, Woz. You were a visionary. The performances at the US Festival were pure gold and you captured the video and the audio in absolutely amazing quality. What a time capsule this is.
when I was a teenaged mainframe computer operator in the late 70s, we'd snort biker crank, turn up the B52s and watch the blinkenlights ...
I was in 6th grade in 1981 and every dance we had, the B 52 s were the band!!! So awesome!!!
I love them, l will be 60 next year! This is real music!
61 here...our music ❤
Lots of love to the B 52 from TJ Mexico
A innovative band with its own unique style. , they pushed the envelope They meet all parameters for the Hall of Fame
Man they were so fucking brilliant in the early days................
Thanks for this one brings back memories. Glen Helen Park was an awesome place for a concert. I still live in San Bernadino just about 30 mins from there.
Ricky Wilson is such an icon. Those guitar chords. And his love for computers. What a freaKin man ❤
Amazing! many thx for sharing... well Kate Pierson get's also not much attention... she sings, play's the BASS! and Melody same time... see Planet & Mesapotania ... it's amazing what a talent... ❤🔥
The 80s were the last great decade.....before the death of enthusiasm, before pop culture was infected with, permeated with and made cheerless by detachment and irony.
The 80s ..last time we had Freedom..Free to Express ourselves 🌼.. Creativity..was off the Scale No F. Money Men and Corporations taking it..🌼🏹🏹
One of the all-time great American bands.
I was there. This doesn't do it justice. What a damn good show!
I've watched this gig a couple of times now and it gets better, they are tight af
What a whacky band - totally unique. Damn wish I was there, experiencing this live. I was like 10 when I first heard the older kids listening to these guys and dancing like crazy to them. Had a big impact
What was really odd about them and bands like Devo etc, back during this era was, on stage they were actually kind of frightening. I can't explain the feeling. As if they were futuristic, serious, intelligent and talented. Really strange feeling.
@@jameslatta6813 I saw Kraftwerk in the late 70's, and they had like robots of themselves playing -THAT was weird...
Great Band .. So Lucky that time was Fabulous 🌼🏹🏹
Enero del 2024 con 49 años conoci esta maravilla de banda en los años 80s adad que sonaba rock lobster . Desde alli quexe facinado han pasado decadas y preparando mi mente para suicidarme este concierto me ha ayudado a mitigar mi depresion gracias por subirlo nada nca lo vi en vivo pero tuve varios cds de ellos en sur america les oimos saludos a todos desde bogota nos vemos en la eternidad ...😢😢😢😢
Escuchar la buena música hazlo como hábito, y no pensaras en la depresión.
Nothing gonna replace all musical feeling'z made in this almigthy 80s decade coz its happen only in the 80's !!!!
Thanx God to this LAST GREATEST DECADE in human life history
B-52 are there also......Respect !!!!
Next dexades WAS and STILL continue to be living dead's showniznass !!!!
Thanx a lot wikipedia & youtube to respect and protect our's precious never forget memories still alive😮