Never let it be said that the B-52's don't have a flair for celebrations.
The group marked the birthday of member Fred Schneider on stage Tuesday night with a set-stopping "Happy Birthday" serenade, lead by a 6'5" transvestite. In the midst of the band's encore at Richmond, Virginia's Classic Amphitheater, the crooning cross-dresser presented Fred with a birthday cake and led the crowd in the birthday classic.
Relatively unfazed, the band then went ahead with its encore and closed the show with "Rock Lobster."
The B-52s will continue to take their party to the people with the help of their tourmates, the Pretenders; the two bands will next play Atlanta on the Fourth of July. After that, the B-52s will play VH-1's Backyard Bar-B-Q on Labor Day.
Here's where you can catch them with the Pretenders before that:
- 7/4 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
- 7/16 - Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob
- 7/18 - Tinley Park, IL @ World Amphitheater
- 7/19 - Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Music Festival
- 7/25 - Dallas, TX @ Starplex Amphitheater
- 7/26 - Dallas, TX @ Starplex Amphitheater
- 7/30 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green
- 8/1 - San Francisco, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
- 8/2 - Irvine, CA @ Irvine Meadows
- 8/4 - Los Angeles, CA @ Universal Amphitheater
- 8/5 - Los Angeles, CA @ Universal Amphitheater
- 8/7 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheater
- 8/8 - Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
- 8/14 - George, WA @ The Gorge
