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B-52s plot US club tour

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B52s

They'll support their first album in 16 years

The B-52s have announced a US club tour in support of their first studio album in 16 years.

The band will kick off the 'Funplex Tour' on April 23 in Boston, a month after the album's March 25 release.

The band will play dates in cities including Philadelphia, Washington DC, Chicago and Portland before wrapping up their tour at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California on May 5.

The tour dates are:

Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (April 23)
Philadelphia, PA TLA (25)
Washington, DC 930 Club (26)
Detroit, MI Clutch Cargo's (28)
Cleveland, OH House of Blues (29)
Chicago, IL House of Blues (May 1)
Louisville, KY Kentucky Derby (2)
Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre (4)
Seattle, WA Showbox (6)
Portland, OR Roseland (7)
Dixon, CA State Fair (8)
San Francisco, CA TBD (9)
Anaheim, CA House of Blues (11)


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