Cosmic Tour


The Cosmic Tour was an eight-month world tour by American rock band The B-52's, which took place from July 1989 until September 1990.

Tour history

This tour was the group's first after the death of their original guitarist, Ricky Wilson. Drummer Keith Strickland switched to guitar for the tour, with Zack Alford serving as the touring drummer. Sara Lee served as bassist and Pat Irwin as keyboardist and extra guitarist. This was also the first tour in which the group hired a backing band, meaning the group's members, especially Kate Pierson, had more opportunity to move around on stage, and gave their songs more accuracy to the studio versions in concert. Due to the band's growth in popularity at this time, the tour venues grew from theaters to large arenas and stadiums.

Set lists

This set list is from the show on August 17, 1990:
  1. Cosmic Thing
  2. Bushfire
  3. Quiche Lorraine
  4. Dance This Mess Around
  5. Dry County
  6. Private Idaho
  7. Give Me Back My Man
  8. Deadbeat Club
  9. Mesopotamia
  10. Strobe Light
  11. Roam
  12. 52 Girls
  13. Junebug
  14. Love Shack
This setlist from the show on November 21, 1989:
  1. Cosmic Thing
  2. Bushfire
  3. Whammy Kiss
  4. Private Idaho
  5. Dry County
  6. Dance This Mess Around
  7. Lava
  8. Mesopotamia
  9. Strobe Light
  10. Roam
  11. Summer Of Love
  12. Junebug
  13. Love Shack
  14. Planet Claire
  15. Rock Lobster
  16. Channel Z

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