As mentioned, long-running new wave vets The B-52s are coming to the NYC area for a show at The Capitol Theatre on June 6 (tickets). That show is part of a tour which has just been expanded to included another area date, this time happening in NYC on June 19 Roseland Ballroom. That show is with another '80s veteran, The Go-Gos, and tickets for that one go on Citi Cardmember presale today (3/5) at 10 AM with a general on-sale starting Friday (3/8) at noon. There's also a Live Nation/LN Mobile App presale starting Thursday (3/7) at 10 AM (anyone know the password?).

These shows will be the band's first NYC-area shows since drummer-turned-guitarist Keith Strickland has chosen to no longer tour (he'll continue to be in the band though). He left in December, and The B-52s last played NYC in August.

All upcoming date are listed, along with a message from Keith about his decision, below...

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Tickets to The Who and Elvis Costello benefit concert at Madison Square Garden go on presale (password: THEWHO) today at 10 AM.

The Killers have rescheduled their canceled MSG show from December which will now happen May 14 and tickets are back on sale. Additionally, the band will play Barclays Center on May 18 and tickets to that show go on sale today at 10 AM.

The B-52s are playing Capitol Theatre on June 6. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the intimate Wavves, FIDLAR, and Cheatahs shows at Glasslands and Shea Stadium go on sale today at 9 AM.

Tickets for the Boris shows at Le Poisson Rouge go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets for the Fleetwood Mac show at Jones Beach go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Garbage at Terminal 5 go on sale at noon today.

Tickets to see She & Him and Camera Obscura at Central Park Summerstage go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see James Blake at Terminal 5 go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Father John Misty and Adam Green & Binki Shapiro show at Maxwell's go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Jim James at Webster Hall go on sale at noon today.

Tanlines and Crystal Ark (DJ set) have been added as openers to the Hot Chip show at Roseland Ballroom. Tickets for that show are still available.

Tickets to see The Cave Singers at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see OMD at Terminal 5 go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Pinback at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Marina & the Diamonds play Rumsey Playfield in Central Park on May 29. Tickets go on sale at noon today

Tickets for the Screeching Weasel and Down By Law show at Irving Plaza go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Frank Turner at Bowery Ballroom go on sale at noon today.

Tickets to see Opeth at The Wellmont Theatre in NJ go on sale at noon today.

Tickets to the just-added 11th Allman Brothers Band show at Beacon Theatre go on sale todayt 9 AM.

Tickets to see Phosphorescent at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Bonobo and Shigeto at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Bleached at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Besnard Lakes at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see the View at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

A couple B-52's related items for your late Friday. First, Fred Schneider will be helping former Bongo Richard Barone celebrate the 25th anniversary of his 1987 solo debut Cool Blue Halo tonight (5/4) at City Winery. Tickets are still available and other guests include Tony Visconti and Garth Hudson.

Secondly, in addition to the amphitheater shows they're doing with Squeeze and other previously mentioned gigs, The B-52's 35th Anniversary Tour will make a stop in NYC at Irving Plaza on August 9. All tour dates are at the bottom of this post.

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As mentioned, Squeeze have some upcoming dates in April with The English Beat which include Bergen Performing Arts Center (4/23) in Englewood, NJ (tickets), Roseland Ballroom (4/28) in NYC (tickets), and they've since added another NJ show happening on 4/25 at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank (tickets).

The English Beat, who as Bill pointed out last year, is really just Dave Wakeling plus other people, has a number of other dates leading up to the Squeeze shows. Those dates include a show at Maxwell's on April 2. Tickets are on sale now.

After the English Beat shows, Squeeze will be hooking up with the B-52s in June and July as part of the B-52s' 35th anniversary tour. Those shows include Morristown, NJ (7/10), Atlantic City, NJ (7/13), Canandaigua, NY (7/14), and Westbury, NY (7/15). All dates and venues are listed below. The B-52s also play their own show at Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, NJ on 8/8.

In other new wave news, Dexys Midnight Runners (the UK version of The Beat includes a former Dexys member), who originally reunited in 2003, are set to release their first album since 1985's Don't Stand Me Down. The new album (which is being released under the name Dexys) is called One Day I'm Going To Soar. Check out the single, "Nowhere Is Home," and a recent BBC interview/feature, below. The Dexys already have shows scheduled in Europe. "The performances will be made up of the entire new album {One Day Im Going To Soar}, in sequence, followed by a few Dexys favourites."

All dates and stuff below...

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The Cyndi Lauper-headed True Colors Tour show hits Jones Beach on June 1st, and starting today you can get mezzanine seats for just $15 each.