With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

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With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
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ReleasedOctober 10, 2011 (album release)
March 20, 2012 (video release)
RecordedFebruary 18, 2011
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Length76:15
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The B-52s chronology
Funplex
(2008)
With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
(2011)
Live! 8-24-1979
(2015)
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Blogcritics CD (positive) [2]
DVD (positive) [3]
Robert Christgau A- [4]

With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA is the first official live album and DVD release by American new wave band The B-52s. The concert was recorded on February 18, 2011 at The Classic Center in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, commemorating the 34th anniversary of their first performance as a group on February 14, 1977.

Contents

The audio recording was released on October 10, 2011 on CD and iTunes by Eagle Records, while a DVD and Blu-ray release followed on March 20, 2012 by Eagle Records' parent company, Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing

CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Pump" Funplex , 20084:45
2."Private Idaho"
Wild Planet , 19803:45
3."Mesopotamia"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Mesopotamia , 19824:50
4."Ultraviolet"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:21
5."Give Me Back My Man"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet5:38
6."Funplex"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:04
7."Whammy Kiss"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Whammy! , 19833:50
8."Roam"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Robert Waldrop
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing , 19895:03
9."52 Girls"
The B-52's , 19793:46
10."Party Out of Bounds"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet3:53
11."Love in the Year 3000"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex4:15
12."(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing3:58
13."Hot Corner"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex3:27
14."Band Intros"  0:42
15."Love Shack"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing5:44
16."Wig"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Bouncing Off the Satellites , 19864:00
17."Planet Claire"
The B-52's4:51
18."Rock Lobster"
  • Schneider
  • R. Wilson
The B-52s5:23
DVD/Blu-ray edition
No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."Pump"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Wilson
Funplex 
2."Private Idaho"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
3."Mesopotamia"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Mesopotamia 
4."Ultraviolet"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
5."Dancing Now"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
6."Give Me Back My Man"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
7."Funplex"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
8."Whammy Kiss"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Whammy! 
9."Deadbeat Club"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
10."Roam"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • Waldrop
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
11."52 Girls"
  • Jeremy Ayers
  • R. Wilson
The B-52's 
12."Party Out of Bounds"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
13."Love in the Year 3000"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
14."(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
15."Hot Corner"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Funplex 
16."Love Shack"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
Cosmic Thing 
17."Wig"
  • Pierson
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • C. Wilson
  • R. Wilson
Bouncing Off the Satellites 
18."Strobe Light"
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
  • R. Wilson
Wild Planet 
19."Planet Claire"
  • Mancini
  • Schneider
  • Strickland
The B-52's 
20."Rock Lobster"
  • Schneider
  • R. Wilson
The B-52s 

Personnel

The B-52's
Additional musicians

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