With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA
Video by the B-52s
Released	October 10, 2011 (album release) March 20, 2012 (video release)
Recorded	February 18, 2011
Venue	The Classic Center, Athens, Georgia, US
Genre	New wave pop rock post-punk
Length	76:15
Label	Eagle Eagle Rock
The B-52s chronology
Funplex (2008) With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA (2011) Live! 8-24-1979 (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
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.

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
1.	"Pump"	Kate Pierson Fred Schneider Keith Strickland Cindy Wilson	Funplex , 2008	4:45
2.	"Private Idaho"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson Ricky Wilson	Wild Planet , 1980	3:45
3.	"Mesopotamia"	Pierson Schneider Strickland R. Wilson	Mesopotamia , 1982	4:50
4.	"Ultraviolet"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Funplex	4:21
5.	"Give Me Back My Man"	Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	5:38
6.	"Funplex"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Funplex	4:04
7.	"Whammy Kiss"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Whammy! , 1983	3:50
8.	"Roam"	Pierson Schneider Strickland Robert Waldrop C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing , 1989	5:03
9.	"52 Girls"	Jeremy Ayers R. Wilson	The B-52's , 1979	3:46
10.	"Party Out of Bounds"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Wild Planet	3:53
11.	"Love in the Year 3000"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Funplex	4:15
12.	"(Shake That) Cosmic Thing"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	3:58
13.	"Hot Corner"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Funplex	3:27
14.	"Band Intros"			0:42
15.	"Love Shack"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson	Cosmic Thing	5:44
16.	"Wig"	Pierson Schneider Strickland C. Wilson R. Wilson	Bouncing Off the Satellites , 1986	4:00
17.	"Planet Claire"	Henry Mancini Schneider Strickland	The B-52's	4:51
18.	"Rock Lobster"	Schneider R. Wilson	The B-52s	5:23

DVD/Blu-ray edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Origin	Length
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

• Fred Schneider – vocals, glockenspiel, kaossilator, slide whistle, tambourine
• Kate Pierson – vocals, keyboards, maracas, tambourine
• Cindy Wilson – vocals, bongos, tambourine
• Keith Strickland – guitar

Additional musicians

• Tracy Wormworth – bass
• Sterling Campbell – drums
• Paul Gordon – keyboards, guitar

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "With the Wild Crowd!: Live in Athens, GA review". Allmusic.
2. Rose, Chris (October 19, 2011). "Music Review: The B-52s – With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, GA". Blogcritics.
3. Britton, Wesley (March 6, 2012). "Music DVD Review: The B52s – With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on April 14, 2013.
4. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Reviews - B-52's".