{"id":786403,"date":"2026-02-24T18:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/786403\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T18:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T18:52:13","slug":"legendary-new-wave-band-to-perform-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/786403\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary new wave band to perform in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The legendary Athens, Georgia, band will be joined by fellow new wave favourites The Rezillos for what promises to be a high-energy night at the Barras.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Formed in 1976, The B-52s became one of the most distinctive bands of their era, fusing surf guitar, punk energy and kitsch pop culture into a sound that delivered era-defining hits including Rock Lobster, Planet Claire, Love Shack and Roam.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Across decades, line-up changes and multiple eras of reinvention, the band have remained synonymous with wild live performances, flamboyant style and dancefloor-ready anthems.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Rezillos, who formed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenational.scot\/local-news\/edinburgh-news\/?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> in 1976, will add a strong Scottish connection to the bill. Pioneers of the UK punk and new wave scene, they are best known for cult classics such as Top of the Pops and Destination Venus, and remain renowned for their sharp-edged, high-octane live shows.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Glasgow date forms part of a UK run presented by AEG Presents UK.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Fans can sign up via AEG for presale access.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Friday via usual outlets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The legendary Athens, Georgia, band will be joined by fellow new wave favourites The Rezillos for what promises&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7826],"tags":[748,918,4884,712,16,15],"class_list":["post-786403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-glasgow","tag-britain","tag-glasgow","tag-great-britain","tag-scotland","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116127125157120211","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}