The big gigs: B-52s, Bleachers

June 29, 2017 at 9:35PM
Jack Antonoff in New York, April 30, 2017. A go-to producer and songwriter for those on the pop A-list, Antonoff is putting out a second album, ìGone Now,î with his band, Bleachers, in June. (Tawni Bannister/The New York Times)
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The B-52's

Big hair, big beats, big fun. Those new-wave bombshells are back. Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson bring the hair and harmonies. Fred Schneider brings the humor. You remember their really old hits, "Planet Claire" and "Rock Lobster," don't you? And you can't forget their more recent oldies, 1989's "Love Shack" and 1990's "Roam." Hard to believe, but the B-52's have been creating a rock party for 40 years. With DJ Jake Rudh. (7:30 p.m. Sun. Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, $65-$77.50, suemclean.com.)

Jon Bream

Bleachers

Fresh off co-producing and co-writing Lorde's new single after doing the same for Taylor Swift and Zayn, Jack Antonoff (right) probably could ride off into the sunset on royalty payments at this point, but instead he has hit the road again with his own band. The irrepressibly, almost harmfully poppy rock group of "I Wanna Get Better" fame returns to the scene of its 2015 outdoor gig with Charli XCX to promote its third album, "Gone Now." Antonoff's crew tops off another Go Fest lineup with milquetoast rockers Mutemath and the Naked & the Famous as well as buzzing electro-pop newcomers Muna and locals the Step Rockets and Jeanne Taylor. (1:45 p.m. Sun., Cabooze Plaza, 917 Cedar Av. S., Mpls., all ages, $30, Ticketfly.com.)

Chris Riemenschneider

B-52's. Provided by Sue McLean & Associates.
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