B-52s postpone sold-out Athens concert due to illness, rescheduled for January

Andrew Shearer, Athens Banner-Herald
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FILE - The B-52's perform at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, N.J. on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. A show planned for next week in Athens has been postponed.
FILE - The B-52's perform at the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, N.J. on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019. A show planned for next week in Athens has been postponed.

The Classic Center Theatre on Friday announced that the upcoming B-52s farewell concert scheduled for Nov. 15 has been postponed and rescheduled Jan. 10.

Though the venue's press release did not include a reason for cancellation, a breaking story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding the postponement of the band's three upcoming Fox Theatre dates in Atlanta simply cited "illness."

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Ticket holders for the sold-out Classic Center performance should retain all tickets for the Nov. 15 concert, according to the news release. Original ticket purchases will be valid for the new date.

Those who will be unable to attend the Jan. 10 date should contact the Classic Center ticket office prior to Dec. 3, 2022, after which time refunds will no longer be allowed.

The B-52s formed in Athens in 1976 and began their farewell tour earlier this fall. The Classic Center concert is to be the band's final live performance.

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