ATHENS, Ga. - Athens music legends The B-52s will be the first artists to play at the city's new Classic Center Arena. On Monday, the city announced that the legendary rock band would bring their hits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Athens legends The B-52's will perform at the new Classic Center Arena on Dec. 14, 2024. On Valentine’s Day in 1977, The B-52s ...

ATHENS — The first act booked for the Classic Center Arena was kept a secret until Monday. The reveal wasn’t a surprise. The B-52s, the iconic new wave band and Athens music royalty, will play the ...

ATHENS, Ga. — The Classic Center Arena, which is set to open later this year in Athens, is wasting no time to find its very first artist to perform – and it’s a rather appropriate one. The arena ...

The Athens professional hockey team now has a name that’s fit for the college town’s legendary music scene. The Athens Rock Lobsters. The name comes from a song by the B-52s, the iconic new wave band ...

The minor league hockey team that will begin play next season in the home of the University of Georgia paid homage to the city’s rich musical heritage by choosing a nickname made famous by one of its ...

The minor league hockey team that will begin play next season in the home of the University of Georgia paid homage to the city's rich musical heritage by choosing a nickname made famous by one of its ...

On Valentine’s Day in 1977, The B-52s performed for the first time, at a house party on Milledge Avenue, sparking a musical and cultural revolution that is still felt to this day in the Classic City.