The B-52s and DEVO Reunite for Eight Fall 2026 Concerts After Their Farewell Tours, Launching the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour in Illinois and Ending on Halloween in California

TINLEY PARK, IL — DEVO and The B-52s are teaming up again for a fall 2026 run of co-headlining concerts called the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour. The eight-date leg adds to a joint live pairing that has already drawn attention well beyond the usual new wave audience.

Both bands had previously staged farewell tours in the early 2020s, but they have chosen to keep performing together instead of closing the book on the road. The new dates stretch from the Midwest to the West Coast, with one stop in Canada before the trek wraps on Halloween night in California.

The tour begins near Chicago and moves across the U.S. and Canada

The first concert is set for Sept. 17 in Tinley Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb that will launch the newly announced leg. From there, the itinerary moves through several regions of North America, giving fans in different markets another chance to see the two bands on the same bill.

The run includes stops in Michigan and Washington, along with a date in Seattle. The only Canadian concert on the schedule is set for Sept. 27 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. After that, the tour continues back into the United States for its final stretch.

Halloween in Palm Desert will close the reunion run

The last night of the tour is scheduled for Oct. 31 in Palm Desert, California, giving the concert series a Halloween finish. That final date gives the run a tidy bookend after a route that starts in the Midwest, crosses into Canada, and ends in the desert.

The eight-show schedule makes the reunion feel more like a special event than an extended road marathon. Even so, it continues a collaboration that has already proved durable, especially after the bands’ shared appearance on Saturday Night Live helped spark wider momentum around the pairing.

Fans can expect the songs that made both bands famous

Promotional materials for the tour indicate that each act will lean on its best-known songs. For DEVO, that includes “Whip It,” “Beautiful World,” and “Girl U Want,” all of which helped define the band’s offbeat synth-rock identity.

The B-52s are expected to bring staples such as “Love Shack,” “Roam,” and “Rock Lobster.” Those songs remain central to the group’s appeal and are likely to anchor the nostalgic energy that surrounds a co-headlining night built around two catalog-heavy acts.

From farewell tours to another shared chapter onstage

The new dates build on a pairing that emerged after both groups had already framed earlier tours as farewells. Instead of stopping there, they found a new reason to keep performing by joining forces, turning a pair of legacy acts into a single nostalgic package for fans.

That move gives the concert series a different meaning than a standard reunion. It is not just about revisiting old hits, but about extending two bands’ live histories in tandem, with each act reinforcing the other’s place in new wave history.

Ticket sales and the appeal of a limited eight-date run

Tickets for the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour are available through Ticketmaster. With only eight shows on the calendar, the run is limited enough to feel like a special booking rather than a broad national tour.

That scarcity may be part of the appeal for longtime fans who want to catch both groups in one night. The combination of a short itinerary, familiar hits, and a Halloween finale gives the run a clear identity as the bands continue their unusual shared chapter on the road.

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