The B-52's & Men Without Hats in Lincoln

The B-52's are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. Their self-titled debut introduced “Rock Lobster” and “Planet Claire,” while the album Cosmic Thing produced “Love Shack” and “Roam.” The B-52's played their first concert at a Valentine’s Day party in Athens in 1977 and appeared at the US Festival in 1983. Their Farewell Tour reached its final date at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta in 2023, closing the band’s road-touring chapter. Later that year, they began a residency at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas.

Men Without Hats are a Canadian new wave and synth-pop band formed in Montreal in 1977. Led by singer Ivan Doroschuk, they are best known for “The Safety Dance” from the album Rhythm of Youth and the later single “Pop Goes the World.” A 1985 concert at the Spectrum was captured for the concert film Live Hats! After Doroschuk re-formed the group in 2010, Men Without Hats returned to the stage at SXSW in Austin in 2011 and resumed touring.