The B-52's dive into 'Funplex' dates

The B-52's have lined up a spring club push behind the forthcoming "Funplex," the band's first new album in more than 16 years.

The venerable New Wave icons, who have been playing together since 1976, will kick off a quick run April 23 in Boston, about a month after the new disc hits stores in late March. The 12-city outing will run through early May, and additional summer dates are expected to follow, according to the band's management. All current dates are below.

Presales for most of the dates begin March 13, with public on-sales beginning March 15. Check the band's official website for more information.

Following the headlining dates, the band will hop on board the 24-city True Colors Tour with Cyndi Lauper and Rosie O'Donnell, kicking off May 31 in Boston and running into early July. The tour backs lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) causes and looks to get out the vote in that community this fall. More information can be found at the tour's official website.

The B-52's recorded "Funplex," which hits stores March 25, in their native Athens with producer Steve Osborne (New Order, KT Tunstall). The 11-track set features song credits from all of the band's original members: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Cindy Wilson.

"It's loud, sexy rock and roll for your pleasure zones, with the beat pumped up to hot pink," Strickland said of the new album in a press release.

The new release is the group's first studio set since 1992's "Good Stuff," which is the band's only album recorded without Wilson. The vocalist returned to the fold in 1998 to record two tracks for the best-of album "Time Capsule."

The album's title track is also the first single from the set. The band shot a music video for the song earlier this month in Los Angeles featuring a cameo by Ru-Paul, who also appeared in the group's video for its 1989 hit "Love Shack."

TOUR DATES
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March 2008
28 - Richmond, British Columbia - River Rock Casino Resort
29 - Spokane, WA - Northern Quest Casino

April 2008
11 - Purchase, NY - Purchase College Concert Hall
23 - Boston, MA - Paradise
25 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore at the TLA
26 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
28 - Detroit, MI - Clutch Cargo's
29 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues

May 2008
1 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
4 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
6 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
7 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
8 - Dixon, CA - State Fair
9 - San Francisco, CA - Venue to be announced
11 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues

The B-52's on True Colors Tour w/ Cyndi Lauper

May 2008
31 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

June 2008
1 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
3 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
4 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
6 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Arena at Foxwoods
7 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
9 - Minneapolis, MN - US Bank Theatre at Target Center
10 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
11 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
13 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Resort Spa & Casino
14 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
16, 17 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
18 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
19 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - Frank Sinatra Theatre at Bank Atlantic Center
21 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
22 - Dallas, TX - The Superpages.com Center
25 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
27 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Casino
28 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
29 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre

July 2008
1 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theatre
2 - Vancouver, British, Columbia - Deer Lake Park
4 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
5 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

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