With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

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{{Infobox album

| name = With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA

| type = video

| artist = the B-52s

| cover = B-52's With the Wild Crowd cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 10, 2011 (album release)
March 20, 2012 (video release)

| recorded = February 18, 2011

| venue =The Classic Center, Athens, Georgia, US

| genre = {{hlist|New wave|pop rock|post-punk}}

| length = 76:15

| label = {{hlist|Eagle|Eagle Rock}}

| producer =

| prev_title = Funplex

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Live! 8-24-1979

| next_year = 2015

}}

{{music ratings

|noprose=yes

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1Score={{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/with-the-wild-crowd!-live-in-athens-ga-mw0002219102 |title=With the Wild Crowd!: Live in Athens, GA review |publisher=AllMusic |author=Monger, James Christopher}}

|rev2=Blogcritics

|rev2Score=CD (positive){{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-review-the-b-52s-with/ |title=Music Review: The B-52s – With The Wild Crowd: Live In Athens, GA |publisher=Blogcritics |author=Rose, Chris |date=October 19, 2011}}
DVD (positive) {{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-the-b52s-with/ |title=Music DVD Review: The B52s – With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA |publisher=Blogcritics |author=Britton, Wesley |date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130414111830/http://blogcritics.org/music/article/music-dvd-review-the-b52s-with/ |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead}}

|rev3=Robert Christgau

|rev3Score=A- {{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=B-52%27s |title=Consumer Reviews - B-52's |author=Christgau, Robert}}

}}

With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA is the first official live album and DVD release by American new wave band the B-52s. The concert was recorded on February 18, 2011, at The Classic Center in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia, commemorating the 34th anniversary of their first performance as a group on February 14, 1977.

The audio recording was released on October 10, 2011, on CD and iTunes by Eagle Records, while a DVD and Blu-ray release followed on March 20, 2012, by Eagle Records' parent company, Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = CD edition

| extra_column = Origin

| title1 = Pump

| writer1 = {{hlist|Kate Pierson|Fred Schneider|Keith Strickland|Cindy Wilson}}

| extra1 = Funplex, 2008

| length1 = 4:45

| title2 = Private Idaho

| writer2 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|Ricky Wilson}}

| extra2 = Wild Planet, 1980

| length2 = 3:45

| title3 = Mesopotamia

| writer3 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|R. Wilson}}

| extra3 = Mesopotamia, 1982

| length3 = 4:50

| title4 = Ultraviolet

| writer4 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra4 = Funplex

| length4 = 4:21

| title5 = Give Me Back My Man

| writer5 = {{hlist|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra5 = Wild Planet

| length5 = 5:38

| title6 = Funplex

| writer6 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra6 = Funplex

| length6 = 4:04

| title7 = Whammy Kiss

| writer7 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra7 = Whammy!, 1983

| length7 = 3:50

| title8 = Roam

| writer8 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|Robert Waldrop|C. Wilson}}

| extra8 = Cosmic Thing, 1989

| length8 = 5:03

| title9 = 52 Girls

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jeremy Ayers|R. Wilson}}

| extra9 = The B-52's, 1979

| length9 = 3:46

| title10 = Party Out of Bounds

| writer10 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra10 = Wild Planet

| length10 = 3:53

| title11 = Love in the Year 3000

| writer11 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra11 = Funplex

| length11 = 4:15

| title12 = (Shake That) Cosmic Thing

| writer12 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra12 = Cosmic Thing

| length12 = 3:58

| title13 = Hot Corner

| writer13 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra13 = Funplex

| length13 = 3:27

| title14 = Band Intros

| length14 = 0:42

| title15 = Love Shack

| writer15 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra15 = Cosmic Thing

| length15 = 5:44

| title16 = Wig

| writer16 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra16 = Bouncing Off the Satellites, 1986

| length16 = 4:00

| title17 = Planet Claire

| writer17 = {{hlist|Henry Mancini|Schneider|Strickland}}

| extra17 = The B-52's

| length17 = 4:51

| title18 = Rock Lobster

| writer18 = {{hlist|Schneider|R. Wilson}}

| extra18 = The B-52s

| length18 = 5:23

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = DVD/Blu-ray edition

| extra_column = Origin

| title1 = Pump

| writer1 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|Wilson}}

| extra1 = Funplex

| title2 = Private Idaho

| writer2 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra2 = Wild Planet

| title3 = Mesopotamia

| writer3 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|R. Wilson}}

| extra3 = Mesopotamia

| title4 = Ultraviolet

| writer4 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra4 = Funplex

| title5 = Dancing Now

| writer5 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra5 = Funplex

| title6 = Give Me Back My Man

| writer6 = {{hlist|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra6 = Wild Planet

| title7 = Funplex

| writer7 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra7 = Funplex

| title8 = Whammy Kiss

| writer8 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra8 = Whammy!

| title9 = Deadbeat Club

| writer9 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra9 = Cosmic Thing

| title10 = Roam

| writer10 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|Waldrop|C. Wilson}}

| extra10 = Cosmic Thing

| title11 = 52 Girls

| writer11 = {{hlist|Jeremy Ayers|R. Wilson}}

| extra11 = The B-52's

| title12 = Party Out of Bounds

| writer12 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra12 = Wild Planet

| title13 = Love in the Year 3000

| writer13 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra13 = Funplex

| title14 = (Shake That) Cosmic Thing

| writer14 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra14 = Cosmic Thing

| title15 = Hot Corner

| writer15 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra15 = Funplex

| title16 = Love Shack

| writer16 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson}}

| extra16 = Cosmic Thing

| title17 = Wig

| writer17 = {{hlist|Pierson|Schneider|Strickland|C. Wilson|R. Wilson}}

| extra17 = Bouncing Off the Satellites

| title18 = Strobe Light

| writer18 = {{hlist|Schneider|Strickland|R. Wilson}}

| extra18 = Wild Planet

| title19 = Planet Claire

| writer19 = {{hlist|Mancini|Schneider|Strickland}}

| extra19 = The B-52's

| title20 = Rock Lobster

| writer20 = {{hlist|Schneider|R. Wilson}}

| extra20 = The B-52s

}}

Personnel

;The B-52's

;Additional musicians

References