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
}}
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
- Fred Schneider – vocals, glockenspiel, kaossilator, slide whistle, tambourine
- Kate Pierson – vocals, keyboards, maracas, tambourine
- Cindy Wilson – vocals, bongos, tambourine
- Keith Strickland – guitar
;Additional musicians
- Tracy Wormworth – bass
- Sterling Campbell – drums
- Paul Gordon – keyboards, guitar
References
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Category:The B-52's video albums
Category:2010s live video albums
Category:Eagle Rock Entertainment live albums
Category:Eagle Rock Entertainment video albums