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Devo may or may not have played their last show ever in Melbourne. The show on 6 December, 2023 at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda was the last date of the ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ world tour. If this really was their last show ever 50 years certainly ended with little fanfare.

Devo, one of the most iconic bands to emerge during the 70s, played at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA, as a stop on their 50 Years of De-evolution tour. The group was formed in 1973 in Akron, OH, with two sets of brothers: Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, and Jerry and Bob Casale. Three years later, Alan Myers became the group’s third drummer. This lineup released six albums together. Devo took a four-year hiatus and regrouped with drummer David Kendrick. Just three years later, Devo took a fi...

For the past 14 years, we've gathered to celebrate our live music scene with the New Times Music Awards. This marks No. 15, and I'm...

Devo isn’t overjoyed about being prescient. The band got started half a century ago as a satirical art statement. But by now, much of what Devo m

Half a century after Devo began singing about cultural De-Evolution, the visionary new wave band would have preferred to be wrong.

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Tickets go on sale Friday – Iconic new wave band Devo celebrates its 50th anniversary with a farewell tour that includes a stop at Vina […]