B-52s lead singer Fred Schneider could live anywhere in the world, but he chose to make Long Island his home base.

"I’m in a small town out east," he said in a phone interview. "It’s beautiful here."

Schneider will get to play a show close to home as The B-52s are co-headlining Northwell at Jones Beach Theater on Oct. 5 with new wave peers Devo as part of their current "Cosmic De-Evolution Tour."

"I’ve always liked Devo. In fact, I bought their first single on the independent label they were on," Schneider, 74, said. "We never really did shows like this before, but we recently touched base at the 50th anniversary for ‘Saturday Night Live.’ ”

When The B-52s formed in 1976, they began by playing at friends’ parties. On Dec. 12, 1977, the band took the stage at Max’s Kansas City in Manh

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