B-52s' Kate Pierson gets hitched
B-52s singer and keyboardist Kate Pierson has married her long-time partner Monica Coleman.
The happy couple celebrated their nuptials in Hawaii where all the members of the quirky rock band were among the guests. Sia and her husband Erik Anders Lang were witnesses at the wedding, while B-52s frontman and founding member Fred Schneider reportedly delivered the best man speech on the day.
Pierson shared the good news with a string of posts on her Facebook page.
#itsofficial !
Posted by Kate Pierson on Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Married now! @monicanation
Posted by Kate Pierson on Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Sia, who co-wrote Pierson's debut solo album release, Guitars And Microphones, performed one of its songs for the guests, "Crush Me With Your Love," according to Perez Hilton's blog.
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Pierson is a founding member of the Athens, Ga. band which enjoyed a string of hits during the late 1970s through the '80s and '90s, including such classics as "Love Shack," "Roam," "Planet Claire," "Rock Lobster" and "Deadbeat Club." Her solo album release arrived in February.
See photos of Kate Pierson through the years:
