Written by: Alex Green
The Go-Gos are calling it a day.
The beloved L.A. band who got their start back in 1978, remain the first-ever all female act who not only wrote, recorded and played their own material, but ended up at Number One on the Billboard charts with Beauty And The Beat.
The band broke up back in 1985, but have since reunited fairly regularly for tours and even recorded a record back in 2001 called God Bless The Go-Go’s.
It was their first album since 1984 and it looks like it will have to be regarded as their swan song as the band have just announced their farewell tour.
Although they will be minus bassist Kathy Valentine, the band will feature 4/5 of their classic lineup when Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey and Gina Schock take their valedictory lap this summer.
Best Coast will open for the band on a majority of their dates.
“After a 38-year run, we are gearing up for one last blast of a summer tour,” The Go-Go’s wrote on their Facebook page. “We feel so lucky and so grateful to have had the incredible support of our fans for so long. We can’t wait to get out on the road and give the people what they want: some loud, fast music and a great party!”
The Go-Go’s Tour Dates:
08/02 Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre ^
08/03 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Broward Center For The Performing Arts ^
08/05 Washington, DC – Warner Theatre *
08/06 Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Events Center *
08/08 Boston, MA – House Of Blues *
08/10 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse *
08/11 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore *
08/13 New York, NY – Central Park SummerStage *
08/14 Asbury Park, PA – Stone Pony Outside Stage *
08/16 Toronto, ON – Massey Hall *
08/17 Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center At The Heights *
08/19 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival Pavilion *
08/22 Saratoga, CA – Mountain Winery *
08/23 Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Ampitheatre *
08/25 Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre *
08/26 Las Vegas, NV – Mandalay Bay Beach *
08/28 Costa Meca, CA – Segerstrom Center For The Arts *
08/30 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre *
^ with Kaya Stewart
* with Best Coast, Kaya Stewart
Meanwhile, singer Belinda Carlisle posted on her own Facebook page about her upcoming solo dates: “Gearing up for only my second US solo tour in the past fifteen years so I’m hoping to see lots of my FB friends at one or other of the shows. Here are all the dates again in case any of you missed them when we posted first time around.”
01 April 2016 Chandler, AZ – Wild Horse Pass Casino
02 April 2016 Atlanta, GA – Centre Stage
05 April 2016 Cleveland, OH – Trinity Cathedral
06 April 2016 Pittsburgh, PA – Palace Theatre
08 April 2016 Washington DC – Hamilton Live
09 April 2016 Atlantic City, NJ – Resorts Casino
12 April 2016 Huntington, LI – The Paramount Theatre
13 April 2016 Peekskill, NY – Paramount Hudson Valley
15 April 2016 Beverly, MA – Cabot Theatre
16 April 2016 Mount Airy, PA – Mount Airy Casino
19 April 2016 Melbourne, FL – King Centre for Performing Arts
20 April 2016 Lake Worth, FL – Palm Beach State
22 April 2016 Lake Charles, LA – Golden Nugget
23 April 2016 Biloxi, MS – IP Casino
30 April 2016 Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Showroom
01 May 2016 Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Showroom
