Category: Band News

Char and Jane, Belinda and Gina looking glam before the show:

Group shot before hitting the stage …

Go-Go’s will be performing on Dancing with the Stars’ season finale, airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-11:00pm, ET) on ABC. DWTS will be the band’s first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the the Go-Go’s debut, history-making album, Beauty and the Beat.

GO-GO’S WIN FAN VOTE TO PERFORM ABC’S DANCING WITH THE STARS SEASON FINALE

TOUR TO KICK OFF WITH NEWLY ADDED LAS VEGAS SHOW

Events Mark Beginning of Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations

May 18, (LOS ANGELES, CA) – The Go-Go’s are thrilled to announce today they will be performing on Dancing with the Stars’ season finale, airing Tuesday, May 24 (9:00-11:00pm, ET) on ABC. DWTS will be the band’s first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the the Go-Go’s debut, history-making album, Beauty and the Beat.

Fans of Dancing with the Stars have spoken by overwhelmingly voting for the Go-Go’s “We Got the Beat” as their Macy’s “Design a Dance” segment song of choice. For the first time in the show’s twelve seasons, “Design A Dance” will be included in the finale and the Go-Go’s will be on hand to perform the fans’ song pick live.

The Go-Go’s also announce today the addition of a tour kick-off party to be held in Las Vegas, NV at The Beach at Mandalay Bay on May 27, 2011. The Mandalay Bay show launches Ladies Gone Wild, a summer-long national tour that includes a performance on Good Morning America on June 3, broadcast live from Rumsey Playfield in NYC’s Central Park as part of GMA’s summer concert series. For complete tour dates and information on tickets, VIP packages and band meet and greets, visit www.gogos.com.

Adding to the summer celebrations, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor the legendary band with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 11. Also, out this week is Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary Edition by Capitol/I.R.S. The commemorative edition, available in 2CD, digital and hot pink vinyl format, features the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased live show recordings from 1981.

When Beauty and the Beat was released and flew up the charts 30 years ago, it became a perennial soundtrack for summer, and reached the top of the Billboard charts, the first for an all-female band who wrote and performed their own music. With these activities and much more, summer 2011 promises to bring the beat to a new generation. For information on all of Beauty and the Beat’s 30th Anniversary activities, please visit www.gogos.com.

Go-Go’s will be performing next week on the DWTS Finale night!  🙂

Set your PVR, your DVR and hell … even your VCR! The Go-Go’s will be performing live on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert series on June 3rd.

The event will be free and open to the public, taped live during GMA (Friday from 7-9am ET)

More info HERE.

The ultimate party weekend…in the ultimate party city…with the ultimate party band!
Go-Go’s will be playing at Mandalay Bay on May 27th!

VIP Tickets go on sale Monday May 16th at 10am. More information on the TOUR page.

THE GO-GO’S 1981 LANDMARK DEBUT, ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAT,’ REMASTERED AND EXPANDED FOR 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO BE RELEASED MAY 17 BY CAPITOL/I.R.S.

2CD & Two Digital Collections Feature Exclusive, Previously Unreleased Concert Recordings; Remastered Original Album to be Reissued on Pink Vinyl

The Go-Go’s Ladies Gone Wild Tour Will Cross the U.S. This Summer
Hollywood, California – April 26, 2011 – The Go-Go’s double platinum debut album, Beauty and the Beat, has been digitally remastered and expanded for a 30th Anniversary Edition to be released May 17 by Capitol/I.R.S. The commemorative edition will be available in a 2CD package and in two digital collections featuring the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased concert audio recordings from 1981. On the same date, the remastered original album will be reissued on pink vinyl with replicated original artwork.

Beauty and the Beat was the Go-Go’s debut album, released in 1981 by I.R.S. Records. The album hit #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, and was the first album to top the chart by an all-female band that wrote and performed its own songs. The album’s singles, “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got The Beat,” also charted in several countries, fueling album sales of more than two million in the U.S. alone. Beauty and the Beat is considered one of the decade’s defining albums and it is on Rolling Stone’s list of the ‘500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.’

The Go-Go’s will hit the road this summer on their Ladies Gone Wild tour, a national U.S. trek with the legendary Belinda Carlisle, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Jane Wiedlin and Kathy Valentine. The tour will include a very special Los Angeles homecoming show at the Greek Theater on August 17, Belinda’s birthday. An exclusive VIP package will be available in most tour markets for fans to meet the band and purchase limited edition merchandise. In August, the Go-Go’s will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Last summer the Go-Go’s had scheduled a farewell tour which was subsequently canceled when guitarist Jane Wiedlin required surgery after suffering injury to her knees in a hiking fall. During the band’s time off, they decided they were not quite ready to hang up their instruments and set to work preparing for this summer’s 30th Anniversary spectacular, Ladies Gone Wild.

Their story truly is a punk version of the American Dream. They came, they saw and they conquered the charts and airwaves with their kicky kitsch and sparkling California appeal, five feisty role models for future generations of ready-to-rock girls. From their halcyon days as America’s sweethearts to their current status as superstars who pioneered a genre, the Go-Go’s preside over an amazing three-decade reign as high priestesses of pop.

Today, the Go-Go’s live show continues to deliver every bit of the raw energy of their now-legendary punk beginnings, tempered with the wisdom of three decades of pop perfection. Don’t miss the celebration and a chance to go wild with the ladies of the Go-Go’s.

The Go-Go’s: Beauty and the Beat [2CD; digital collection 1]
Disc 1 (original album, remastered)
1. Our Lips Are Sealed
2. How Much More
3. Tonite
4. Lust To Love
5. This Town
6. We Got The Beat
7. Fading Fast
8. Automatic
9. You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep)
10. Skidmarks On Your Heart
11. Can’t Stop The World
Disc 2 (Live At The Metro in Boston, 1981 – ALL TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)
1. Skidmarks On Your Heart
2. How Much More
3. Tonite
4. Fading Fast
5. London Boys
6. Cool Jerk
7. Automatic
8. Lust To Love
9. Can’t Stop The World
10. This Town
11. You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep)
12. Our Lips Are Sealed
13. Let’s Have a Party
14. We Got The Beat
15. Surfing And Spying
16. (Remember) Walking In The Sand
17. Vacation

The Go-Go’s: Beauty and the Beat [digital collection 2]
1. Our Lips Are Sealed
2. How Much More
3. Tonite
4. Lust To Love
5. This Town
6. We Got The Beat
7. Fading Fast
8. Automatic
9. You Can’t Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can’t Sleep)
10. Skidmarks On My Heart
11. Can’t Stop The World
12. Skidmarks On My Heart [Live]
13. Can’t Stop The World [Live]
14. Our Lips Are Sealed [Live]
15. Let’s Have A Party [Live]
16. We Got The Beat [Live]

Media Contacts
For Capitol/I.R.S.: Jennifer Ballantyne – EMI Music North America
(323) 871-5494 / jennifer.ballantyne@emicap.com

For the Go-Go’s: Jenny Bendel – Rock ‘n Load
(206) 979-2202 / jenny@rocknload.us

Set your PVR’s! Go-Go’s will be performing on GMA! Stay tuned to the blog for upcoming details! 🙂

The Go-Go’s and the B-52’s? You know this music! You know you won’t be able to contain yourself. So why even try?

Ravinia has just opened a dance area at the front of the pavilion stage for this lively double bill on June 17. Special tickets are required for the pavilion dance area, and they will sell fast. So boogie your way to the front of the house with this special ticket today.  Please visit ravinia.org for tickets and more information.

FYI…if you have already purchased tickets, call the Ravinia box office and they will allow you to upgrade your existing ticket to the dance area!

If you’re not sure you remember how to dance like the Go-Go’s please refer to the video below. 🙂

Go-Go’s were on the Reuters Time Square display today!!  🙂

For more information about the BATB – 30th anniversary re-issue go HERE.