The Go-Go's Announce "Ladies Gone Wild" Tour

March 28, 2011 - PRLog -- (LOS ANGELES, CA) – 30 years after the release of Beauty and the Beat, their double-platinum debut album that cemented in our hearts and our pop-vernacular such smash hits as “Our Lips Are Sealed” and “We Got the Beat”, the Go-Go’s and their fans prepare for a slew of 30th Anniversary activities for the 2011 summer and beyond.

Kicking off the festivities will be Ladies Gone Wild, a national U.S. tour with the legendary Go-Go’s 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. This summer will also see the release of a Deluxe Edition of Beauty and the Beat, available May 17 from EMI, including a limited edition on hot pink vinyl. The Deluxe Edition includes a special bonus audio CD that features previously unreleased music from a 1981 live show. In August, the Go-Go’s will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  

In further news, the Go-Go’s have joined with Girl Scouts of the USA and Roland Corporation to bring the beat to a new generation in a national campaign called Girl Scouts Rock! Powered by Roland, an initiative to empower girls ages 8-14 through interactive music education workshops. “We Got the Beat”, the Go-Go’s original mega-hit, will be added to the curriculum.

In 1981, the Go-Go’s delivered Beauty and the Beat hot on the heels of their debut U.S. single “Our Lips Are Sealed.” The album hit #1, and was the first to top the Billboard charts by an all-female band that wrote and performed their own songs. 1982’s Vacation and 1984’s Talk Show continued their chart and radio successes with “Vacation” and “Head Over Heels” and cemented the Go-Go’s as one of the most iconic and beloved groups of the 80s. The Go-Go’s released a much-celebrated anthology, Return to the Valley of The Go-Go’s in 1994, and 2001 marked the last studio album of new material, God Bless The Go-Go’s.

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.

Ladies Gone Wild (additional dates forthcoming)
05/29/11   Hershey, PA   Hershey Theater
06/01/11   Morristown, NJ   Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
06/03/11   New York, NY   Irving Plaza
06/04/11   Atlantic City, NJ   House of Blues
06/05/11   Mashantucket, CT   MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
06/07/11   Westbury, NY   Theater at Westbury
06/09/11   Boston, MA   Bank of America Pavilion (w/ the B-52s)
06/10/11   Vienna, VA   Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts/The Filene Center
06/11/11   Orlando, FL   Universal Studios Florida – Music Plaza Stage
06/14/11   Apple Valley, MN   Zoo Amphitheater
06/16/11   Clarkston, MI   DTE Energy Music Theater (w/ the B-52s)
06/17/11   Highland Park, IL   Ravinia Festival (w/ the B-52s)
06/18/11   Kettering, OH   Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts (w/ the B-52s)
      
8/12/11   Vancouver, BC   Commodore Ballroom
8/13/11   Portland, OR   Oregon Zoo Ampitheatre
8/14/11   Seattle, WA   Woodland Park Zoo
8/16/11   San Francisco, CA    The Fillmore
8/17/11   Los Angeles, CA   The Greek Theater
8/20/11   Temecula, CA   Pechanga Resort & Casino
8/24/11   Denver, CO   Ogden Theater
8/26/11   Dallas, TX   House of Blues
8/27/11   Houston, TX   House of Blues
8/28/11   Austin, TX   Paramount Theater

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