Few bands lit up the early 1980s like the Go-Go’s. The all-female band’s hits have endured as shiny pop-rock nuggets that exemplify the best of the new-wave era. After a 38-year career of highs, lows, breakups and reunions, the Go-Go’s are now calling it a day as a touring act with a monthlong string of farewell shows.
“We’re excited about going out,” guitarist Charlotte Caffey said.
The shows will feature four of five members of the band’s classic lineup. Caffey will be joined by singer Belinda Carlisle, guitarist and singer Jane Wiedlin and drummer Gina Schock. (Bass player Kathy Valentine left the band in an acrimonious split in 2013).
Caffey says this tour signals the end of the Go-Go’s run as a touring act, but not the band itself. She holds out the possibility that the group might play certain shows down the road, including charity benefits. But for now, this is the last chance fans have to catch the band in all its big stage-touring glory, performing signature cuts “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed.”
Formed in Los Angeles in 1978, the band signed to I.R.S. Records and released its debut “Beauty and the Beat” in 1981.
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