2011 Capitol/I.R.S. Press Release

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April 26, 2011

PR Newswire, New York. Anonymous. Source: Capitol/I.R.S.


The Go-Go's 1981 landmark debut, Beauty and the Beat, remastered and expanded for 30th anniversary edition to be released May 17th by Capitol/I.R.S.; 2 CDs & 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 cross the U.S. this summer.
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Hollywood, Calif., The Go-Go's double platinum debut album, Beauty and the Beat. 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 charts 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 on the the decade's defining albums and it is on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums Of Al 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 and 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 hand 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 sparking California appeal, five feisty role models for future generations of ready-to-rock girls. From 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 continue 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 2 CD; digital collection.Disc 1 (original album, remastered)

1. Our Lips Are Sealed2. How Much More3. Tonite4. Lust To Love5. This Town6. We Got the Beat7. Fading Fast8. Automatic9. You Can't Walk in Your Sleep10 Skidmarks On Your Heart11. Can't Stop the World

Disc 2 (Live at the Metro in Boston, 1981 - All tracks previously unreleased)

1. Skidmarks On Your Heart2. How Much More3. Tonite4. Fading Fast5. London Boys6. Cool Jerk7. Automatic8. Lust To Love9. Can't Stop the World10. This Town11. You Can't Walk in Your Sleep12. Our Lips Are Sealed13. Let's Have a Party14. We Got the Beat15. Surfing and Spying16. (Remember) Walking in the Sand17. Vacation

The Go-Go's: Beauty and the Beat (Digtal Collection 2)

1. Our Lips are Sealed2. How Much More3. Tonite4. Lust to Love5.This Town6. We Got the Beat7. Fading Fast8. Automatic9. You Can't Walk In Your Sleep10. Skidmarks On My Heart11. Can't Stop The World12. Skidmarks On My Heart (live)13. Can't Stop The Worlk (live)14. Our Lips Are Sealed (live)15. Let's Have a Party (live)16. We Got the Beat (live)

The Go-Go's 2011 Ladies Gone Wild Tour
May

29 Hershey, PA Hershey Theater

June

1 Morristown, NJ Community Theater at Mayo Center Center for the Performing Arts3 New York, NY Irving Plaza4 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues5 Mashantucket CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods7 Westbury, NY Theater at Westbury9 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion10 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap for the Performing Arts11 Orlando, FL Universal Studios Florida Music Plaza Stage14 Apple Valley, MN Zoo Amphitheater16 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theater17 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival18 Kettering, OH Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts

August

12 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom13 Portland, OR Oregon Zoo Amphitheatre14 Seattle, WA Woodland Park Zoo16 San Francisco The Fillmore17 Los Angeles The Greek Theater20 Temecula, CA Pechanga Resort & Casino23 Aspen, CO Belly Up24 Denver, CO Ogden Theater26 Dallas, TX House of Blues27 Houston, TX House of Blues28 Austin, TX Paramount Theater