How could the audience NOT be tearing down the walls??? There was enough energy and talent coming off that stage to launch the space shuttle. I saw the Go-Go’s play Pittsburgh in 1984. It felt like the roof came off the Civic Arena that night. I was 15. I’m now 55 and I remember that night like it was yesterday! FIRE!
Agreed...I watched this on the night and over 40 years later can vividly remember my disgust at the audience's non-participation...there was a lot of snobbishness towards US bands at the time - plus no-one had seen an all-female outfit...
Great performance, by the Go-Go’s! The crowd looked like they were all going to the principals office. 🤨. Nerds! You all got to see them in person! Appreciate that damn you! 😤 I’m jealous now… 😖😤
same here. Saw them in the summer of 82 while in college, about to enter Junior year. The crowd was crazy. The ratio was about 70% to 30% girls to boys. And they all looked great, channeling their own Go-Go's look.
I'm glad this is really live and not a lip synch performance show (like Top of the Pops or Solid Gold) that was so popular in England and the States back in the 80s. They sound great!
@@jasonbartolo5308 It’s because they do two recordings one with sound and one without! The crowd is film with limited sound ! Why nobody looks into it ! Deep purple early live recordings you see this too.
As I remember, the Tube was always live. If you want to see a great live performance on TotPs, hunt up John Otway doing Really Free. He went so off script they couldn't put a pre-recorded track over it.
I was lucky enough to meet her at a concert at Irvine Meadows in the early 80's. My girlfriend and I were sitting rather high up in the seats below the lawn when these two people walked up and sat in front of us. I instantly recognized Kathy and her date... Clem Burke, the drummer from Blondie. At one point they turned around and chatted with us. Great memory.
@@danberkman8227 Love Kathy's bass lines. But speaking as a bassist myself going from guitar to bass is like going from playing a drum set to playing tambourine. It's not that difficult of a transition.
Sorry to say it's my least favourite album of theirs, but I still like it though as I like all their albums alot. I loved the title track Vacation, also He's So Strange, We Don't Get Along, Get Up and Go, It's Everything but Partytime, The Way You Dance, Worlds Away & Beatnik Beach.
They were brilliant. Live, fitness, vocals, understanding of their respective instruments. Bridging the gap between punk from the 70s and more modern music, ( New Wave? ) from the 80s. They were bouncy and youthful and bursting with ideas and energy. Brilliant stuff.
Not really, they're often flat/sharp as with a large percentage of live acts. If they did a vocal take like that in the studio it would be scrapped. That's why a lot of artists used to spend a week or more laying down a vocal track for one song.
@@johnmcgahern3946i didn't hear anything off with the vocals. I couldn't hear any difference between this and the recorded version's. I was pretty impressed. They didn't miss a beat or a note. Their sound was almost to perfect to be live. Hard working girl's. They should be damn proud of that show. Love Belinda's hair. Classy !.
Reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson with Lethal Bizzle. Crowd: what the fuck is this? Me if I was there: One of the greatest girl rock bands of all time. Glad they are finally in the hall of fame. Truly deserved it.
I was just noticing that myself. But automatic had been a single in the UK so they had to know who they were. But that one guy like shakes his head.. He looks at them like eeeee ur really bad and they're doing fine. I don't get it
I am 54 and it makes me frustrated and sad to see comments like this. I bet you were between 16 and 24 when the Gogos were popular, and those years are your comfort zone and you won't venture outside of it. There is fantastic music in every single decade. There is also complete garbage in every single decade. Look at ANY top 40 chart from ANY year, and you will see complete garbage on it. Top 40 is like McDonalds - not premium quality stuff, but it is a representation of the average taste of consumers. I am hesitant to suggest any bands because I imagine your mind is already made up about them before even hitting play, but why don't you check out a few tunes from The Beths? Fun, upbeat rock music. Great harmonies. Talented players. And that is just one band. There is ALWAYS great music out there. You just have to be willing to listen to it and look outside of the Spotify top 40 for it.
@ArturdeSousaRocha It definitely is a secret weapon. Lemmy was another guitarist who played the bass like a rhythm guitar. It’s a huge part of what made Motörhead great.
love this live performance,, its the best and will stand the test of time, vactioning the rest of my life,,, great times! kudos to the guys that did the recording,, excellent job !! capturing a once in lifetime moment
Wow cant believe its been 40 yrs since i fell in luv with Belinda still waiting for my chance lol !! Love all these girls simply amazing after all these yrs still so awesome entertaining us all thanks ladies your simply the best !!
Why are people surprised about the audience? The Gos-Gos are from California, this is the North of England. Try to imagine an audience full of Noel and Liam Gallaghers. Also British/European audiences never used to whoop and holler for an act, that's only a more recent phenomenon imported from the U.S. during the 90s.
"Girl of 100 Lists" is such an incredible little song. The Go-Go's really had an amazing surplus of talented songwriters in the band. No wonder they had hits when basically every member had composition chops.
I love how Jane and Charlotte blend their guitars! You two actually became MY influence on rock and roll guitars. It’s Dick Dale meets the Liverpool sound! I really do love it, I always have.
Just watched The Go-Go's documentary -- a film by Alison Ellwood. So good! A thoroughly entertaining and revealing look at the huge highs and harsh lows of this truly groundbreaking band. Riveting from beginning to end!
Ah, the nostalgia is killing me. I was 22 in 1982, sigh . . . I saw them live around 1983 at a place called Irvine Meadows, in Orange County, CA. Everyone was coked out and smoking cloves! Lol! I had a mad crush on Jane. Such an adorable little pixie. 😘😍
Wow, what a great LIVE performance! Such a joy watching a band that actually plays instruments. Belinda in full force with the Germs as a resume. Jane full of spunk and energy. Charlotte in the lead while multitasking guitar and keyboards. And Kathy and Gina providing a solid rhythm section. A joy to listen and fun to watch.
If your daughters like The Go Go's then get them to check out Fanny (that's a real band name) who were active in the 60's. And The Runaways who were active in the late 70's. They're both great all female bands. 🎶
@@turdferguson7264 And The Bangles, but start with the live show from Pittsburgh from 1986. There are several copies on YT. They were a rock band on stage because they could and a pop band in the studio because the label overrode their style.
That crowd dont deserve The Go Gos
How could the audience NOT be tearing down the walls??? There was enough energy and talent coming off that stage to launch the space shuttle.
I saw the Go-Go’s play Pittsburgh in 1984. It felt like the roof came off the Civic Arena that night. I was 15. I’m now 55 and I remember that night like it was yesterday! FIRE!
Agreed...I watched this on the night and over 40 years later can vividly remember my disgust at the audience's non-participation...there was a lot of snobbishness towards US bands at the time - plus no-one had seen an all-female outfit...
Finally a recording where we can actually hear Kathy's bass. She's a badass bassist
i would kill for her tone, deep and gritty
Yeah I like her bass sound
My 1st year of college...they were on the top. Great energy!
Love this band, under appreciated, but live in Central Park was absolutely epic and one of the best live shows I ever saw
The audience haven't quite worked out how awesome this band is
seriously, they're in a coma!
There were a lot of awesomer bands on The Tube.
@@StratsRUs Yes, The Jam doing Beat Surrender has a completely different dynamic.
Its true ,UK wasnt that into the GoGo's by the bands own admission
yes didnt do it in uk,same as there were fab
They are very tight. They play so well together.
Great performance, by the Go-Go’s! The crowd looked like they were all going to the principals office. 🤨. Nerds! You all got to see them in person! Appreciate that damn you! 😤 I’m jealous now… 😖😤
Kathy is laying that bass sound right down in the groove! Like a sinewy cable of bass notes!
Yes an excellent bass performance and tone. Great mix to showcase this bass work.
One of Kathy’s masterpiece.
The audience is obviously mesmerized by their beauty. So mesmerized, they can’t move.
The last song in the performance was spot on.
Sometimes I forget how astonishingly good this band is. This was an excellent reminder.
1982 was a great year. Saw the Go-Go's live that September. A Flock of Seagulls was the opening act.
same here. Saw them in the summer of 82 while in college, about to enter Junior year. The crowd was crazy. The ratio was about 70% to 30% girls to boys. And they all looked great, channeling their own Go-Go's look.
Same here! First time seeing them. Baton Rouge, La!
Me too! My first concert in Ithaca NY
Me too, Spectrum in Philly
Saw The Police in 83 with Berlin, Flock of Seagulls, and The Fixx opening in L.A.
I'm glad this is really live and not a lip synch performance show (like Top of the Pops or Solid Gold) that was so popular in England and the States back in the 80s. They sound great!
I totally agree it's as shame the crowd looked so stunned 😯
The Go-Go's rhythm section was one of the best in 80's pop, period. Gina and Kathy drove the band's sound
Totally.
I wonder how hard they had to fight to do that live and not just stand there as eye candy over a play back track
@@jasonbartolo5308 It’s because they do two recordings one with sound and one without! The crowd is film with limited sound ! Why nobody looks into it ! Deep purple early live recordings you see this too.
As I remember, the Tube was always live. If you want to see a great live performance on TotPs, hunt up John Otway doing Really Free. He went so off script they couldn't put a pre-recorded track over it.
Man, Kathy Valentine is an absolute rock! Everybody is playing well here, but the bass is the anchor for this show's whole set.
She's the "do your job and do it well" kind of bass player. Not in the business of showing off. Also sounds quite punk here.
Not bad for reportedly having not played the instrument for like a year before this was filmed. Previously Kathy had been a guitar player.
Agree
I was lucky enough to meet her at a concert at Irvine Meadows in the early 80's. My girlfriend and I were sitting rather high up in the seats below the lawn when these two people walked up and sat in front of us. I instantly recognized Kathy and her date... Clem Burke, the drummer from Blondie. At one point they turned around and chatted with us. Great memory.
@@danberkman8227 Love Kathy's bass lines. But speaking as a bassist myself going from guitar to bass is like going from playing a drum set to playing tambourine. It's not that difficult of a transition.
0:05 Vacation
2:56 This old feeling
5:52 Girl of 100 lists
8:12 Automatic
11:15 Our lips are sealed
14:48 Get up and go
Thanks for listing the songs.
They never sounded this good live !!!!
Thank you maam!
Song listers are the modern heroes.
The drummer during "Vacation" is beyond awesome.
This was mixed very well...you can really hear the bass!
They sound amazing here, so tight and such great songs. I may be in the minority but Vacation is my favorite Go-Gos album.
Sorry to say it's my least favourite album of theirs, but I still like it though as I like all their albums alot. I loved the title track Vacation, also He's So Strange, We Don't Get Along, Get Up and Go, It's Everything but Partytime, The Way You Dance, Worlds Away & Beatnik Beach.
Always loved Kathy's bass line on the bridge of Our Lips Are Sealed.
They were brilliant. Live, fitness, vocals, understanding of their respective instruments. Bridging the gap between punk from the 70s and more modern music, ( New Wave? ) from the 80s. They were bouncy and youthful and bursting with ideas and energy. Brilliant stuff.
Nicely said.
I think New Wave and Punk more-or-less happened alongside each other.
@@washyrose5904 Descendents proved that :)
The Tube was amazing. Live music, with quality bands, and no management types with their fingerprints all over it. Damn good time to have been alive.
It was......
During Our Lips Are Sealed, it looks like the band is sad that the crowd is dead still.
Our Lips Our Sealed truly NEVER sounded better
BELINDA'S VOCALS WERE SOLID AS CONCRETE !!!! GROUP SOUNDED GREAT !!!!!!!!!
I had a girlfriend who loved the GO Go's. I was a metal head. I had a great time at the shows. I think I dropped acid to the Go Gos. 80s were fun.
Not really, they're often flat/sharp as with a large percentage of live acts. If they did a vocal take like that in the studio it would be scrapped. That's why a lot of artists used to spend a week or more laying down a vocal track for one song.
@@johnmcgahern3946 Who cares? Concerts are awesome for fun people.
@@johnmcgahern3946 Are you a big fan?
@@johnmcgahern3946i didn't hear anything off with the vocals. I couldn't hear any difference between this and the recorded version's. I was pretty impressed. They didn't miss a beat or a note. Their sound was almost to perfect to be live. Hard working girl's. They should be damn proud of that show. Love Belinda's hair. Classy !.
I was so impressed by this performance that I bought Beauty and the Beat as soon as I could.
Great performance but oh my God the crowd. They look like they were watching paint dry rather than one of the best bands ever.
@paultune1696: I've seen the same audience behavior in other videos filmed in the UK.
Great performance, nice to see Jane playing with a yamaha, don't think the Gogos got the recognition they deserved
In the 2020 documentary the band said there was alot of sexism they faced.
So happy they are in the Hall Of Fame
Reminds me of Jeremy Clarkson with Lethal Bizzle.
Crowd: what the fuck is this?
Me if I was there: One of the greatest girl rock bands of all time.
Glad they are finally in the hall of fame. Truly deserved it.
I was just noticing that myself.
But automatic had been a single in the UK so they had to know who they were. But that one guy like shakes his head..
He looks at them like eeeee ur really bad and they're doing fine.
I don't get it
Gina is a really SOLID drummer! A band can't get any farther than their drummer can take them--in their case, to the RnRHoF.
Holy Cow! Charlotte's screaming licks, then keyboards then pulls into slide guitar. Even their deep cuts ROCK!!
One of the best fans of the '80s I'm a metalhead
So awesome. Kathy is one of all time fave bass players. Thanks for posting!
So is Mike trout, bass player
She got that bass poppin'
Yes bass player is great 🤟🤟🤟👏👏👏👏🤟🤟👈👈👈!!!?
DEF....!
Love her!!
Brilliant, never seen this before, the girls were in their prime ! 👏
That's 40 years ago and I miss those days so much. That whole period had the funnest and danceable music around. Nothing like today's crap.
most of todays stuff is rubbish. nothing equals the gogos, the bangles or the runaways. The Donnas were excellent as well
I am 54 and it makes me frustrated and sad to see comments like this. I bet you were between 16 and 24 when the Gogos were popular, and those years are your comfort zone and you won't venture outside of it. There is fantastic music in every single decade. There is also complete garbage in every single decade. Look at ANY top 40 chart from ANY year, and you will see complete garbage on it. Top 40 is like McDonalds - not premium quality stuff, but it is a representation of the average taste of consumers. I am hesitant to suggest any bands because I imagine your mind is already made up about them before even hitting play, but why don't you check out a few tunes from The Beths? Fun, upbeat rock music. Great harmonies. Talented players. And that is just one band. There is ALWAYS great music out there. You just have to be willing to listen to it and look outside of the Spotify top 40 for it.
Amazing! Live! Not lip sync! Truly special spectacular
LOVE this song, LOVE the GoGos! This recording, wow that bass tone! Great performance!
That is some incredible bass playing by Kathryn Valentine. She's like the rhythm guitarist.
She moved from guitar to bass to be able to join the band. She said in an interview that thinking like a guitarist was her secret weapon.
@ArturdeSousaRocha It definitely is a secret weapon. Lemmy was another guitarist who played the bass like a rhythm guitar. It’s a huge part of what made Motörhead great.
love this live performance,, its the best and will stand the test of time, vactioning the rest of my life,,, great times!
kudos to the guys that did the recording,, excellent job !! capturing a once in lifetime moment
Gina’s time keeping is like a fine watch, always on time!
Jane, I love you… yes I do!
One of my favorite girl bands of all time. Their energy and talent just gleamed brilliantly.
they gave 100% from the jump. Hard to overestimate their awesomeness.
Magic.
great bass sound
Thank you Gogos for all the years of incredible rock n roll . You are the greatest all female rock band of all time
Just a great group from the beginning. I was a fan instantly (thank you KLOS).
Belinda is my home girl because we’ve both lived in Newbury Park, CA!
I just love ❤️ the gogo ‘s they are the best girl 🧒 band ever 😮😮😮🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤
I like the Go-Go.s A LOT.....but an all girl band from the 70.s named "Fanny"never gets the credit they deserve!
They were such a tight band. Great bass and drum platform.
Sensacional !!!!
They were awesome!! Thank you Ian for loving this band!!
Wow cant believe its been 40 yrs since i fell in luv with Belinda still waiting for my chance lol !! Love all these girls simply amazing after all these yrs still so awesome entertaining us all thanks ladies your simply the best !!
Finally a music show where the director "gets" it! Great camera work and a solid performance by the band.
So true!
What a lively crowd
Why are people surprised about the audience? The Gos-Gos are from California, this is the North of England. Try to imagine an audience full of Noel and Liam Gallaghers. Also British/European audiences never used to whoop and holler for an act, that's only a more recent phenomenon imported from the U.S. during the 90s.
I even love Belinda's later works. Her vocals have always been stellar!
and she aged beautifully ✨
Belinda is perfection .... I've always wanted to hear her with Blondie ........ I mean the Go-Go's ... but with Deborah Harry also!
Love this performance! Kathy's bass is excellent, especially on Our Lips Are Sealed; plus Jane's vocals 🎶 🎵
"Girl of 100 Lists" is such an incredible little song. The Go-Go's really had an amazing surplus of talented songwriters in the band. No wonder they had hits when basically every member had composition chops.
I love how Jane and Charlotte blend their guitars! You two actually became MY influence on rock and roll guitars. It’s Dick Dale meets the Liverpool sound! I really do love it, I always have.
Love 💕..
Awesome
Great bass
This is great!
GO GOS Please, Do "Head Over Heels", Reminds me when I ran the mile ,third place in finals. In my spikes. I stayed on my toes half of the race.
I love that even their popiest single turns back into a punk song when they play it live.
Exactly. I wish their albums had more of their punk, new wave vibe. You can still feel it, but it's hidden behind a pop veneer.
Congratulations on Hall Of Fame and being inducted by Lifelong fan Drew Barrymore. 😊
What a great band!
glad to hear live versions of some less-often performed songs! =D
Love this!!
Superb, solid performance 🎉🎉❤
As a male hard core rock and roller, the GoGos are fu... ng awesome. They are badass and are always in my heart.
Fascinating vintage live performance. Includes Vacation, Our Lips Are Sealed, and other songs I have never heard.
One of the best bands ever. I love them so much.
Amazing performance and there is my Love Jane Wiedlin
I jave a girl crush on Jane.
Just watched The Go-Go's documentary -- a film by Alison Ellwood. So good! A thoroughly entertaining and revealing look at the huge highs and harsh lows of this truly groundbreaking band. Riveting from beginning to end!
ugh! ❤
Flashback in the 80's
Wonderful ❤
Fahking hell is Jane the only once dancing in the entire room to this fabulous tune?
Ah, the nostalgia is killing me. I was 22 in 1982, sigh . . .
I saw them live around 1983 at a place called Irvine Meadows, in Orange County, CA. Everyone was coked out and smoking cloves! Lol!
I had a mad crush on Jane. Such an adorable little pixie. 😘😍
I haven't had a Djarum in a long time.
@@1pcfred
Neither have I. No coke either. Lol! 😂 Ah, he 80s . . .
@@MrStrocube yeah I had to give a lot up for health reasons myself.
Wow. Their heyday and they kicked ass. This is a great band.
Awww. Oh my god. You were such kids, and huh, so was I. Oh. Yet ya still bring it today. Hope to see you five soon live. Cheers!
Go-GO's always ........... remember, their very first explosion from 82, Beauty & The Beat!
They went from the UK to Germany. The Germans went crazy for them.
Great band, I miss The Tube
I love the confusion on their faces. Cali girls vibing is always a thing. They're so talented.
Songs I haven't heard in quite a long time. What a treat to see and hear them again
Incredible performance just loved it. Thank you
I had never noticed Belinda's cute-as-a-button nose till now..
Beyond awesome! Takes me back to my youth.
Love, love, love The Go-Go's! Belinda, you have my heart, gurl.
Hello go gos!! a hug for all from punta alta argentine!! thanks for your music
You have to love the 80's even just for live performances like this! Miss these times! 😎❤🇵🇭
SALUDOS DE SAANTIAGO DE CHILE ,, QUE LINDO RECORDAAR ESTA JUVENTUD ..
Love them! Sound perfect 🤩
Saw the GoGos open for the Police at the Nassau Coliseum that same year. I want to go back to 1982.
Saw the same tour Denver. Police did Ghost in the Machine album at this time.
A blast from the past. Love the GoGo's and always have and will.
❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Always had a thing for Belinda, man she is smokin! 😁
awesome
Wow, what a great LIVE performance! Such a joy watching a band that actually plays instruments. Belinda in full force with the Germs as a resume. Jane full of spunk and energy. Charlotte in the lead while multitasking guitar and keyboards. And Kathy and Gina providing a solid rhythm section. A joy to listen and fun to watch.
Trying to explain to my daughters now what this band done then and how it had opened a lot of doors that were obstacles
If your daughters like The Go Go's then get them to check out Fanny (that's a real band name) who were active in the 60's. And The Runaways who were active in the late 70's. They're both great all female bands. 🎶
@@turdferguson7264 And The Bangles, but start with the live show from Pittsburgh from 1986. There are several copies on YT. They were a rock band on stage because they could and a pop band in the studio because the label overrode their style.
Great archival footage!!! Classic and timeless