The Go-Go’s and The B-52s started touring North America this month, and lucky fans in certain cities will be treated to co-headlining shows featuring both bands. Each innovators in their own right, the groups each have innumerable hits from the past three decades. While both have their own distinct sound of New Wave and pop rock, most of the songs are high energy and positive, and together I imagine create quite a party atmosphere.
You can learn more about the touring plans for each group on their respective web pages…
The Go-Go’s are at www.gogos.com:
- June 8 Wichita KS – Wichita River Festival
- June 9 Saint Louis, MO – Pageant
- June 12 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theatre
- June 13 Vienna, Virginia – Wolftrap (with the Psychedelic Furs)
- June 15 Niagara Falls, NY – Seneca Niagra Casino
- June 16 Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre (with the Psychedelic Furs)
- June 19 New York, NY – Roseland Ballroom (with the B-52s)
- June 20 Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
- June 22 Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent (with the B-52s)
- June 23 Boston, MA – Bank of America Pavilion (with the B-52s)
- June 25 Detroit, MI – Chene Park Amphitheatre (with the B-52s)
- June 26 Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion (with the B-52s)
- June 29 Anderson, IN – Hoosier Park (with the B-52s)
- June 30 Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival (with the B-52s)
- July 3 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
- July 6 Tulalip, WA – The Tulalip Casino (with the B-52s)
- July 7 Portland, Or – Oregon Zoo Amphitheater (with the B-52s)
- July 9 Saratoga, CA – Saratoga Mountain Winery (with the B-52s)
- July 11 Tucson, AZ – AVA Amphitheatre (with the B-52s)
- July 12 Scottsdale, AZ – Talking Stick Resort (with the B-52s)
- July 14 Costa Mesa, CA – Pacific Amphitheatre/OC Fair
- Aug 1 Coney Island, NY – Seaside Summer Concert – with the Tom Tom Club)
Below is a list of tour dates and cities for the the B-52s as of the time of this article:
- June 19 Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 22 Cape Cod Melody Tent – Hyannis, MA (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 23 Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 25 Chene Park – Detroit, MI (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 26 PNC Pavillion – Cincinnati, OH (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 28 Atlanta Botanical Gardens – Atlanta, GA
- June 29 Hoosier Park Racing and Casino – Indianapolis, IN (with the Go-Go’s)
- June 30 Ravinia Pavillion – Highland Park, IL (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 5 River Rock Casino and Resort – Richmond, Canada
- July 6 The Tulalip Amphitheatre – Tulalip, WA (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 7 Oregon Zoo – Portland, OR (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 9 The Mountain Winery – Saratoga, CA (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 11 Ava Ampitheater – Tucson, AZ (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 12 Talking Stick Resort & Casino – Scottsdale, AZ (with the Go-Go’s)
- July 14 MontBleu Outdoor Amphitheatre – Stateline, NV
- July 15 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
- July 18 Pacific Amphitheatre – Costa Mesa, CA
- July 19 Del Mar Race Track – Del Mar, CA
- July 20 Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino – Coarsegold, CA
- August 9 Paradios – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- August 11 Lokerse Feesten – Lokeren, Belgium
- August 12 ABC – Glasgow, United Kingdom
- August 13 Manchester Academy – Manchester, United Kingdom
- August 15 Birmingham 02 Academy – Birmingham, United Kingdom
- August 16 IndigO2 – London, United Kingdom
- August 17 Rewind Festival – Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- August 19 KunstRasen – Bonn, Germany
- August 20 Amphitheater – Hanau, Germany
- August 21 Zitadelle – Berlin, Germany
- August 23 Parkbuhne – Leipzig, Germany
- August 24 Muffathalle – Munich, Germany
- August 26 Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark
- August 27 Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway
- September 30 Luna Park – Buenos Aires, Argentina
- October 2 Teatro Caupolican – Santiago, Chile
- October 4 Vivo Rio – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- October 5 HSBC Brasil – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- November 8 Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA
- November 9 Capitol Theatre Port – Chester, NY
The Rock Subculture Journal covered shows by both artists last year – attending the concert by the Go-Go’s at Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California in September and two events with the B-52s – one at Harrah’s South Shore Room in Stateline, Nevada in September and one at Ovations LIVE! in Chandler, Arizona in June.
This year I will cover the co-headlining show at Mountain Winery on July 9th.
Click on the image below for the latest and up to date full Rock Subculture Journal schedule of pop and rock music concerts/tours coming up for review (2013 Rock Subculture Schedule):
Jason DeBord