Go-Go's live performance on UK show THE TUBE 1982

Series 1, Episode 2, 12/11/82
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[@stringfellowhawk3392]

Finally a recording where we can actually hear Kathy's bass. She's a badass bassist

[@DizzyD850]

i would kill for her tone, deep and gritty

[@animaljustice7774]

Yeah I like her bass sound

[@leokimvideo]

The audience haven't quite worked out how awesome this band is

[@bbell3979]

seriously, they're in a coma!

[@StratsRUs]

There were a lot of awesomer bands on The Tube.

[@leokimvideo]

@@StratsRUs Yes, The Jam doing Beat Surrender has a completely different dynamic.

[@swiftusmaximus5651]

Its true ,UK wasnt that into the GoGo's by the bands own admission

[@paulthomas9981]

yes didnt do it in uk,same as there were fab

[@thetinysideoftiny7625]

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!

[@mikelewis1436]

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...

[@jeffg1524]

Sometimes UK crowds can be jaded to the point of apathy. This show was a case in point. If it were Blondie they'd be bouncing off the walls. They love that band.

[@mikelewis1436]

100 per cent agree...

Studio audience.

[@SuedeStonn]

Someone was passing out valium instead of cocaine ;l

[@justineboeckstaens4845]

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

[@saintninansplace]

Thanks for listing the songs.

[@jamesmcgee6689]

They never sounded this good live !!!!

[@samiam3297]

Thank you maam!

[@drumzRfun1]

Song listers are the modern heroes.

[@PatrickJDoyle-bw3fu]

The drummer during "Vacation" is beyond awesome.

[@scotmorley]

Anyone in here 2024?

[@adamleeaustin1]

Damn straight

[@barryfletcher7136]

Yes, 06/16/2024.

[@PlateOshrimp499]

Man, Kathy Valentine is an absolute rock! Everybody is playing well here, but the bass is the anchor for this show's whole set.

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

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.

[@danberkman8227]

Not bad for reportedly having not played the instrument for like a year before this was filmed. Previously Kathy had been a guitar player.

[@eugenedevere7687]

Agree

[@jbarton1541]

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.

[@markhunter8554]

@@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.

[@carlathedestructor2454]

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]

I totally agree it's as shame the crowd looked so stunned 😯

[@johnskaarup6175]

The Go-Go's rhythm section was one of the best in 80's pop, period. Gina and Kathy drove the band's sound

[@minnesotajack1]

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

[@greatdaneacdc]

@@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.

[@addicktedtocharlton1167]

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.

[@adox26]

Kathy is laying that bass sound right down in the groove! Like a sinewy cable of bass notes!

[@johndeal1624]

Yes an excellent bass performance and tone. Great mix to showcase this bass work.

[@transitionisgreat1]

1982 was a great year. Saw the Go-Go's live that September. A Flock of Seagulls was the opening act.

[@dwaynecoy1871]

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.

[@trythis1995]

Me too! My first concert in Ithaca NY

[@icm65]

Me too, Spectrum in Philly

[@markmedina5543]

Saw The Police in 83 with Berlin, Flock of Seagulls, and The Fixx opening in L.A.

[@AlfredCMartino]

Saw them down at Duke University in the fall of 1982. Just terrific. A Flock of Seagulls was so good. God, I can't believe that's almost 40 years ago. As a side note, I could watch Belinda Carlisle dance, like she did in the early 80s, all night long.

[@jamesmcgee6689]

BELINDA'S VOCALS WERE SOLID AS CONCRETE !!!! GROUP SOUNDED GREAT !!!!!!!!!

[@rowstone3019]

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.

[@johnmcgahern3946]

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.

[@rowstone3019]

@@johnmcgahern3946 Who cares? Concerts are awesome for fun people.

[@rowstone3019]

@@johnmcgahern3946 Are you a big fan?

[@Bitterstone3849]

@@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 !.

[@jusztinnemeti6380]

Sometimes I forget how astonishingly good this band is. This was an excellent reminder.

[@ddelaney712]

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.

[@33roses]

Nicely said.

[@washyrose5904]

I think New Wave and Punk more-or-less happened alongside each other.

[@DizzyD850]

@@washyrose5904 Descendents proved that :)

[@bif3578]

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.

[@artguti1551]

This was mixed very well...you can really hear the bass!

[@paultune1696]

Great performance but oh my God the crowd. They look like they were watching paint dry rather than one of the best bands ever.

[@cheril8891]

@paultune1696: I've seen the same audience behavior in other videos filmed in the UK.

[@padraigsisk4057]

Great performance, nice to see Jane playing with a yamaha, don't think the Gogos got the recognition they deserved

[@user-hd9nc7zp1v]

In the 2020 documentary the band said there was alot of sexism they faced. So happy they are in the Hall Of Fame

[@user-hd9nc7zp1v]

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.

[@aelius93]

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

[@David-Ben-Julius]

One of Kathy’s masterpiece.

[@VonBlade]

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.

[@siypic]

It was......

[@PrinceJediMaster]

During Our Lips Are Sealed, it looks like the band is sad that the crowd is dead still.

[@em2128]

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… 😖😤

[@youngperksy]

Love this band, under appreciated, but live in Central Park was absolutely epic and one of the best live shows I ever saw

[@racktech6384]

That crowd dont deserve The Go Gos

[@jamiking1696]

This audience has no idea how great this performance truly is. I’ve rewatched it over and over again. The early years showcase their true passion!!!

[@jt20042]

They sound amazing here, so tight and such great songs. I may be in the minority but Vacation is my favorite Go-Gos album.

[@gatekeeperboxing5898]

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.

[@flowerforsyte5671]

The Go-Go's are awesome! "Girl of 100 lists" is now one of my favorite songs from them. Their non-commercial songs are just as good if not better than some of their more commercially successful songs. You really have to by a band or musicians album to discover the "hidden gems" songs that don't get much if any radio play.

[@TKnuckles333]

The audience is obviously mesmerized by their beauty. So mesmerized, they can’t move.

[@SonoftheWars]

They are very tight. They play so well together.

[@apislapis]

I was so impressed by this performance that I bought Beauty and the Beat as soon as I could.

[@markhunter8554]

Always loved Kathy's bass line on the bridge of Our Lips Are Sealed.

[@jcwm01]

So awesome. Kathy is one of all time fave bass players. Thanks for posting!

[@JT-py7ze]

So is Mike trout, bass player

[@highhopesoutdoors6204]

She got that bass poppin'

[@christiandiaz466]

Yes bass player is great 🤟🤟🤟👏👏👏👏🤟🤟👈👈👈!!!?

[@davidcox1508]

DEF....! Love her!!

[@duncsmith4677]

Brilliant, never seen this before, the girls were in their prime ! 👏

[@deathlarsen7502]

Amazing! Live! Not lip sync! Truly special spectacular

[@zbaby82]

That is some incredible bass playing by Kathryn Valentine. She's like the rhythm guitarist.

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

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.

[@8jaime8]

@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.

[@jglasernyc]

Finally a music show where the director "gets" it! Great camera work and a solid performance by the band.

[@ronaldmale8791]

So true!

[@JSB1882]

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.

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

most of todays stuff is rubbish. nothing equals the gogos, the bangles or the runaways. The Donnas were excellent as well

[@clarkem4119]

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.

[@tomahawk5118]

One of my favorite girl bands of all time. Their energy and talent just gleamed brilliantly.

[@Wildersport]

LOVE this song, LOVE the GoGos! This recording, wow that bass tone! Great performance!

[@julieanddavidmyers6641]

My 1st year of college...they were on the top. Great energy!

[@BC99]

What a great band!

[@marieshutt_12]

Love this performance! Kathy's bass is excellent, especially on Our Lips Are Sealed; plus Jane's vocals 🎶 🎵

[@FlamesCagney]

Holy Cow! Charlotte's screaming licks, then keyboards then pulls into slide guitar. Even their deep cuts ROCK!!

[@noelabrera6634]

Thank you Gogos for all the years of incredible rock n roll . You are the greatest all female rock band of all time

[@jimandlizhudson2501]

They were such a tight band. Great bass and drum platform.

[@schizoidman1016]

I even love Belinda's later works. Her vocals have always been stellar!

[@Italy55]

and she aged beautifully ✨

[@ronaldmale8791]

Belinda is perfection .... I've always wanted to hear her with Blondie ........ I mean the Go-Go's ... but with Deborah Harry also!

[@eddietucker3334]

Just a great group from the beginning. I was a fan instantly (thank you KLOS).

[@williamleahy1377]

great bass sound

[@TheGravygun]

One of the best fans of the '80s I'm a metalhead

[@trektattoo]

Love this!!

[@vickorwoodie9608]

Love 💕..

[@jeffvandyk70]

This is great!

[@gxdjoeybaby07]

glad to hear live versions of some less-often performed songs! =D

[@timstreitz4700]

Awesome

[@Downhuman74]

I love that even their popiest single turns back into a punk song when they play it live.

[@fiveadaybluewave]

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.

[@CarlosMunoz1980]

What a lively crowd

[@lenbeale68]

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 !!

[@LewisMarien]

Jane, I love you… yes I do!

[@dgminner]

Songs I haven't heard in quite a long time. What a treat to see and hear them again

[@jamiking1696]

I would love to know what the girls were thinking with this crowd!! Stellar performance ❤by all of them

[@rayj7273]

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.

[@thefool2007]

Wow. Their heyday and they kicked ass. This is a great band.

[@raevyn11]

they gave 100% from the jump. Hard to overestimate their awesomeness.

[@timg.8031]

A blast from the past. Love the GoGo's and always have and will. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@markb.kirschner2020]

I've seen the Go-Go's in concert so many times I've lost count.

[@junius4828]

You have to love the 80's even just for live performances like this! Miss these times! 😎❤🇵🇭

[@23cla69]

As a male hard core rock and roller, the GoGos are fu... ng awesome. They are badass and are always in my heart.

[@leusmaximusx]

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

[@adox26]

Gina’s time keeping is like a fine watch, always on time!

[@adox26]

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.

[@jrfernandez9737]

Amazing performance and there is my Love Jane Wiedlin

[@theresaakins2317]

I jave a girl crush on Jane.

[@saraenneking4652]

They were awesome!! Thank you Ian for loving this band!!

[@joelewishenry7886]

Love them! Sound perfect 🤩

[@kevindudley9617]

Beyond awesome! Takes me back to my youth.

[@chrisandersen5635]

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!

[@stevehacker2103]

Wonderful ❤

[@edsonpereira4617]

Love, love, love The Go-Go's! Belinda, you have my heart, gurl.

[@dawnclaibourne2183]

Oh wow! I haven't listened to the GoGos in quite a while. I'd forgotten just how tight a band they were. I really enjoyed this video from the year I graduated high school - the 60s, 70s and 80s had such awesome music! Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane😍🤩

[@colettelavoie7259]

Always loved this pretty band.wow this brings me back to a better time.im gonna play this video later and dance at the same time. These songs will go down in musical history it's so good

[@robbysoaks]

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!

[@regularnimnule9715]

Magic.

[@MrStrocube]

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. 😘😍

[@1pcfred]

I haven't had a Djarum in a long time.

[@MrStrocube]

@@1pcfred Neither have I. No coke either. Lol! 😂 Ah, he 80s . . .

[@1pcfred]

@@MrStrocube yeah I had to give a lot up for health reasons myself.

[@nealfig]

What a great band.

Fabulous band.

[@cftvdata]

"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.

[@metalmedic7211]

Great bass

[@MrDLOC11]

Superb, solid performance 🎉🎉❤

[@padraigsisk4057]

Trying to explain to my daughters now what this band done then and how it had opened a lot of doors that were obstacles

[@turdferguson7264]

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. 🎶

[@ArturdeSousaRocha]

@@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.

[@retrorock3606]

All those years ago they played their hearts out live not lipsinc, such talented girls finally rewarded with RnR hall of fame cheers from downunder

[@gilesl]

Great band, I miss The Tube

[@JamesStoddah]

Brilliant! I remember this. Was already well into the band by then but struggled to take off in the UK and still to this day, no idea why.

[@sandramanriqc.3108]

One of the best bands ever. I love them so much.

[@jdog2112rush]

Beautiful and talented band. I wish I could go back in time and dance with Belinda like Courtney and the Boss…

[@elpatodebenita7790]

Hello go gos!! a hug for all from punta alta argentine!! thanks for your music

[@tomasjoconnel5367]

One of the best bands of all time. Very few can match them.

[@jorgeo9495]

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.

[@wcatholic1]

They went from the UK to Germany. The Germans went crazy for them.

[@mholcombe628]

I love the confusion on their faces. Cali girls vibing is always a thing. They're so talented.

[@georgeedward1226]

Saw the GoGos open for the Police at the Nassau Coliseum that same year. I want to go back to 1982.

[@rickbabcock6397]

Saw the same tour Denver. Police did Ghost in the Machine album at this time.

[@ThePranavmann911]

Incredible performance just loved it. Thank you

[@schnutchie]

Fascinating vintage live performance. Includes Vacation, Our Lips Are Sealed, and other songs I have never heard.

[@Beachwalker1966]

The band I fell in love with. 🥰

[@jackgrover9206]

The last song in the performance was spot on.

[@PauloBorges9]

Sensacional !!!!