1982

1982 January

1982 January Appearances - Go-Go's Tour (supporting the Police) 

• January 3, 1982  Isstadion - Stockholm Sweden
  
• January 4, 1982  Scandinavium - Goteborg, Sweden
  
• January 5, 1982  Brondyhallen - Copenhagen, Denmark
  
• January 7, 1983  Ernst Merckhalle - Hamburg, Germany
  
• January 9, 1983  Groenoordhal - Leiden Holland 
  
• January 10, 1982  Parc des Expositions du Bourget - Paris,  France
  
• January 11, 1982  Paris Parc des Expositions du Bourget - Paris, France
  
• January 12, 1982  London, England

1982 January European Tour Route

 

• January 14, 1982 @ ? Long Island, NY
  
• January 15, 1982 @ Boston Gardens, Boston - MA (with the Police)
  
• January 16, 1982 @ The Capital Centre,  Landover, Md 
  
• January 17, 1982 @ The Capitol Centre,  Largo, Md 
  
• January 18, 1982 @  The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (with the Police)
  
• January 19, 1982 @  Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale 
  
• January 20, 1982 @ Grand Arena Springfield Civic Center, Springlfield, MA 
  
• January 22, 1982 @  Madison Square Gardens, NYC, NY 
  
• January 23, 1982 @  Veteran Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT
  
• January 25, 1982 @ @ William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA
  
• January 26, 1982 @ Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC
  
• January 27, 1982 @ The Omni,  Atlanta, GA  @ 
  
• January 29, 1982 @ Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH 
  
• January 30, 1982 @ The Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI 

1982 January USA Tour Route

January Write-Ups, reviews and mentions

• January 3, 1982 Los Angeles Times
  
• January 3, 1982 Los Angeles Times
  
• January 3, 1982 Los Angeles Times
  
• January 10, 1982 Los Angeles Times
  
• January 17, 1982  Los Angeles Times
  
• January 13, 1982  The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
• January 16, 1982  Boston Globe
  
• January 18, 1982  The Washington Post
  
• January 18, 1982  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  

TV appearances and other media

• Old Grey Whistle test - London TV
• Gina Schock 1982 TV special - Capital Center 
• January 23, 1981 - American  Bandstand
• January 25, 1981 - American Music Awards  

January 3, 1981
Los Angeles Times
L.A. Rock From Whimp to Winners

The Go-Go's set off  on a tour in support of the Ghost in the Machine Tour - The Police

January 3, 1981 
Johanneshovs Isstadion 

Arenavagen 60,

Stockholm, Swenden

(Today known as Hovet Arena- the court)

The Johanneshov Isstadion  first opened in 1955.  Originally it was an open air ice hockey arena In 1962  a roof was added.  It was completely renovated in 2002.   Today it is a called the Hovet Arena and is used for smaller games (the newer and bigger Globen is the major ice hockey arena today) It is a multi-purpose which is also used to house rock concerts and other big events. It officially holds 8,300 for sporting events and  9,800 for concerts. 

The Hovet - Sweden

Hovet interior

photo: wiki: Hovet

Interior of the Hovet

      SET LIST FOR MOST SHOWS

• Our Lips Are Sealed
  
• Fading Fast
  
• Tonite
  
• London Boys
  
• Automatic
  
• Lust to Love
  
• Vacation (diff version)
  
• This Town
  
• You Can't Walk In Your Sleep
  
• (if you can't sleep)
  
• Can't Stop The World
  
• Cool Jerk
  
• Let's Have A Party
  
• We Got The Beat
  
• ENCORE
  
• Surfing and Spying
  
• (Remember) Walking In The Sand

January 4, 1982

Scandinavium 

1 Valhallagatan

412 51 Gothenburg

Gothenburg, Sweden

www.scandinavium.se

Flag of Sweden

Scandinavium 

photo: wiki scandinavium

Scandinavium is a large, orange-colored indoor arena located in the entertainment district of Gothenburg.   Opened in 1971, the arena was built for the 350 year anniversary of the city of Gothenburg.  The roof is an inverted hyperbolic parabolaid. Scandiavium is the home of the ice hockey team Froluna Indians, and equestrian Gotebog Horse Show.  The arena was renovated in 2001 and 2006. 

January 5, 1982

Brondby Hallen

Coppenhagen, Denmark

Flag of Denmark

Copenhagen - Denmark

Brondby Hallen is a sport arena well-known for its bad acoustics. Brondby Hallen is Denmark's biggest sports arena.  It was modernized in the '90's. It had a total seating capacity of  7,000 (including the floor area). 

photo: Brondby Hallen web site

ABBA Brondby Hallen

Brondby-Hallen

Brondby-Hallen web site photo

http://www.raffem.com/ABBATour1977.htm

January 7, 1982

Messehallen

Ernst-Merck-Halle

Hamburg, Gemany

Flag of Germany

Ernst-Merck was a major event hall in Hamburg. It was used as a boxing arena and for fairs, conventions, exhibitions and live performances). This is where the Beatles played their final two concerts in Germany in 1966 (In the Planten un Blomen park).   At one of the these shows there was a riot among the fans.

Other bands who played here include Queen, the Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd, and Bob Marley. 

The building was demolished  in the mid 1980's.

Hamburg phot0 - here

January 9, 1982

Leiden Groenoordhal NL

Groenoordhal Holland

Flag of the Netherlands

January 10, 1982

Los Angeles Times

It's Grammy Pickin' Time Once Again

by Paul Grein

January 10 & 11, 1982

Parc des Expositions du Bourget

93359 Le Bourget 

Paris, France

Flag of France

Parc des Expositions du Bourget

le Rotunde au Borget

Paris-Le Bourget hall d' Expositions host exhibitions (indoor and outdoor) and fairs. 

Attendance: 15,000; sellout.

*The Police did not arrive at the arena until 11pm -  so the the Go-Go's performance was skipped that night. 

January 12, 1982

London, England

Old Grey Whistle test London TV performance

January 13, 1982

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) pg 19

Quincy Jones Leads Grammy Nominees

 

excerpt from the Globe and Mail article..... 

Nominations in the best new artist category ranged from British costume rockers Adam and the Ants and the Go-Go's (an all-female Los Angeles band) to soul singer Luther Vandross, Sheena Easton and James Ingram, who earned other mentions for his vocal work on Quincy Jones' LP The Dude.

January 15, 1982

Boston Garden

150 Causeway Street

Boston, MA

Attendance: 15,500.

Boston Garden was a famous arena built in 1928. It was located on the top of North Station  (major train station in Boston). It was one of the most legendary areana  in America. For years the Garden hosted the home games for the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics. 

It also served as an exhibition hall an arena for rock concerts.

It was modeled after Madison Square Garden. The Garden had several design flaws such as no air conditioning,  undersized hockey rink, poor electrical systems and poor seating arrangements. 

 

Many rock bands played here such as The Rolling Stones, the Who and Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen,  and Kiss. The Greatful Dead played here 24 times between 1970 and 1994. The Boston Garden closed in 1994. The Beatles played here on September 12, 1964

www.rarebeatles.com

The Garden closed in 1995 and  was demolished in 1997.   A new sister arena called FleetCenter 

or  TD Banknorth Garden was built to take its place. 

The Garden being demolished

Boston Globe photo

Seats from The Garden

 

January 16, 1982

 Boston Globe

Concert review: Boston Garden

Steve Morse - Globe Staff

Go-Gos and Police dazzle the crowd at Boston Garden.

 The first time two of new wave rock's most successful bands - the Police and the Go-Go's - were playing the biggest hall in town.
......As for the Go-Go's, whose innocence is right out of Archies Comics, they warmed up the crowd with a tantalising set of razzle-dazzle, '60s-minded pop and surf rock. They had just the right touch of sloppiness to make it all believable, and yet had an underlying tautness that never wavered. Dressed mostly in tattered clothes that looked like Halloween throwaways, they added to the exhilarating mystique of this special Garden night.

January 16, 1982

Landover, MD

Capital Centre

The Capital Centre was an indoor arena located in Largo Landover, Maryland (outside Washington DC). 

Prince George's County, Maryland

The community is known for its heavy use of Go-go music. funk music that originated in the Washington DC area during the mid to late 1970's.

The Capital Center was built in 1973 and held more than 18,000 for basketball and hockey. The Capital Center closed in 1997 and was demoished in 2002 to make way for the Boulevard at the Capital Centre (shopping mall).

Many concerts were held here including the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Queen. 

The Who at the Capital Center Maryland

Led Zeppelin Concert ticket stub

Gina Schock 1982  TV special click here

Gina Schock - interviewed for local TV special on the Go-Go's

Back stage, Gina greets Edith Massey

Set List

1. Skidmarks On My Heart 
2. How Much More 
3. Tonite
4. Fading Fast 
5. London Boys 
6. Cool Jerk 
7. Automatic 
8. Lust To Love 
9. Can't Stop The World 
10. This Town 
11. You Can't Walk In Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) 
12. Our Lips Are Sealed
13. Let's Have A Party 
14. We Got The Beat 
15. Surfing And Spying/Beatnik Beach 

16 January 1982

Capital Centre, Washington

January 18, 1982

The Washington Post

by Geoffrey Hines.

....By contrast, the Go Go's were not only catchy but strikingly original. This all-female L.A. quintet brought a fresh urgency and irresistible dance beat to the timeless complaints of girlfriends everywhere. In the two months since their last visit to Washington their playing has tightened noticeably; Charlotte Caffey played chunky guitar to rival Keith Richard.

January 18, 1982

The Spectrum

(1994 renamed the Washovia Spectrum)

3601 S. Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA

The Spectrum is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia. The Specturm is one of four  existing areans and stadiums which make up Philadelphia's massive 'Sports Complex'  located at South end of Broad Street.  

The Spectrm first opened in 1967 to house professional basketball and ice hockey games. It seat more than 18,000 for sporting events. 

It was also used to house rock concerts. The Grateful Dead played the Spectrum 53 times. Other rock bands who played here include the Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Queen. 

Rolling Stones at the Spectrum in 1972

Composite panoramic digital image by Bruce C. Cooper

 The Spectrum is set to be demolished sometime in 2009 to make way for a new hotel and  entertainment complex called  Philly Live.

January 20, 1982
 The Philadelphia Inquirer

Concert review by Bill Kent

......The Go-Go's, an all-female dance band from Los Angeles, were much more consistent. Lead singer Belinda Carlisle danced about the stage like a prom queen at a sock hop, putting a fun, frivolous edge on such excellent dance numbers as " We Got the Beat" and " Our Lips Are Sealed." The energy was pure, clean and never varied.

January 19, 1982

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

1255 Hempstead Turnpike

Uniondale, NY

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 18,000 seat arena built in 1972.  It is located on the former army/air force base called Mitchel Field in Nassau County. 

Nassau Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena locaated 19 miles from NYC.  It is home to the New York Islanders (hockey).

It it host family shows such as Disney On Ice, Ringlin Brothers Circus, Harlem Globetrotters. 

The Coliseum has also hosted several rock concerts.  The Grateful Dead played here 35 times. 

Nassau Coliseum was the next facility Elvis Presley was scheduled to play on August 22, 1977, before his death a see earlier. 

In August 1989, The Rolling Stones rehearsed here for an entire month in preparation for their upcoming tour. 

January 20, 1982

Grand Arena Springfield  Civic Center

MassMutual Center

Springfield, MA

In 2005 it was renamed MassMutual Center.  This multi purpose arena seats 6,790.  It is home to the Springfield Falcons ice hockey team.

The arena opened in 1972 and was at the time one of the largest areans in the region. 

1977 Greateful Dead concert at Springfield Civic Center

January 22, 1982

Madison Square Garden (the Garden)

New York City,  NY

Madison Square Garden is located in Manhattan on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets. 

The Garden opened  in 1968 on top of Pennsylvania Station.  The top portion of the much beloved Penn Station was demolished to make way for Penn Plaza.  The railway traffic continues underneath. It hold sporting evens as well as concerts and entertainment events. 

Old beloved Penn Station

New Penn Plaza with Madison Square Garden

Led Zeppelin

Elvis playing the Garden

Many concerts are held at Madison Square Garden including Led Zeppelin, The Who, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Rick Nelson ( Garden Party song), Queen and Madonna. The arena seats 20,000 for concerts. 

The Police

January 23, 1982

American Bandstand TV performance

January 23, 1982

Veterans Memorial Coliseum (the Coliseum)

New Haven, CT

Veterans Memorial Coliseum was a multi-purpose arena located in downtown New Haven, Connecticut.  It opened in 1972.  It was demolished in 2007. 

The 11,171 seat facility was the home of the  New Haven Hockey team and other sporting events. The multi purpose arean was also used for exhibitions and fairs as well as rock concerts. For concerts it held near 18,000 people. Many rock bands performed here including Elvis Presley, Queen and The Who. 

New Haven's Coliseum

January 25, 1982

William & Mary Hall

Williamsburg, VA

William and Mary Hall is used for sporting events for the College of William & Mary. 

Kaplan Arena is a 8,900 seat mult-purpose arean within the Hall.  It can seat up to 11,300  when the bleachers are pulled out. Kaplan arena is also used to host rock concerts.  Bands that have played here include the Grateful Dead and Billy Joel. 

Kaplan Arena

January 25, 1982

American Music Awards

GoGo's at the American Music Awards

January 25, 1982

January 26, 1982

Greensboro Coliseum

1921 West Lee Street

Greensboro, NC

Greensboro Coliseum  is an indoor multi-purpose area opened in 1959.  It was originally called War Memorial Coliseum and seated 9,200.  It is primarily used for basketball and ice hockey sporting events.     Today it seats 21,000 for ice hockey and 23,500 for basketball. Many rock bands have played here including Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Rolling Stones, the Who and Elvis Presley. 

North Carolina

Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro Coliseum

Greensboro Coliseum

Elvis played Greensboro

January 27, 1982

The Omni Coliseum

100 Techwood Drive

Atlanta, GA

Adjacent to CNN Center and Georgia Dome

on current site of Philips Arena

Map of Georgia (Atlanta in red)

The Omni Coliseum  was Atlanta's primary indoor spectator sporting arena. It opened in 1972 and hosted ice hockey and basket ball events. The Omni seated 16,378 for basketball and 15,278 for hockey. The Omni was part of the Omni Complex, now know as the CNN Center. 

It was also used to rock concerts.   The Omni was demolished in 1997 to make way for a new multi-purpose coliseum. 

Many thought the Omni was rusty eyesore with big holes in the roof that leaked rain and people sneaking in.  It offered few amenities. 

The Omni Coliseum hosted many rock concerts. Bands who played here include Elvis Presley, Grateful Dead, The Who, Led Zeppelin, U2, Madonna and Pink Floyd. 

Elvis played the Omni

The Police

January 29, 1982

Richfield Coliseum

2923 Streetsboro Road

Richfield, OH

The Richfield Coliseum opened in 1974 to replace the aging Cleveland Arena. This indoor multi-purpose arena  seated 20,000 for basketball and 18,500 for hockey.  It was located in the northeaster part of Ohio between Cleveland and Akron. The Richfield Coliseum suffered from poor design and it quickly became obsolete.

However, Coliseum hosted many rock concerts including David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Queen, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. 

Elvis played the Richfield Coliseum

The Richfield Coliseum closed in 1993 and was demolished in 1999.   The site is now part of the woodland area of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. 

January 30, 1982

The Cobo Arena

301 Civic Center Dr.

Detroit, Michigan

The Cobo Arena is a 12,200 seat indoor arena. It is located near the Detroit River and adjacent to the Cobo Conference and Exhibition Center.  When it opened in 1960 it was the home to the Detroit Pistons.  The multi purpose arena hosted basketball and hockey games, civic events, auto shows,  conventions and family shows. 

It was also a concert venue for such bands such as the Doors and Madonna. It is still in use today, though plans are for renovations. 

January 30, 1982

Los Angeles Times

Critics Reelect Clash No. 1 For 'Sandinista'

by Robert Hilburn

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