Saturday, February 18, 2017 - 8pm Show

The Voice of The Go-Go's

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Belinda Carlisle was and occasionally still is the lead vocalist for the pop rock band The Go-Go's and also a phenomenally successful solo artist who still tours and records to this day.  Belinda’s first venture into music was as the drummer for the LA punk band The Germs, under the name Dottie Danger.  It didn’t last long as drumming was not her natural forte so she left and joined The Go-Go's.  After the initial breakup of The Go-Go's in 1985, Belinda picked herself up, dusted herself off and embarked upon a solo career.  Her first solo album, Belinda, was released in 1986.  This album featured the number three hit single “Mad About You”.  The record went gold and established her as a viable hit-maker.

Belinda flaunted her glamorous image on the cover of her second album 1987's Heaven on Earth, her second solo album.  Critics and fans noticed that not only was Belinda’s image more glamorous than during her time with the Go-Go's, but also her solo music was more polished and ‘professional’.  The first release from Heaven on Earth was "Heaven is a Place on Earth", an enormous international hit, topping the charts not only in the U.S. but also in the U.K. and several other countries.  It is to this day probably her best known song.  The next song released from Heaven on Earth was "I Get Weak", followed promptly by "Circle in the Sand".  Both were big hits.

Belinda's next album after Heaven on Earth was 1989's Runaway Horses.  This album hit number three in the US, proving that she was still much in demand.  The first single "Leave a Light On" just missed the Top Ten in the U.S., peaking at eleven, but in the UK it hit the Top Five.  The second single, "Summer Rain", missed the Top Twenty (landing at #23) in Spring 1990, but spent a long time in the Top Seventy Five and was one of the biggest selling singles that year.

In her career, Belinda had the opportunity to work with musicians from the 1960’s.  Michelle Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas did backup singing for Heaven on Earth; Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys helped with the recording of the "California" track on A Woman and A Man.  Although George Harrison did guitar work on two tracks from "Runaway Horses," Belinda did not meet him or go into the studio with him.

Tickets are $70, $55 & $40 plus tax and an online/phone ticketing fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased in the Gift Shop).  Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons with mobility disabilities and up to three companions.  If companion seating is not available because the ADA section is sold out, RCGR will offer other seats as close as possible to the accessible seat, if available, at the purchase price of the other section.  Tickets are on sale in the Gift Shop and online.

Hotel packages are available by calling 877-677-3456.  Packages are $285 plus tax and include a one night stay in a deluxe king or double queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at Robert's Buffet.  There are a limited number of hotel packages available.  

Doors open at 7pm for the 8pm show.