‘The Go-Go’s’, a feature documentary about the iconic, groundbreaking band, premiered on Sky Documentaries on 1 August 2020. 

Following the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, The Go-Go’s documentary has been released in the UK on Sky’s Documentaries platform. 

As the first multi-platinum-selling, all-female band to play their own instruments, write their own songs and soar to #1 on the album charts, The Go-Go’s are the most successful female rock band of all time. 

The Go-Go’s rose to fame following the release of their 1981 debut album, ‘Beauty and the Beat’, which locked at #1 on the Billboard charts for six consecutive weeks. It was one of the most successful debut albums of all time, featuring the hits ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’ and ‘We Got The Beat’, and scored The Go-Go’s a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The Go-Go’s became a global phenomenon and blazed brand-new trails in music – for women in particular. 

The candid archive-rich documentary assesses the group’s place in music history and examines the personalities and dynamics within The Go-Go’s. Until this definitive film, there has never been a serious appraisal of and showcase for The Go-Go’s’ talents or achievements – as musicians, groundbreakers, but even more so, as survivors.

Speaking of the film, the band said: 

“We lived it and we survived it. Now, looking back on our history through this film, we get to relive our journey as a band:  the fun, the adventure, the highs and the lows. We hope this documentary will show the world that we were pioneers, and how our experience paved the way for many other female (and some male!) musicians.”

UMPG represent band members Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin.

‘The Go-Go’s’ is available on Sky in the UK & Showtime in the US.