Latest News.

17th November

Happy Birthday to Peter Cox from everybody at gowest.org.uk

If you would like to leave a message for Peter then please use the guestbook or the forum.


4th November

The Holmfirth Gig is now confirmed as Feb 27th at the Picturedrome, tickets are on sale now.

"There's a sign on my wall says you can't have it all but try anyway" is one of the lyrics from Never Enough. If you would like a sign on your wall that says "you can't have it all but try anyway" then contact Janice on PAJAJH@AOL.COM .All profit to go to Pricess Alice Hospice. See the forum for more details.


21st October

More dates release for gigs at Butlins and Pontins, a rock concert in Denmark and an 80's extravaganza in Glasgow. So for all the details check out the tour page.


16th October

More dates have been added to the By Request Tour, so nip over to the Tour page for all the dates and venues


13th October

A few dates for the By Request Tour have been announced, so check out the tour pages for the details.

For you chance to win a copy of Only Love, the next single from the album futurenow, then goto the forum or the myspace page.


The Portsmouth and Southsea festival on the 13th October has been cancelled by the organisers.

You will remember back in March that Tony Hadley, ABC and Go West recorded a TV Special in  Lille called Golden Pop. The first broadcast of this show will be on Belgium National TV Station RTBE at 10.40 pm on Sept 25th.  For more info on the programme and forthcoming Hi-Res DVD go to www.golden-pop.com


5th September

Peter Cox is now on Facebook. If you would like to be one of Peters friends and you have a facebook account then click here.

Only Love is being presented to Radio stations next week and should be released later this month.For your chance to win a copy go to the myspace page or the forum soon.

Peter, Paul Young and Tony Hadley are appearing in an ITV Special called ‘Now That’s What I Call 1983’ performing ‘True’ and ‘Wherever I Lay My Hat’ together.  This is being recorded on Sept 15th in Manchester and broadcast on or about Nov 21st on ITV 1


20th August

The Mooncalf Festival has been cancelled due to legal problems. If you bought tickets for this then you will get a full refund. Just contact where you purchased then from.

Tony Hadley, Paul Young and Peter Cox have been recording an album together in Richards studio, to be released around christmas. More details and possibly a tour to be announced soon.


18th August

The next episode on the TV station will be called "The Aussie Bootleg", No details of this yet but apparently in features Richard on Lead Guitar (so it's not the most recent tour then ?)

Only Love will be the new single , release date and a bit more info soon, plus (hopefully) a competition to win one of the first copies.


1st August

Peter and Richard will be choosing their favourite tunes on Gold Radios My Tunes program on Sunday 17th August at 7pm (Repeated Monday 18th at 11pm). For all the information about My Tunes visit the Gold Radio My Tunes page.


24th July

futurenow will be the album of the week on the David Jensen show on Gold Radio next week, He will play a different track every day (mon to sat). Peter and Richard will also be interviewed which will be played on wednesday. David's show is on from 10am to 1pm.

Gold radio can be found on DAB, Sky and Cable TV, and on a good old a.m. radio, or even online at http://www.mygoldmusic.co.uk/ .

Checkout their website for all the frequencies and further information.


18th July

2 plugs in one day.  A big thankyou to Peter and Richard for plugging the website (as well as the album) twice in one day. The first time was on the Ken Bruce show on Radio 2 , and then Peter was on ITV's Loose Women at lunchtime.

So if you heard one of these shows and have come to see what's going on , then welcome. Feel free to have  look around the site, there are loads of sound clips and video clips for your enjoyment, All the lyrics from all the albums, all the news and history of the band. Why not leave them a message on the guestbook or become a friend on MySpace , or why not join the forum and chat with other Go West fans from all over the world.

But the most important thing is to buy the album.


11th July

A book about the recent Eden Trek across Costa Rica is no available from Blurb.com, and features many photos by Richard Drummie.


7th July

Peter will be appearing on ITV's Loose Women program on Friday 18th July. This is lunch time talk show.


2nd July

Peter and Richard will be appearing on Radio 2's Ken Bruce show on the week beginning the 14th July, in the section of the show called Tracks of My Years where stars choose the tracks that have meant the most to them throughout their lives.

Ken Bruce is on from 9.30am to midday, with Tracks of my Years on around 11. Check out the Radio 2 website to listen live if you can't get to a radio on the day.


24th June

Due to an error at the distribution centre futurenow was released a week early, so is now available from all good retailers.So thankyou to who evers fault that was.

The single version of Let Love Come sold exclusively through Townsend Records is now sold out.  The single was the remaining stock of demo's that were sent to radio stations etc.


The first single from futurenow , Let Love Come is now available to pre-order exclusively from townsend records, and will be released on the 23rd June.


22nd May

Here is the stunning cover of futurenow .

more album details as and when they arrive.


21st May

I am pleased to announce that the new album is scheduled for release on the 30th June and will be called 'Futurenow'

More details and the cover soon.


19th May

Peter and Richard along with Lyndon leave today for the Australian tour, so have a safe trip gentlemen and a great tour.

For those of you in Australia going to see them , then have a fab time, and enjoy.


28th April

The Go West TV Station is now open.

click on the link above.


15th April

'The Go West TV Station' should be on the site by the end of this month, the first program on the 'Station' will be a three track downloadable DVD featuring :-

  1. Only Love - Live at the Lowry
  2. I Want To Hear It From You - Live at the Lowry
  3. Call Me - New Audio Recording produced by Gary Stevenson

A downloadable cover will also be available for this product.

The plan is for a 'new' program to available each month.


TONY HADLEY & FRIENDS - Monday, 12th May - Rock City, Nottingham   Tickets £20  Box Office: 0871 3100 000
A benefit show .

G- Man (real name Graham Pidgeon) started working with Blueprint   half way through the 2003 Tony  Hadley tour and has been behind the wheel and a key
member of the crew on  every subsequent TH tour.

Around August 2007 G started having   problems with migraines, sickness and loss of balance.  The last job he did with the rest of the crew  was on 29th sept 2007  for  a TH show in Telford . He hasn't worked since.

Nov 5th  last year the doctors detected a large brain tumour that took  a 7 hour operation to remove. 

His recovery at first was remarkable but then he had a series of set backs, which have resulted in further major surgery and a course of radiotherapy.  Without the radiotherapy  there  was a 75% chance of the tumour returning. Unfortunately, this treatment has caused more problems and G has suffered 2 small strokes. 

This course of treatment finishes in a week so hopefully there will be no further  strokes, however, he does have to have another major operation (possibly this month).

Right now G is not in great shape.

 His estimated recovery period till he was well enough to work ( but not drive ) was six months after the operation. With these set backs  he' will no doubt  struggle to hit that target. Both he and his wife, Jo have been surviving but with benefits being so low they are struggling after all these months.

The show at Rock City in Nottingham will be a benefit to help G and Jo through this difficult time. 

The link to the Facebook site is 

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7556165107


31st March 2008

Details for anyone wishing to purchase tickets for Thursdays TV special in Lille.

The link to the ticket site is www.golden-pop.com you need to then scroll down to the ‘Golden Pop’ concert near the bottom of the page.

The rehearsals take place on Wednesday and the show is at 8.00 pm on Thursday.

Cheers,

John


27th March 2008

Peter and Richard would like to welcome Vinzenz Benjamin to the Band !

To check out Vinzenz profile check out the Band information Page


20th March 2008

Happy Birthday to Richard Drummie.

If you would like to leave a message for Richard then please use the guestbook or the forum.

Richard is currently on a charity Trek across Costa Rica with Tony Hadley and Martin Fry in aid of Action Medical Research, so if you would like to sponsor him, and also for all the updated Trek info go to The Eden Trek Website


19th March 2008

Peter will be appearing on Radio Ayre (Yorkshire) between 6am and 9am tomorrow to promote their "Best of the 80's Ball" in Leeds on the 16th May.

Also.

Congratulations to Peter on his sell out Mini Solo Tour. 2 fantastic gigs, with stunning versions of his solo work, including a brilliant version of One More Kiss.  For reviews and photo's check out the forum.

Peter Cox Solo Tour - The Stables Milton Keynes


5th March 2008

Go West and ABC to play boscombe opera house 19th April.

Following the huge success of Wave 105’s Colossal Cracker Of A Christmas Party we’re heading back to the Opera House, and this time we’re putting on the south’s biggest 80’s party!

We’re taking our weekly Sunday afternoon show “A Kick Up The 80’s” on the road! So dig out your leg warmers, deeley boppers, red braces and frilly shirts and come on down for some “mega” retro 80’s themed partying.

Click here for Info and to purcahse tickets

Heres the live launch that was on Wave 105.2 this morning.
Kick-Up-The-80's-Live-Launch.mp3

And here's the jingle they are going to use.
Promo

6th February 2008

On April 3rd Tony Hadley, ABC and Go West will be recording a TV Special called ‘Pop History’ in Lille, France.

A small number of tickets for this recording will be available for sale and I will have details for you of how these can be purchased in the next few weeks.

Go West will be performing at The Action Ball to celebrate the Costa Rica Trek on May 15th at The Intercontinental Hotel in London.


22nd January 2008

Congratulations to Richard for being the only celebrity to score a maximum 39 points on Radio 2's celebrity Pop Master which finished last week.

If you missed it then you can listen again by Clicking Here.(might take a few minutes to load)

Well done again Sir, we salute you


31st December 2007

Peter and Richard would like to wish you all a year ahead full of outrageous good fortune and all round loveliness. We can't thank you enough for coming to our gigs, listening to the music and keeping in contact from all corners of the world. We are truly blessed to have such loyal friends. While we're here we'd like to take this opportunity to thank Andrew Jordan for all the hard work and love he puts into this site.He's a star! Special love and moistness also to the "lovely band" and "well hung crew" for coming out to play with us.More thanks to John, Jules and Matt Glover at Blueprint and everyone too numerous to mention who are a part of the "21" dvd and "forthcoming" album.

We're off on our travels this year so look out for us in Australia. the U.S. and a town near you! Respect to all who push the Go West ball forward ..

                                             

                                                        With love and luck to us all .. Peter and Richard xx

26th November

The Long awaited Australian Tour has now been announced

The Dates are as follows

May 22nd Twin Towns, NSW.
23rd Rooty Hill RSL, Sydney.
24th Revesby Club, Sydney.
25th Souths Juniors, Sydney.
28th Newcastle or Brisbane (tbc).
29th The Gov, Adelaide.
30th The Metropolis, Melbourne.
31st Perth.

I will let you have the full venue information as I get it.


23rd November

The Official 2008 Go West Calendar is now available from www.lulu.com/gowest

This year you have a choice of styles, either a canvas/linen effect paper with a matt finish, A Glossy White paper finish, or a smaller folded version of the calendar with the ring binder in the middle.


16th November

Peter has announced another solo date for his tour next year. It will be on the 16th March at the Stables in Milton Keynes


7th November

On October the 2nd Go West appeared on "The Ultimate Chart Show" on German TV channel RTL . This show was about the 25 most successful soundtracks in the history of German charts, and of course this features The Pretty Woman soundtrack. To Watch the performance click here or go to the video page. A big thankyou to Susanne for taping it for us.


27th October

Pontin's Camber Sands is hosting a 48 hour 80's extravaganza, for just £48 per person. This also includes your accommodation in the fantastic self catering centre!

29th Feb 2008:
Pontins
New Lydd Road
Camber Sands
Nr Rye
Sussex TN3 7RL

Re-live the music of the 80's with an amazing line up of 80's icons performing for you LIVE at the party! The line up includes:

-Bucks Fizz
-Go West
-Howard Jones
-T'Pau
-Curiousity
-Real Thing and many more!

So make sure you don't miss out on the biggest 48 hour 80's party EVER! Taking place 29th February 2008.

Go West will be performing on March 1st. This is a 30 minute P.A. gig.

Here's the pontins website for the event. Click Here
or you can join their myspace page

10th October

Richard Drummie is now the leading celebrity on Radio 2's Celebrity Pop Master with a masive score of 39 out of 39, so well done to Richard.

To Listen to Pop Master Click Here,(might take a few minutes to load) Or see the news below to listen to the whole of the Ken Bruce Show.


9th October

Go West are to appear on Radio 2's Pop Master on the Ken Bruce Show tomorrow at around 10.25am. For those outside the UK who can't get radio 2 then listen on-line at Radio 2. The Ken Bruce show is also available on Listen again for a week afterwards so if you've missed it and you're still in time then you should be able to listen again.


28th September

The Dinner Dance at the Floral Hall in Southport on the 8th December has been cancelled due to the council bringing forward refurbishment of the venue. Full refunds are being given, so if you have a ticket then contact Peet Associates on 01704 885147 or 01704 233383

Townsend are now selling both the Trek DVD and 21.

Here's the link. www.townsend-records.co.uk



Here's what Bruce at Townsend has to say

"There's been quite some confusion of late with the two new Go West dvd titles.
I spoke with John Glover yesterday & here's the situation.
Both will be available at the weekender & Townsend will sell online exclusively throughout 2007 as a high street release hasn't been confirmed.
We have both titles online & are running an offer on both."


The latest on Southport from Peet Associates

Please can you mention on the website that tickets for the christmas party in southport on december 8th are going really well so if anybody needs them they will have to book in the next couple of weeks to get the availability on 01704 885147.

If anybody requires accomodation they can call kevin peet on 01704 233383 and he will organise that for them.

KIND REGARDS

KEVIN PEET
PEET ASSOCIATES



Good to see you all at Fandango, and for those of you that don't know it was a Westie Whitewash..

Yes folks we won the football (6-3), we won the quiz (on penalties ???, very strange scoring system) and we whooped A*** in the bowling and won by about 300 points , so Westie Whitewash it was. Thankyou to all that played and watched.


15th September

A Peter Cox solo gig has been announced and is now on sale for the 15th March 2008 at the Robin 2, Bilston.

The Robin 2