The Go-Go’s Farewell Tour hit Boston this past Monday with the support of West Coast’s Best Coast as well as up and coming singer/songwriter Kaya Stewart. In the spirit of The Go-Go’s Vacation, the House of Blues was absolutely jam packed with tank tops, flip flops and very exuberant umbrella drinks.

The sheer volume of fancy mixed drinks warranted the surprise guest appearance of the “Alcohol Compliance Supervisor.” His appearance was to ensure safe consumption habits and the overall well being of the patrons of the House of Blues. However, instead, the job title displayed on the man’s shirt attracted every drunk middle aged person wielding a smart phone and an umbrella drink to pose with the man and his shirt. I witnessed 4-5 different groups of people come to pose with the man before Kaya Stewart even kicked things off.
Kaya Stewart hit the stage first to get the crowd warmed up with deep backing synths, shredding guitar and incredible stage presence. The group played songs off their 2015 Debut EP In Love With A Boy and their newest single, Sleepover. After the first song alone, the crowd was red hot. Everybody was dancing. Some of the braver audience members were doing their best to learn the words and sing along (as most would do after 3 fancy umbrella drinks).

After Kaya Stewart’s performance and after all the tipsy middle aged audience members assured the Alcohol Compliance Supervisor that they were “alright” and “just having fun,” the LA duo Best Coast (Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno) took to the stage. Still touring off their incredible third album California Nights. Best Coast ripped through a nice variety of songs from all three of their releases, starting things off hot with When I’m With You from the first record. “When I’m with you, I have fun,” is what Bethany sings through the chorus and immediately the feeling was very mutual between all in attendance.

Now, here is where I would put the photos I shot of The Go-Go’s. Due to The Go-Go’s having an official photographer or something along those lines, all photo passes were voided. As The Go-Go’s came out to a wild and amped up crowd, I was sternly told that all photographers had to coat check their gear. Luckily, I was able to snipe a selfie of me being told to leave ft. The Go-Go’s.