Concert News
Goo Goo Dolls slide into Houston on 2025 tour with Dashboard Confessional
The rock band Goo Goo Dolls will hit the road in 2025 with their Summer Anthem Tour, a 41-date trek that will include a stop at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land on Thursday, July 16.
The Houston-area date and one in Fort Worth on July 16 will be the second and third concerts on the tour after it kicks off in Phoenix, Arizona on July 13. The massive North American tour will continue through September 12.
The band, led by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac, will perform a career-encompassing set that will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their breakthrough 1995 album, A Boy Named Goo, and feature multiple songs from their 2022 album, Chaos in Bloom.
They'll be joined on all dates by special guest Dashboard Confessional.
Although generally considered a '90s band, Goo Goo Dolls actually released their first album in 1987. They waited eight years and five albums before their first major hit, "Name," which led the way toward songs like "Iris" and "Slide" becoming '90s anthems.
The band has released 14 studio albums in their career, and according to statement by Rzeznik, they are putting together a 15th release that may also be showcased during the tour.
A local pre-sale will be on Thursday, November 21 from 10 am to 10 pm before the public on-sale starts on Friday, November 22 at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased at googoodolls.com/tour.
Goo Goo Dolls will be partnering with Joe Torre Safe At Home for the tour, a nonprofit founded in 2002 by Ali and Joe Torre to provide healing and education services to youth who have been traumatized by exposure to violence including domestic violence, child abuse, teen dating abuse and sexual assault to help break the cycle of violence.
GOO GOO DOLLS LIVE
- Saturday, July 13, 2025 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025 - Fort Worth, TX - Dickies Arena
- Thursday, July 17, 2025 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre
- Saturday, July 19, 2025 - Rogers, AR - Walmart AMP
- Sunday, July 20, 2025 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
- Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
- Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - St Augustine, FL - St. Augustine Amphitheatre
- Friday, July 25, 2025 - Charlotte, NC - Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Saturday, July 26, 2025 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
- Sunday, July 27, 2025 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap - Filene Center
- Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - Boston, MA - LeaderBank Pavilion
- Wednesday, July 30, 2025 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Broadview Stage at SPAC
- Friday, August 1, 2025 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
- Saturday, August 2, 2025 - Wantagh, NY - Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
- Sunday, August 3, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA - The Mann Center
- Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheater
- Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Gilford, NH - BankNH Pavilion
- Friday, August 8, 2025 - Bridgeport, CT - Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
- Saturday, August 9, 2025 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
- Saturday, August 10, 2025 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
- Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
- Wednesday, August 13, 2025 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
- Friday, August 15, 2025 - Indianapolis, IN - Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
- Saturday, August 16, 2025 - Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
- Monday, August 18, 2025 - Waite Park, MN - The Ledge Amphitheater
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - La Vista, NE - The Astro
- Thursday, August 21, 2025 - St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
- Friday, August 22, 2025 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
- Sunday, August 24, 2025 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - West Valley City, UT - Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
- Thursday, August 28, 2025 - Airway Heights, WA - Northern Quest Resort & Casino
- Friday, August 29, 2025 - Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater
- Sunday, August 31, 2025 - Seattle, WA - Venue TBD
- Monday, September 1, 2025 - Seattle, WA - Venue TBD
- Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
- Saturday, September 6, 2025 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
- Sunday, September 7, 2025 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater
- Thursday, September 11, 2025 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Zoo Amphitheatre
- Friday, September 12, 2025 - Camdenton, MO - Ozark Amphitheater