25th Anniversary Vinyl Release of ‘Dizzy Up The Girl’ Due September 15th
On October 20th Goo Goo Dolls will release Live At The Academy, which was recorded during their CMJ Music Marathon performance in New York City on November 21st, 1995. The band also debuts a live version of their track “Stop The World” which originally appeared on their 1993 album Superstar Car Wash. Fans can pre-order Live At The Academy HERE via Warner Records, buy the new t-shirt HERE and listen to/share their live rendition of “Stop The World” HERE.
In 1995, the rapidly ascending three-piece travelled to New York City for CMJ Music Marathon. On the eve of what would be their biggest show in New York at that time, the band delivered a stripped-down soundcheck performance for Tom Calderone’s radio station “Dare to be Different” on 92.7 FM, which was mixed and recorded by legendary producer Jerry Finn (Blink-182, The Offspring). Not only was it the first time the trio had ever recorded a live show but it was their debut acoustic performance in front of a live audience. Both the soundcheck performance and the band’s subsequent show at The Academy the following night captured a special moment in their blossoming career.
Goo Goo Dolls are also set to release a special edition vinyl of their iconic album Dizzy Up The Girl on September 15th. The limited-edition reissue will be pressed on metallic silver ice vinyl, celebrating the album’s 25th anniversary – it was first released on September 22, 1998 via Warner Records. Dizzy Up The Girl catapulted the band into mainstream success, selling over 6 million copies worldwide, featuring 5 top 10 singles and has since gone 5x platinum in the U.S. The album features hit songs such as “Iris” (4 GRAMMY nominations), Certified Septuple Platinum, over 1 billion Spotify Streams), “Slide” (Certified Platinum, 240 million Spotify Streams) and “Black Balloon” (Certified Platinum, 65 million Spotify Streams). Fans can pre-order the 25th Anniversary Edition HERE.
Following their 9 sold-out UK shows in June this year, the band continues The Big Night Out Tour during September in the U.S., which sees them deliver career-encompassing sets that feature songs from their recent album Chaos in Bloom and other hits from their back catalogue.
In July, just ahead of their run of summer dates, Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R. frontman Marc Roberge took to the stage on ABC’s Good Morning America for a performance of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down.” The band also delivered a second performance on GMA3, marking the television debut of their new single “Run All Night,” an uplifting ballad about escaping from your circumstances and finding hope in the unknown.
LIVE AT THE ACADEMY TRACKLIST
Soundcheck
1. Girl Right Next To Me
2. Impersonality
3. Two Days In February
4. Another Second Time Around
5. Name
6. Don’t Change
7. Naked
Concert
8. Introduction
9. Just The Way You Are
10. Burnin’ Up
11. Fallin’ Down Again
12. Million Miles Away
13. Lucky Star
14. String Of Lies
15. Impersonality
16. Long Way Down
17. Only One
18. Already There
19. Naked
20. Name
21. So Outta Line
22. Eyes Wide Open
23. Another Second Time Around
24. Up Yours
25. Stop The World
26. Flat Top
Encore
27. Two Days In February
28. Slave Girl
29. Don’t Change
30. Girl Right Next To Me
31. Impersonality
32. Naked
33. Never Take The Place Of Your Man
GOO GOO DOLLS LIVE THE BIG NIGHT OUT TOUR
Sep 12 – Eugene, OR – The Cuthbert Amphitheater #
Sep 14 – Idaho Falls, ID – Hero Arena inside the Mountain America Center #
Sep 15 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at MetraPark #
Sep 16 – Casper, WY – Ford Wyoming Center #
Sep 18 – Mankato, MN – Vetter Stone Amphitheater #
Sep 20 – Southaven, MS – BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove #
Sep 22 – Camdenton, MO – Ozarks Amphitheater #
Sep 23 – Omaha, NE – The Astro #
Sep 24 – Decatur, IL – The Devon Lakeshore Amphitheater #
Sep 26 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit #
Sep 27 – Portsmouth, VA – Atlantic Union Bank Pavilion #
Sep 29 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater #
Sep 30 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion #
