BAND SELLS OUT SUMMER ANTHEM TOUR WITH DASHBOARD CONFESSIONALAugust 1, 2025 – Summer Anthem, the new EP from Goo Goo Dolls, is set for release on August 22nd via Warner Records. Consisting of 7 tracks, Summer Anthem is a precise, hard-hitting project featuring the type of vivid lyricism that’s helped the band become one of the most influential alternative rock groups of all time.
The band also debuts their new track “Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)” with its accompanying lyric video today.. Written by John Rzeznik and produced by Gregg Wattenberg (John Legend, Santana, Noah Kahan) and Grant Michaels (Weezer, Billy Idol, Jewel), “Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)” reflects on the fading nature of life and the quiet clarity that comes with letting go.
Of the song, Rzeznik says, “‘Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)’ is a song about accepting the inevitability of mortality and how life is constantly in flux.”
LISTEN TO/SHARE “NOT GOODBYE (CLOSE MY EYES)” HERE WATCH/SHARE THE LYRIC VIDEO HERE
Goo Goo Dolls recently released the song “Nothing Last Forever” with its accompanying video, which can be watched HERE.
The band has also set out on their Summer Anthem Tour with Dashboard Confessional, which has sold over 300,000 tickets to date. The extensive run of summer tour dates will bring the band to nearly 50 iconic venues coast-to-coast. Full tour routing can be found below, and tickets are available via googoodolls.com/tour.
Formed by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac in Buffalo, NY in 1986, Goo Goo Dolls have quietly broken records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected with millions of fans and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, the group has garnered 4x GRAMMY nominations and nearly a dozen platinum and gold singles combined and seized a page in the history books by achieving 15 #1 and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for “Most Top 10 Singles.”
After going viral on TikTok, the band’s 4x GRAMMY-nominated track “Iris” is now Certified Diamond, and stayed at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 for 18 straight weeks, reaching a new global streaming peak, approaching 5 billion streams worldwide. The global hit continues to reach new audiences around the world and has been covered by the likes of Taylor Swift, Machine Gun Kelly, Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers, yet again proving the timelessness of Goo Goo Dolls’ illustrious catalogue.
So far, A Boy Named Goo (1995) has been Certified 2x Platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl (1998) Certified 5x Platinum and Gutterflower (2002) and Let Love In (2006) are both Certified Gold. In addition, Something for the Rest of Us (2010) and Magnetic (2013) appeared in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200.
SUMMER ANTHEM TRACKLIST
Ocean
Nothing Lasts Forever
Slightly Broken
Misery
Such A Mystery
Run All Night
Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)
GOO GOO DOLLS LIVE
Friday, August 1, 2025 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Centre*
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theatre*
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Centre*
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre*
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion*
Friday, August 8, 2025 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheatre*
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Centre*
Saturday, August 10, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Centre*
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
Friday, August 15, 2025 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheatre at White River State Park*
Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre*
Monday, August 18, 2025 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheatre*
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – La Vista, NE – The Astro*
Thursday, August 21, 2025 – Maryland Heights, 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 Amphitheatre*
Sunday, August 31, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery*
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery*
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 Amphitheatre*
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre*
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Sunday, September 14, 2025 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025 – Camdenton, MO – Ozark Amphitheatre*
