John Rzeznik Setlist
Tour Dates
07/06/16 Airway Heights, WA Northern Quest
07/08/16 Troutdale, OR McMenamins Edgefield 07/09/16 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle 07/12/16 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery 07/13/16 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery 07/15/16 Murphys, CA Ironstone Amphitheatre 07/16/16 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl 07/17/16 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre 07/19/16 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre 07/20/16 Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino 07/22/16 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Council 07/23/16 Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre 07/24/16 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood 07/26/16 Chicago, IL FirstMerit Bank Pavilion 07/27/16 Grand Rapids, MI Frederik Meijer 07/28/16 Appleton, WI Fox Cities Stadium 07/30/16 Prior Lake, MN Mystic Lake Casino 07/31/16 Duluth, MN Bayfront Festival Park 08/02/16 Huber Heights, OH Rose Music 08/03/16 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion A 08/05/16 Nashville, TN Ascend Amphitheater 08/06/16 Indianapolis, IN Farm Bureau 08/07/16 Sterling Heights, MI Freedom Hill 08/09/16 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amph 08/10/16 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion 08/12/16 Wantagh, NY Nikon 08/13/16 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center 08/14/16 Gilford, NH Bank Of NH Pavilion 08/16/16 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion 08/17/16 Portland, ME Maine State Pier 08/19/16 Philadelphia, PA Festival Pier 08/20/16 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Perf 08/21/16 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Perf 08/23/16 Vienna, VA Filene Center At Wolf Trap 08/24/16 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United 08/26/16 Solomons, MD PNC Waterside Pavilion 08/27/16 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater 08/28/16 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Metro Credit 08/30/16 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe 08/31/16 Saint Augustine, FL St. Augustine 09/02/16 Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheater 09/04/16 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amp 09/07/16 Allen, TX Allen Event Center 09/08/16 The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods 09/11/16 Austin, TX Statesman Skyline Theater 09/13/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre 09/14/16 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden 09/16/16 Las Vegas, NV Downtown Las Vegas 09/17/16 Del Mar, CA Del Mar Racetrack 09/18/16 Del Mar, CA Del Mar Racetrack 10/08/16 Norwich, Univ. Of East Anglia 10/09/16 Leeds, O2 Academy Leeds 10/10/16 Glasgow, O2 Academy Glasgow 10/12/16 Manchester, Albert Hall 10/13/16 Birmingham, O2 Institute Birmingham 10/14/16 London, Eventim Apollo Read More
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This is one of the rigors of the road when you’re sent on a large promotional tour and John Rzeznik, lead singer from The Goo Goo Dolls was no exception, stopping to ponder for a minute as he played on the bow of a boat on the shores of Lake Minnetonka near 6Smith restaurant in suburban Wayzata.
John Rzeznik |
Rzeznik and the band have been doing a lot of promotional stops and TV appearances (Today show, The Talk, Conan); some with the full band, some solo, so it’s no wonder his head is slightly spinning.
“This is such a beautiful place… our band has been coming here forever”, Rzeznik mentioned after the opening ‘Rebel Beat’, dressed casually in jeans, a gray v-neck t-shirt, and aviator sunglasses.
New single ‘So Alive’ was next, co-written with Greg Wattenburg (Train, Five for Fighting, O.A.R.) who also co-produced and played on much of the new album.
Stopping for a quick interview after the song, Rzeznik admitted to songwriting being “ninety-nine percent terror” for him, though he is very proud of most of the songs on this, their eleventh studio album.
After a well-received ‘Name’ (which went Top 5 in 1995), Rzeznik played another new track, ‘The Pin’, which he co-wrote with Drew Pearson, half the writing team for Phillip Phillips’ massive hit ‘Home’.
Finishing with 2000’s ‘Broadway’, Rzeznik was then convinced to play a short game of “Never Have I Ever”, a bit cribbed from The Ellen show, revealing that he’s accidently set his hair on fire, his go-to karaoke song is likely a Van Halen song, and fears about catching a cold via his microphone.
Los Angeles indie-pop singer Genevieve (Schatz) , formerly of Chicago indie rock band, Company of Thieves, opened the afternoon with an earlier set and The Goo Goo Dolls embark on a long summer tour of mostly outdoor amphitheaters, alongside Collective Soul, including a July 30 stop at nearby Mystic Lake.
Goo Goo Dolls (John Rzeznik acoustic) at 6Smith, Wayzata, MN (16 June 2016) |
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