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Sep 17 2023

Mankato Free Press - Goo Goo Dolls set to bring the hits to Vetter Stone Amphitheater

By Robb Murray

Inside the inner circle of the Goo Goo Dolls, they’ve got a term for the hit songs everyone wants to hear.

“We sort of laugh and call them the Dirty Dozen like,” says Robby Takac, founding member…

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Sep 13 2023

Review STL - Concert Photos: Goo Goo Dolls with O.A.R at STL Music Park

By Jeremy Housewright

The Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R made a stop at STL Music Park on Saturday night for their The Big Night Out Tour.

Just over 4,000 fans enjoyed the beautiful evening and the great rock show.

See…

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Sep 13 2023

American Songwriter - Goo Goo Dolls Announce ‘Live at the Academy 1995’ Album

By Patrick Hosken

One of the most endearing things you can say to someone from Buffalo is mention the Goo Goo Dolls. The group, who have been making music together for nearly 40 years, scored huge hits in the…

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Sep 11 2023

Robby's Latest Blog for InRock Mag

Hey Hey In Rockers and Welcome to The Lobby, this month from the hot and humid state of Florida as we are days away from beginning our North American “Big Night Out” tour with our friends OAR and later in…

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Sep 9 2023

Why Music Matters - Goo Goo Dolls Bassist and Music Is Art Founder, Robby Takac on the Power of Music to Build Community

On this episode of Why Music Matters with Jeff Miers, I catch up with Goo Goo Dolls bassist and Music Is Art founder Robby Takac. As one of the most successful musicals to have emerged from Buffalo over the past…

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Sep 7 2023

WGRZ - Music is Art Festival on Saturday

Music Is Art will feature more than 250 bands on 27 stages. There will be art installations and live art, along with food, drinks, DJs, and a kids village.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Several bands will be performing this Saturday for…

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Sep 6 2023

The Buffalo News - From running a festival to a studio, Goo Goo Dolls' Robby Takac needs to sweat it

By Tim O'Shei

In late June, when the sun lingered deep into the evening and the Goo Goo Dolls had a few days off before tour rehearsals, Robby Takac was back home in Buffalo. And he was sweating.

Not just…

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Sep 6 2023

The Buffalo News - Beautiful music: Robby Takac is back for the Music is Art festival

Tim O'Shei and Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac talk music and more on the eve of the 2023 Music is Art festival.

https://youtu.be/BrdmJH5Punk?si=dit13B8QRhd9gmXx

Aug 31 2023

Glide Magazine - The Goo Goo Dolls Bring “Big Night Out” Summer Tour To Fiddler’s Green (PHOTOS)

By Todd Radunsky

The Goo Goo Dolls brought their “Big Night Out” Summer Tour to  Fiddler’s Green in Greenwood Village, CO outside of Denver on August 30th.

The band pleased the masses by playing songs that spanned much of their…

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Aug 29 2023

OMNY.FM - Rob Lucas & Robby Takac - Music Is Art 2023

Rob Lucas fills in for David Bellavia: Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls joins the program to chat about life on tour, and Music Is Art 2023! 

Listen here - https://omny.fm/shows/david-bellavia/rob-lucas-robby-takac-music-is-art-2023

Aug 29 2023

The Pitch - Goo Goo Dolls and O.A.R. dodge the heatwave at Starlight Aug. 27

By Lauren Textor

Goo Goo Dolls
with O.A.R
Starlight Theatre
Sunday, Aug. 27

Last August, I attended my first Goo Goo Dolls concert at Starlight. As soon as frontman John Rzeznik stepped on stage, I was captivated by his voice……

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Aug 25 2023

PBS - Goo Goo Dolls on gaining new, younger fans 25 Years after ‘Dizzy Up the Girl’

The Goo Goo Dolls are on tour again playing favorites from the 25th anniversary of their album 'Dizzy Up the Girl’ around the country and debuting new work. Geoff Bennett caught up with the lead band members about innovating while…

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Aug 24 2023

NUVO - Goo Goo Dolls Night Bigout Tour at TCU Amphitheatre

By Jeffrey Everett

The Goo Goo Dolls returned to Indy on their Night Big out Tour with O.A.R. Frontman John Rzeznik and bass player Robby Takac formed the group all the way back in 1986 in Buffalo New York. They…

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Aug 22 2023

NYS Music - Goo Goo Dolls Bring Big Night Out Tour To Lakeview Amphitheater In Syracuse

By Daniel Bocchino

It was a big night for rock fans in Syracuse on Wednesday, as The Goo Goo Dolls brought their Big Night Out Tour to Lakeview Amphitheater.  O.A.R. opened the show. 
 

It’s been a long road for The…

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Aug 20 2023

The Oakland Press: Goo Goo Dolls dizzy Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre crowd with hits, deep cuts

August 20, 2023 at 11:45 a.m.

Goo Goo Dolls' frontman John Rzeznik performs Saturday night, Aug. 19, at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights (Photo by Chris Schwegler/313 Presents).

Rare is the band that can open a concert with…

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Aug 19 2023

NPR Illinois - The Goo Goo Dolls to stop in Decatur on the 'Big Night Out Tour' | Community Voices

The Goo Goo Dolls have sold more than 15 million records worldwide, with 16 number one and Top 10 hits. They are touring the country on the career-spanning “Big Night Out Tour,"  that will stop in Decatur on Sept. 24…

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Aug 17 2023

CleveRock.com - Goo Goo Dolls Interview | Bassist Robby Takac

by Joel Voorman

Mowing the lawn was my least favorite chore as a teenager. The one thing that made it more bearable, beginning at age 14 in 1998, was the purchase of yellow earmuffed headphones that could receive an FM…

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Aug 17 2023

New England Sounds - PHOTOS: Goo Goo Dolls, O.A.R. In Boston, MA (08.15.23)

By John Hutchings

Pop rock giants Goo Goo Dolls were back in New England for their annual summer visit this week, with the exception of 2020 when COVID-19 shut down the touring industry the band has played in MA, CT,…

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Aug 17 2023

Syracuse.com - Goo Goo Dolls dust off 90s hits at St. Joe’s Amp, but they’re not stuck in the past (review, photos)

By Patrick McCarthy

Goo Goo Dolls’ lead vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik may have some fears of the future, but that doesn’t mean the band is stuck in the past.

The Buffalo-based band played for an hour and 45 minutes…

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Aug 16 2023

The News-Herald: Goo Goo Dolls hitting Blossom with an arsenal of radio hits

Buffalo band on the road with ‘I Won’t Back Down’ pals O.A.R.

By John Benson

Afghan Whigs singer Greg Dulli during the late 1990s said something to the effect that the Goo Goo Dolls put Soul Asylum out of business.

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Aug 16 2023

The Oakland Press - Goo Goo Dolls at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre, 5 Things to Know

By Gary Graff

The duo of John Rzeznik and Robby Takac, which formed during 1986 in Buffalo, released a new album last year — “Chaos in Bloom,” its 13th studio set. The Goos are still promoting it his summer as…

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Aug 16 2023

Cincinnati Enquirer - Goo Goo Dolls frontman solves the downfall of Sudsy Malone's, our notorious laundromat-bar

By Alessandro Corona

In a world where one-hit wonders ruled the music scene – one band, the Goo Goo Dolls, became a mainstay on the alternative charts with several hits throughout the late '90s and well into the 2000s. Since…

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Aug 14 2023

Asburyparkvibes; ENERGETIC FUSION: GOO GOO DOLLS & O.A.R. ROCK THE BORGATA

Words & Photos by Steve Cerf

The Borgata in Atlantic City came alive with vibrant energy as the renowned, multi-platinum artists, Goo Goo Dolls and the dynamic O.A.R. brought their “The Big Night Tour”, delivering a night of musical brilliance.…

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Aug 13 2023

OC Music News - Goo Goo Dolls Live at White Oak Amphitheater

Read the review here - https://ocmusicnews.com/goo-goo-dolls-live-in-greensboro/

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