The ’90s are about to meet the ’00s.
Goo Goo Dolls just announced they’re hitting the road from July through September 2025 for their ‘Summer Anthem Tour’ with Dashboard Confessional.
Along the way, the co-headliners will make four New York and New Jersey stops.
First up, they’re slated to rock out at Saratoga Springs’ Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, July 30.
After that, John Rzeznik and co. drop into Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Friday, Aug. 1, Long Island’s Jones Beach Theater on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, Aug. 9.
“We’re busy putting together our 15th studio album so we will have some great new songs and of course we’ll be playing all the songs you know and love,” Goo Goo Dolls shared via Instagram.
“Every tour we do is about making new friends and reuniting with everyone who’s been with us since day one…It’s gonna be a summer of loud music and good friends and we can’t wait to get it going!”
Prior to the tour, Goo Goo Dolls will play Verona, NY’s Turning Stone Resort Casino on Saturday, Jan. 4.
Fans can purchase tickets for all upcoming Goo Goo Dolls shows on sites like Vivid Seats; the official ‘Summer Anthem Tour’ on-sale is Friday, Nov. 22.
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Goo Goo Dolls tour schedule 2025
A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
Goo Goo Dolls set list
Based on our findings, Goo Goo Dolls last headlined at Las Vegas’ Convention Center on Nov. 5. For a closer look, these are the tracks Set List FM reported they performed.
01.) “Dizzy”
02.) “Home”
03.) “Slide”
04.) “Big Machine”
05.) “Black Balloon”
06.) “Here Is Gone”
07.) “Life’s a Message”
08.) “Miracle Pill”
09.) “Sympathy”
10.) “Name”
11.) “So Alive”
12.) “Come to Me”
13.) “Bringing On the Light”
14.) “Run All Night”
15.) “Stay With You”
16.) “Better Days”
17.) “Broadway”
18.) “Iris”
19.) “Give a Little Bit” (Supertramp cover)
20.) “Let Love In”
21.) “American Girl” (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover)
Dashboard Confessional set list
Most recently, Chris Carrabba and the band took the stage at Irving, TX’s Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory on Oct. 27. According to Set List FM, here’s what they played that evening.
01.) “The Best Deceptions”
02.) “Again I Go Unnoticed”
03.) “The Sharp Hint of New Tears”
04.) “Don’t Wait”
05.) “The Good Fight”
06.) “Carry This Picture”
07.) “Southbound and Sinking”
08.) “Saints and Sailors”
09.) “Remember to Breathe”
10.) “Stolen”
11.) “The Swiss Army Romance”
12.) “Turpentine Chaser”
13.) “Watch the Fire”
14.) “Screaming Infidelities”
15.) “Vindicated”
Encore
16.) “Hands Down”
Goo Goo Dolls new music
Although Goo Goo Dolls teased a new album, they’ve only released one song this year and that was back in February.
The track, “Beautiful Lie,” is an uplifting rocker that fits squarely into the “Summer Anthem” genre. It’s got a memorable hook in “you’re such a beautiful lie” and hypnotic beat. In fact, we can already imagine ourselves singing along at an amphitheater this summer.
Want to hear for yourself? You can find “Beautiful Lie” here.
Dashboard Confessional new music
Thus far, Dashboard Confessional has dropped two new tunes in 2024.
“It Was Real To Me” featuring Mokita is a mellow entry in their canon and has mid-set slow jam written all over it if the band decides to include the song in their 2025 set list.
Their collaboration with BOYS LIKE GIRLS, “Watch The Fire,” is a bit more upbeat with its thumping drums, dueling vocals and trademark emo lyrics. It’s a certified jam that sounds a bit more mature than the group’s biggest hits.
’90s and ’00s groups on tour in 2024-25
Many acts that broke big when the internet did are going to be out and about over the next few months.
To make sure we’re on the same webpage, here are just five of our favorite turn of the century ’90s and ’00s acts you won’t want to miss live in the near future.
• Oasis
• Coldplay
• Pixies
Who else is on the road? Take a look at our list of all the 2025 Grammy nominees on tour to find the show for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
