Goo Goo Dolls Extends 2022 Tour; ‘Rarities’ Compilation Available Now

Courtesy: Warner Records

Goo Goo Dolls’ fans will have even more chances to see the band live next year.

The band announced Tuesday through a news release, it has expanded its Summer 2022 Tour. The announcement comes more than five months after the band first announced its plan to launch the tour July 26 in Salt Lake City, UT.

With the additional dates included in the schedule, the tour is now scheduled to launch even earlier, on July 15 in Nampa, ID and to run through Sept. 24 in Buffalo, NY. The tour was originally scheduled to run through Sept. 2 in Los Angeles, CA.

The new schedule is noted below. More information on the tour is available here.

GOO GOO DOLLS – SUMMER 2022 TOUR DATES

July 15, 2022 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater 

July 16, 2022 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater*

July 18, 2022 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheatre*

July 22, 2022 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino*

July 24, 2022 – Portland, OR – Edgefield*

July 26, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

July 27, 2022 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

July 29, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park

July 30, 2022 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre

August 1, 2022 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

August 3, 2022 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights

August 4, 2022 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

August 5, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

August 7, 2022 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

August 8, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

August 10, 2022 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

August 12, 2022 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater*

August 13, 2022 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Pavilion

August 14, 2022 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

August 16, 2022 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion

August 19, 2022 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center 

August 20, 2022 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*

August 21, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts

August 23, 2022 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheatre

August 24, 2022 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place

August 26, 2022 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

August 27, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater

August 28, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

August 30, 2022 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre

August 31, 2022 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

September 2, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

September 3, 2022 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*

September 4, 2022 – Palo Alto, CA – Frost Amphitheater*

September 12, 2022 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater*

September 13, 2022 – Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre*

September 17, 2022 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre*

September 18, 2022 – Rogers, AR – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion*^

September 20, 2022 – Doswell, VA – After Hours Concerts at The Meadow Event Park*

September 21, 2022 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo Amphitheater*

September 22, 2022 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE*

September 24, 2022 – Buffalo, NY – Keybank Center

In other news, Goo Goo Dolls released its latest album,  Rarities, June 25 through Warner Records. The record produced the single, ‘Nothing Can Change You‘ and covers of Live’s ‘Let Love In‘ and INXS’ ‘Don’t Change.‘

Rarities‘ track listing is noted below.

“RARITIES” DIGITAL/CD TRACK-LISTING

1. Hit or Miss
2. Nothing Can Change You 
3. Long Way Down (Chris Lord Alge Remix)
4. Name (Live Acoustic)
5. Don’t Change (Live)
6. Girl Right Next to Me (Live Acoustic)
7. Another Second Time Around (Live Acoustic)
8. Iris (Acoustic)
9. Slide (Acoustic)
10. Naked (Remix)
11. Black Balloon (Live)
12. Naked (Live)
13. Black Balloon (Live from Sessions@AOL)
14. Broadway (Live from Sessions@AOL)
15. We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone) (Acoustic)
16. Better Days (Acoustic)
17. Let Love In (Live)
18. Listen (Live)
19. Feel The Silence (Live)
20. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

“RARITIES” VINYL TRACK-LISTING

SIDE ONE

1. Hit or Miss
2. Nothing Can Change You
3. Long Way Down (Chris Lord Alge Remix)
4. Name (Live Acoustic)
5. Don’t Change (Live)

SIDE TWO

1. Girl Right Next to Me (Live Acoustic)
2. Another Second Time Around (Live Acoustic)
3. Iris (Acoustic)
4. Slide (Acoustic)
5. Naked (Remix)

SIDE THREE

1. Black Balloon (Live)
2. Naked (Live)
3. Black Balloon (Live from Sessions@AOL)
4. Broadway (Live from Sessions@AOL)
5. We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone) (Acoustic)

SIDE FOUR

1. Better Days (Acoustic)
2. Let Love In (Live)
3. Listen (Live)
4. Feel The Silence (Live)
5. Take Me Out To The Ball Game

In related news, Goo Goo Dolls is working on its 13th album. More information on that as-yet-untitled album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.googoodolls.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googoodolls

Twitter: https://twitter.com/googoodolls

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Goo Goo Dolls Announces 2022 North American Tour Schedule

Courtesy: Warner Records

Goo Goo Dolls’ American audiences will have to wait until next year to see the band live.

The band announced through a news release Friday, that it will launch its next tour July 26, 2022 in Salt Lake City, UT. The tour is scheduled to run through Sept. 2 in Los Angeles, CA. The tour features performances in cities nationwide, such as Raleigh, NC; Cleveland, OH and Houston, TX.

The tour’s schedule is noted below. Ticket information is available here.

GOO GOO DOLLS – SUMMER 2022 TOUR DATES

July 26, 2022 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre

July 27, 2022 – Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

July 29, 2022 – St. Louis, MO – St. Louis Music Park

July 30, 2022 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheatre

August 1, 2022 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre

August 3, 2022 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights

August 4, 2022 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island

August 5, 2022 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

August 7, 2022 – Detroit, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

August 8, 2022 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage

August 10, 2022 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

August 13, 2022 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Pavilion

August 14, 2022 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion

August 16, 2022 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion

August 19, 2022 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center 

August 21, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA – Mann Center for the Performing Arts

August 23, 2022 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheatre

August 24, 2022 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place

August 26, 2022 – Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

August 27, 2022 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheatre

August 28, 2022 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park

August 30, 2022 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre

August 31, 2022 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

September 2, 2022 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre

In other news, Goo Goo Dolls has unveiled a live clip of its cover of ‘Nothing Can Change You.’ The song was originally composed and recorded by Tommy Keene and is featured in Goo Goo Dolls’ forthcoming record, Rarities. The record is scheduled for release June 25 through Warner Records.

Along with the Tommy Keene cover, Rarities also features a live cover of INXS’ ‘Don’t Change‘ and an in-studio performance of Live’s ‘Let Love In.’

Rarities‘ track listing is noted below.

“RARITIES” DIGITAL/CD TRACK-LISTING

1. Hit or Miss
2. Nothing Can Change You 
3. Long Way Down (Chris Lord Alge Remix)
4. Name (Live Acoustic)
5. Don’t Change (Live)
6. Girl Right Next to Me (Live Acoustic)
7. Another Second Time Around (Live Acoustic)
8. Iris (Acoustic)
9. Slide (Acoustic)
10. Naked (Remix)
11. Black Balloon (Live)
12. Naked (Live)
13. Black Balloon (Live from Sessions@AOL)
14. Broadway (Live from Sessions@AOL)
15. We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone) (Acoustic)
16. Better Days (Acoustic)
17. Let Love In (Live)
18. Listen (Live)
19. Feel The Silence (Live)
20. Take Me Out to the Ball Game

“RARITIES” VINYL TRACK-LISTING

SIDE ONE

1. Hit or Miss
2. Nothing Can Change You
3. Long Way Down (Chris Lord Alge Remix)
4. Name (Live Acoustic)
5. Don’t Change (Live)

SIDE TWO

1. Girl Right Next to Me (Live Acoustic)
2. Another Second Time Around (Live Acoustic)
3. Iris (Acoustic)
4. Slide (Acoustic)
5. Naked (Remix)

SIDE THREE

1. Black Balloon (Live)
2. Naked (Live)
3. Black Balloon (Live from Sessions@AOL)
4. Broadway (Live from Sessions@AOL)
5. We’ll Be Here (When You’re Gone) (Acoustic)

SIDE FOUR

1. Better Days (Acoustic)
2. Let Love In (Live)
3. Listen (Live)
4. Feel The Silence (Live)
5. Take Me Out To The Ball Game

In other news, Goo Goo Dolls is working on its 13th album. More information on that as-yet-untitled album is available along with all of the band’s latest news at:

Website: https://www.googoodolls.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googoodolls

Twitter: https://twitter.com/googoodolls

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Live Celebrating Debut Album’s 25th Anniversary With Record’s Re-Issue

Courtesy: MSO PR

Veteran rock act Live will re-issue its debut album this summer.

The band, which recently re-united with its original front man Ed Kowalczyk, announced this week that it will re-issue its debut album Mental Jewelry on Aug. 11.  The release coincides with the 25^th anniversary of the album’s original release, and will also feature album in an expanded 2 CD deluxe edition to mark the occasion along with two separate vinyl presentations of the record and even a cassette recording of the album.

The liner notes for the album’s upcoming re-issue, which include stories about the band’s early days before it become a hit worldwide, were written by Kowalczyk. He wrote at one point in the notes of the band’s days playing at CBGB during its infancy, noting the band’s meager wages for the shows at the famed club.

“Hilly [Kristal, the club’s owner] typically didn’t pay bands for showcase-type gigs, but he would give us $100 for gas for the three-hour-plus commute from old York [PA},” Kowalczyk wrote.”

The album’s new re-issue features not just new liner notes, but a handful of rarities to boot, including the previously unreleased song ‘Born Branded’ – which was recorded during the album’s original sessions, but never made it to the record’s final cut – a club remix of ‘Pain Lies on the Riverside,’ from famed Public Enemy producer Hank Shocklee, a pair of tracks from the band’s 1991 EP Four Songs and a full-length, previously unreleased 1992 live show from the band recorded at The Roxy in Los Angeles.

Pre-orders for the album’s re-issue are open now with the instant grat track ‘Pain Lies on the Riverside,’ which was taken from that 1992 show at The Roxy. The song is streaming now for free online via Rolling Stone.

The full track listing for the album’s re-issue is noted below.

TRACKLISTING FOR 25^TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE REISSUE MENTAL JEWELRY:

 

DISC ONE:

Pain Lies on the Riverside

Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)

The Beauty of Gray

Brothers Unaware

Tired of “Me”

Mirror Song

Waterboy

Take My Anthem

You Are the World

Good Pain

Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd

10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)

^Born Branded

* Pain Lies On The Riverside

< Negation

< Heaven Wore A Shirt

 

^ = previously unreleased

* = Hank Shocklee club remix

< = from 4 Songs EP (September 24, 1991)

 

DISC TWO (Live At The Roxy July 16, 1992):

Show Intro

Waterboy

Take My Anthem

Pain Lies On The Riverside

Susquehanna

Negation

You Are The World

Tired of “Me”

Heaven Wore A Shirt

Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)

Good Pain

The Beauty of Gray

10,000 Years (Peace Is Now)

The band is also touring worldwide in support of the album’s re-issue.  Its current tour scheduled can be viewed online now here.

More information on Live’s upcoming re-issue, its tour schedule latest news and more is available online now at:

 

 

 

Website: http://freaks4live.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/THEBANDLIVE

Twitter: http://twitter.com/freaks4live

 

 

 

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Carolina Rebellion Organizers Announce Details For 5th Annual Festival

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The Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion Festival is one of North Carolina’s biggest annual music festivals if not the biggest. And this year, the festival will celebrate an important anniversary when it returns to the Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 2^nd and 3^rd.

This year, the Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary with one of its biggest lineups to date. The fifth annual festival will feature no fewer than thirty-six acts over two days. The acts tapped to perform this year include some of the biggest names in rock’s past, present, and future. Those names include the likes of: Slayer, Slipknot, Queensryche, Hatebreed, Cheap Trick, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Rise Against, Jackyl, In Flames, Periphery, and many other major names. The current lineup for this year’s festival is listed below.

Saturday, May 2

Korn, Marilyn Manson, Rise Against, Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Chevelle, Cheap Trick, Papa Roach, Bush, Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts, Jackyl, Of Mice & Men, Live, Motionless In White, Periphery, Beartooth, Young Guns, Marmozets, Islander and more.

 

Sunday, May 3

Slipknot, Godsmack, Slayer, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators, Breaking Benjamin, Halestorm, Queensrÿche, The Pretty Reckless, In This Moment, In Flames, Tremonti, Suicidal Tendencies, Testament, Hatebreed, Starset, Butcher Babies, We Are Harlot, Exodus, and more.

Slipknot front man Corey Taylor discussed the band’s addition to the bill and playing alongside other great names in rock in a recent interview saying, “We are very excited to be headlining Rebellion this year! We’re honored to be playing in the company of Cheap Trick, one of my all-time favorites, as well as playing with such good friends like Korn, Halestorm and Slayer!” Korn front man Jonathan Davis explained that the Carolina Rebellion festival plays a very important part in that band’s history as it served as the point of reunion for the band with guitarist Brian “Head” Welch in 2012. “Three years ago, we reunited with our brother Head on stage at Carolina Rebellion. Since then, we made a new album and toured the world together,” he said. He went on to note that the reunion means even more as the band plans on playing its debut album in its entirety at this year’s festival. And now we’re back to perform our first album in its entirety.  Rebellion is going to be a really special show for us,” he said.

Carolina Rebellion Festival Co-Executive Producer Gary Spivack of RockHouse discussed the importance of this year’s installment of what is the biggest of the Mid-Atlantic region’s rock festivals and of making it a special, memorable anniversary for audiences. “Rebellion is truly the Carolinas ’ biggest music party of the year,” he said. “For the 5th annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion, we wanted to acknowledge not only the best in current rock with the likes of Slipknot, Godsmack, Breaking Benjamin and more, but also celebrate some great iconic rock bands like Sammy Hagar & The Circle, Cheap Trick, Slayer and others to give the Rebels the widest range of Rock N’ Roll possible.”

A ticket pre-sale is currently underway for the festival. It runs until Friday, January 16th at 11:59am ET. The pre-sale offers a limited amount of tickets at early bird pre-sale prices (plus fees). Those prices are:

Weekend General Admission Ticket: $99

Weekend General Admission Ticket 4-Pack: $299

Single Day General Admission Ticket: $59.50

Those that purchase weekend general admission tickets during both the current pre-sale and the upcoming general on-sale period can purchase a VIP Lounge Upgrade for $110. Even bigger news for audiences, the Carolina Rebellion Festival is offering layaway packages for purchase through January 31^st. This is the first year that this is being made available for audiences. A limited number of discount tickets for active military members via GovX.

Along with the general admission, weekend general admission, and VIP packages, hotel and camping packages are also currently available. Prices will remain the same through both pre-sale and general on-sale periods. All hotel packages are for three nights. They are available for couples and for groups of up to four. The packages include access to the Friday Night Campground Party in the campgrounds. Camping opens at noon on Friday, May 1^st and closes at noon on Monday, May 4^th. Camping upgrades include access to the Friday Night Campground Party. The Camping packages include a $25 merchandise voucher, access to VIP Lounge, a festival poster, and access to the Friday Night Campground Party.

The annual Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion Festival is sponsored by Monster Energy, Bud Light, Jack Daniels, Jagermeister, Crazy Dave’s Music Experience, Zippo Encore and others. It is produced by AEG Live, Danny Wimmer Presents, and RockHouse Presents. It is part of the World’s Loudest Month festival series. More information on the Monster Energy Carolina Rebellion Festival is available online at:

Website: http://www.CarolinaRebellion.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carolinarebellion

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Live Returns With New Album, Singer, Label This Fall

Courtesy: Think Loud Recordings

Veteran rock band Live will release its new album this fall.

Live will release The Turn on Tuesday, October 28^th on Think Loud Recordings. The album, the band’s–eighth full-length studio release–is the first with new front man Chris Shinn. It also features the band’s original lineup of Chad Taylor (guitar/backing vocals), Patrick Dalheimer (bass/percussion), and Chad Gracey (drums/percussion). It also reunites the band with producer Jerry Harrison. Harrison previously worked with Live on three of the band’s previous releases—Mental Jewelry (1991), Throwing Copper (1995), and The Distance To Here (1999).

The band launched a Pledge Music campaign yesterday to kick off the promotional efforts for the album’s release. A portion of the proceeds from that campaign will go to the charity Musicians on Call. Musicians on Call is a charity program that brings both live musicians and recorded music in to hospitals around the country as a means of therapy for patients. More information on Musicians on Call and its efforts is available online at http://www.musiciansoncall.org. Fans can help make The Turn a reality and help donate to Musicians on Call all at the same time online at http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/live. Details on the album’s lead single, tour dates and more will be announced soon. They will be announced both through the band’s Pledge Music page and via its various social media platforms. The track listing for The Turn is listed below.

The Turn Track Listing:
1.    Sirens Call
2.    Don’t Run to Wait
3.    Natural Born Killers
4.    6310 Rodgerton Dr.
5.    By Design
6.    The Way Around is Through
7.    Need Tonight
8.    The Strength to Hold On
9.    We Open The Door
10.   He Could Teach the Devil Tricks
11.   Till You Came Around

More information on Live, its upcoming album and tour dates and all of the latest updates from the band is available online at http://freaks4live.com, http://www.facebook.com/THEBANDLIVE, and http://twitter.com/freaks4live. To keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews, go online to http://www.facebook.com/philspicks and “Like” it. Fans can always keep up with the latest sports and entertainment news and reviews in the Phil’s Picks blog at https://philspicks.wordpress.com.