The Goo Goo Dolls have announced their first headline tour in Australia in over 20 years.
The iconic 90s rock band will begin their Australia Summer Anthem tour in Canberra on 20th February 2025.
The Iris hitmakers will be then perform in Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne.
They will also be supported by Australian pop rock band, Thirsty Merc.
Fans of the US rockers took to social media to share their enthusiasm following the exciting announcement.
‘This is the best news ever. Loved you with Matchbox 20,’ wrote one fan, referring to the last time the band was in the country.
‘GGD my all time faves, and my Aussie faves Thirsty Merc, what a perfect lineup,’ wrote another.
‘I watched you with Matchbox in Sydney and thought (like many people did I’m sure) that you need to come back and be the main act! So happy,’ a third user gushed.
The Goo Goo Dolls have announced they will be touring Australia for the first time in 20 years
However, some fans took issue with the band for not venturing beyond the east coast.
‘Why does Perth miss out?’ one commenter asked pointedly, while another echoed this sentiment by writing: ‘No Perth?’
Pre-sale tickets for the tour will be available from 9am on Wednesday, 6 November.
Tickets to the general public will be go on sale from 10am Monday, 11 November, via Ticketek.
The band will also be one of the headlining acts at the 2025 Yours and Owls festival in Wollongong on 1 March and 2 March 2025.
The Goo Goo Dolls will begin their ‘Australia Summer Anthem’ tour in Canberra on February 20, followed by shows in Sydney , Newcastle, Brisbane , Adelaide , and Melbourne. Pictured: lead singer John Rzeznik
The band last visited Australia in February for the time since 2002 when they toured with Matchbox 20.
Lead singer John Rzeznik formed the Goo Goo Dolls in Buffalo, New York back in 1985 with bassist Robby Takac and drummer George Tutuska, who departed before the release of their breakthrough album A Boy Named Goo.
The band started out as a covers act before developing a more punk sound with the rather unique name The Sex Maggots.
They rose to prominence in the 1990s thanks to a polished power pop sound that was evidenced on the likes of Iris, Name, and Black Balloon.
Drummer Mike Malinin joined the band in 1995, but left in acrimonious circumstances in 2013.
Fans of the US rockers took to social media to share their enthusiasm following the exciting announcement
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