Summer Anthem, the new EP from GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls, is set for release on August 22 via Warner Records. Consisting of 7 tracks, Summer Anthem is a precise, hard-hitting project, featuring the type of vivid lyricism that’s led the band to becoming one of the most influential alternative rock groups of all time.
In conjunction, the group debuts their heartfelt track “Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)” alongside an accompanying lyric video. Written by John Rzeznik and produced by Gregg Wattenberg (John Legend, Santana, Noah Kahan) and Grant Michaels (Weezer, Billy Idol, Jewel), “Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)” reflects on the fading nature of life and the quiet clarity that comes with letting go.
Of the song, Rzeznik says, “‘Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)’ is a song about accepting the inevitability of mortality and how life is constantly in flux.”
Most recently, the band released their track “Nothing Last Forever” alongside an accompanying video.
Goo Goo Dolls have also embarked on their sold out Summer Anthem Tour with Dashboard Confessional, which has sold over 300,000 tickets to date. The extensive run of summer tour dates will bring the band to nearly 50 iconic venues coast-to-coast, including stops at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, Morrison’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Wantagh’s Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, Holmdel’s PNC Bank Arts Center, Chicago’s Huntington Bank Pavilion as well as a hometown show at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center. Full tour routing can be found below while tickets can be purchased at googoodolls.com/tour.
Formed by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac in Buffalo, NY during 1986, Goo Goo Dolls have quietly broken records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Beyond selling 15 million records worldwide, the group has garnered 4x GRAMMY-nominations and nearly a dozen platinum and gold singles combined and seized a page in the history books by achieving 15 #1 and Top 10 hits. As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for “Most Top 10 Singles.”
On the heels of going viral on TikTok, the band’s 4x GRAMMY-nominated track “Iris” is now Certified Diamond, clutched #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 for 18 straight weeks and reached a new global streaming peak, approaching 5 billion streams worldwide. The global hit continues to reach new audiences around the world and has been covered by the likes of Taylor Swift, Machine Gun Kelly, Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers, yet again proving the timelessness of Goo Goo Dolls’ illustrious catalog.
Thus far, A Boy Named Goo (1995) has gone 2x Certified Platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl (1998) 5x Certified Platinum and Gutterflower (2002) and Let Love In (2006) are both Certified Gold. In addition, Something for the Rest of Us (2010) and Magnetic (2013) bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200.
SUMMER ANTHEM
TRACKLIST
- Ocean
- Nothing Lasts Forever
- Slightly Broken
- Misery
- Such A Mystery
- Run All Night
- Not Goodbye (Close My Eyes)
GOO GOO DOLLS LIVE
Friday, August 1, 2025 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center*
Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater*
Sunday, August 3, 2025 – Philadelphia, PA – The Mann Center*
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater*
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 – Gilford, NH – BankNH Pavilion*
Friday, August 8, 2025 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center*
Saturday, August 10, 2025 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage*
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center*
Wednesday, August 13, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island*
Friday, August 15, 2025 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park*
Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre*
Monday, August 18, 2025 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge Amphitheater*
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – La Vista, NE – The Astro*
Thursday, August 21, 2025 – Maryland Heights, MO – Saint Louis Music Park*
Friday, August 22, 2025 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre*
Sunday, August 24, 2025 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre*
Thursday, August 28, 2025 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Resort & Casino*
Friday, August 29, 2025 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
Sunday, August 31, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery*
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Seattle, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery*
Thursday, September 4, 2025 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre*
Saturday, September 6, 2025 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre*
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater*
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre*
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Sunday, September 14, 2025 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025 – Camdenton, MO – Ozark Amphitheater*
*with Dashboard Confessional