Goo Goo Dolls live in concert.
ON TOUR

Goo Goo Dolls

129
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
129
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
76
%
Based on 
6
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 129 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Goo Goo Dolls is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Goo Goo Dolls concert reviews describe live shows and performances as memorable, accessible, enjoyable, joyous, stunning, expansive, and incredible.

ON TOUR

Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (February 27); Wolfbrook Arena, Christchurch, New Zealand (February 29)

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Latest release

Live at The Academy, New York City, 1995 (October 20, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
rock
ORIGIN
Buffalo, United States (1986 - present)
BIO
Goo Goo Dolls is an alternative rock band formed in 1985 in Buffalo, New York, USA by guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac initially under the name the Sex Maggots (the new name was chosen from an ad in True Detective magazine at the behest of a local club owner).
HAS PERFORMED with
Daughtry, Matchbox Twenty, Train, Blue October

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Tampa Bay Times (USA)

July 25, 2023
%
After a two-hour rain delay, the band cycled through past hits and recent tunes.

Leftlion (UK)

June 28, 2023
%
The Goo Goo Dolls at Rock City

The Upcoming (UK)

June 26, 2023
80
%
The Goo Goo Dolls at the Hammersmith Apollo

RockShot Magazine (UK)

June 23, 2023
%
Nostalgia Packed Sing-A-Longs With The Legendary Goo Goo Dolls

Louder Than War (UK)

June 16, 2023
%
It’s certainly a lot warmer this time when compared to the Goo Goo Dolls’ previous visit to Birmingham, mere weeks before the world shut down due to Covid-19. Back then, the Buffalo stalwarts arrived amid a blitz of unprecedented ice and snow.

Birmingham Live (UK)

June 15, 2023
%
Tonight’s show was all about two bassists – Robby Takac from Goo Goo Dolls, and Lloyd Wood from Those Damn Crows. Both men were having the time of their lives, and wholly captivating to watch.

Rock Show Critique (USA)

September 25, 2022
%
Homecoming Lives Up To Billing For Goo Goo Dolls

Past critic reviews published in

Local Spins (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA), The Santa Barbara Independent (USA), Music Life Magazine (Canada), 100 Percent Rock Magazine (Australia) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Fr Jeff Lorig [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons