Goo Goo Dolls Ready For Canada

But is Canada ready for Goo Goo Dolls? We’ll find out come February when John Rzeznik & Co. head north of the border for shows in markets ranging from Montreal to Vancouver. Presales and general onsales launch this week.

Playing mostly theatres, the winter tour in support of the band’s 2013 album Magnetic has the Goos traveling an east to west trajectory with stops in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and British Columbia. Last stop is at the new Hard Rock Casino in Coquitlam near Vancouver. Here’s the routing:

Feb. 17 – Montreal, Quebec, Olympia de Montreal
Feb. 21 – Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton Place Theatre
Feb. 22 – Oshawa, Ontario, General Motors Centre
Feb. 25 – Thunder Bay, Ontario, Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
Feb. 26 – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pantages Playhouse Theatre
March 1 – Edmonton, Alberta, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
March 2 – Calgary, Alberta, Jack Singer Concert Hall
March 3 – Lethbridge, Alberta, ENMAX Centre
March 5 – Victoria, British Columbia, Royal Theatre
March 7 – Coquitlam, British Columbia, Hard Rock Casino

Photo: Steve Jennings

"Live In The Vineyard," Uptown Theatre, Napa, Calif.

Presales begin Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. local time and run until 10 p.m. the night before general onsales launching Dec. 13 & 14. Ticket details for the March 3 Lethbridge gig are forthcoming. Visit GooGooDolls.com for more info.