The 2013 Summer Tour was a co-headlining tour by American bands Matchbox Twenty and the Goo Goo Dolls. Beginning in June 2013, the tour supported the band's albums, North and Magnetic respectively. The tour included more than 30 dates in the United States and Canada.
Background After the California Mid-State Fair announced their 2013 concert lineup, media outlet began to speculate of the joint tour between the two bands. They were later paired for the Ravinia Festival. Rob Thomas confirmed the outing on March 15, 2013, during an interview on 96.5 TIC FM. Thomas explained many summer tours are a "package deal" and feels it more fun to tour with others. He continued to say, "You are putting together that whole night of music from the minute people sit down. You want to have what is going to feel like a whole night that everybody is going to enjoy [...] It's not going to be one band for one group of people, and one band for another".
Opening act Kate Earl (select dates)
Setlist
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueNorth AmericaJune 25, 2013ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless ArenaJune 26, 2013Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterJune 27, 2013TorontoCanadaMolson Canadian AmphitheatreJune 29, 2013BurgettstownUnited StatesFirst Niagara PavilionJune 30, 2013CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterJuly 2, 2013Highland ParkRavinia Park PavilionJuly 3, 2013July 4, 2013July 6, 2013ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJuly 7, 2013NoblesvilleKlipsch Music CenterJuly 9, 2013Maryland HeightsVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterJuly 10, 2013MolineiWireless CenterJuly 12, 2013Kansas CitySprint CenterJuly 13, 2013MinneapolisBasilica of Saint MaryJuly 15, 2013Greenwood VillageFiddler's Green AmphitheatreJuly 17, 2013Los AngelesGibson AmphitheatreJuly 20, 2013IrvineVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreJuly 21, 2013Paso RoblesChumash Grandstand ArenaJuly 23, 2013ConcordSleep Train PavilionJuly 30, 2013The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJuly 31, 2013DallasGexa Energy PavilionAugust 2, 2013PelhamOak Mountain AmphitheatreAugust 3, 2013AtlantaAaron's Amphitheatre at LakewoodAugust 4, 2013TampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreAugust 6, 2013CharlotteVerizon Wireless AmphitheatreAugust 7, 2013RaleighTime Warner Cable Music PavilionAugust 8, 2013Virginia BeachFarm Bureau LiveAugust 10, 2013BristowJiffy Lube LiveAugust 11, 2013CamdenSusquehanna Bank CenterAugust 13, 2013UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaAugust 14, 2013HersheyStar PavilionAugust 16, 2013Holmdel TownshipPNC Bank Arts CenterAugust 17, 2013WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterAugust 18, 2013MansfieldComcast CenterAugust 20, 2013SalisburyWicomico Youth and Civic CenterAugust 21, 2013CharlestonCharleston Civic CenterAugust 22, 2013Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterAugust 25, 2013LondonCanadaBudweiser GardensAugust 26, 2013RamaCasino Rama Entertainment CentreAugust 28, 2013MonctonMoncton ColiseumAugust 29, 2013HalifaxHalifax Metro Centre
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances These concerts were a part of the "Ravinia Festival" This concert was a part of the Basilica Block Party This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair"
Box office score data VenueCityTickets sold / AvailableGross revenueSprint CenterKansas City 6,916 / 9,753 (72%)$513,296Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville 5,164 / 5,475 (94%)$331,736Budweiser GardensLondon5,002 / 7,235 (69%)$291,451
Gross
Total available gross: 413,418 tickets sold, $15.5 million from 42 shows2013 Top 100 Worldwide Tours
Critical reception The tour received good feedback from music critics. For the concert in Saratoga Springs, Andrew Champagne (The Saratogian) stated the show was energetic and crowd pleasing. He went on to say, "The three acts combined to play for over three hours and provided plenty of high points on a gorgeous summer evening, The fans in the pavilion and on the lawn were all too happy to oblige". At the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Nick Krewen (Toronto Star) gave the show three out of four stars. He writes, "Their musicianship was solid, if not spectacular, songwriter Johnny Rzeznik, relied more on the strength of the songs than their reliance on technology". Katie Foglia (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) called the show at the First Niagara Pavilion overwhelming. She explained, "After the sun faded, an introductory video hit the screens. The energy was palpable. although marketed as co-headliners, it became clear that the Goo Goo Dolls just started the show—and Matchbox Twenty ended it".
External links Matchbox Twenty Official Website Goo Goo Dolls Official Website
References