Ridgefield Washington’s Sunlight Supply Amphitheater was the place to be last Saturday, if you wanted to see a big production rock show anyway. In town were Allen Stone, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Train in what will most likely be one of the biggest tours making the rounds this summer. Ridgefield was the second night of the tour, so there’s plenty of opportunity to see these guys before the lights go out.
Allen Stone kicked things off as people were still putting butts down in the nearly packed amphitheater. Mr. Stone and his band played six songs including a cover of the Bob Marley classic Is This Love.
The Goo Goo Dolls, coming off a very successful Dizzy Up The Girl anniversary tour took the stage next. They played a full suite of the songs we all fell in love with over the years, opening with Stay With You and closing with Broadway. The Goo Goo Dolls played sixteen songs when all was said and done. During their set, the Goo Goo Dolls premiered a new single titled Miracle Pill from their upcoming album of the same name. It’s a catchy tune with a rhythmic keyboard back beat. It’ll be interesting to hear what the Goo Goo Dolls have up their sleeves with this new album for sure.
Train closed out the night in Ridgefield, opening with Drive By. By the way, the production on this tour is incredible. LED panels line the entire back of the stage and climb all the way to the top of the venue. Spectacular imagery throughout the show provide a great visual to accompany the performances. Train’s setlist didn’t have any big surprises, but they did perform a cover of Jackson Browne’s Running On Empty, for which, Goo Goo Dolls lead singer Johnny Rzeznik joined them on stage. Closing out their eighteen song set, Drops Of Jupiter, the final song of their two song encore.
Allen Stone, The Goo Goo Dolls, and Train are playing amphitheatres nationwide so be sure to get out and get your seats!
