We’re not sure why it had taken this long for Goo Goo Dolls to play in Bangkok, but last Monday (Feb 13) wasn’t a bad time to watch the band’s founding members John Rzeznik and Robby Takac bring some timeless rock to a city so steeped in rave parties. Not at all.
It’s not so much about an audience’s frustration as it is about the band’s three decades’ worth of experience that culminates in stellar showmanship and a seamless technical delivery, especially during some of the more layered tracks that may not necessarily be mastered live.
Goo Goo Dolls took on a setlist of 22 songs that featured all their hits, deep cuts and new singles from eleventh and latest album Boxes, including “Slide”, “Naked”, “Broadway”, “Iris”, “Sympathy”, “Rebel Beat” and “Over and Over”.
The BCC Hall wasn’t filled to the brim and it may have been uncomfortably chilly if it hadn’t been for the zeal of long-time fans and jokesters, who took turns crying out witty and side-splitting comments that only frontman Rzeznik, a tongue-in-cheek entertainer himself, was quick enough shut down (“We can have a Q&A period later. Trying to play a fucking show here.”)
Here’s a look at what went down at Goo Goo Dolls’ first ever show in Bangkok.
