So, after a twenty year absence, the Goo Goo Dolls finally returned to Perth. So their last trip must have been in 2014, I vaguely remember being overseas at the time. I could not go and see them back then, I had missed my chance to see the Goo Goo Dolls in concert and was pretty annoyed with the timing.

So I was pretty happy to be finally able to see the Goo Goo Dolls, even if they were not the main act. As the lead-in to Matchbox Twenty, the Goo Goo Dolls started at 7.30, we could see their countdown timers from our seats, we were in the back rows of the stadium so we looked down from our high vantage point. Our seats were way back so we had a pretty high view of the arena so we could see everything going on down on the stage.

I thought it might be just a thirty minute set when they started with Slide as their second song, one of their better known songs. The Goo Goo Dolls are known worldwide for their hit song Iris from the Dizzy up the Girl album. I gave this album to my then girlfriend at Perth International Airport just as she was leaving me to return to her country. Her name was Iris, so it really struck a chord with her, this was her favourite album.

So this was a big concert for me, I waited years for the Goo Goo Dolls to return to Perth. I was overseas when they were here last time so this was a big deal for me. I was excited to be there, I could have left after the Goo Goo Dolls walked off, however, Matchbox Twenty was the headline act so I was happy to hang around for the next show. As it turned out, the Goo Goo Dolls played 15 songs with their last song of the evening being Iris, we had all their hits from Black Balloon, Here is Gone, Symphony, Name, Better Days, and Broadway.