Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 is the first live performance released by the Goo Goo Dolls

Goo Goo Dolls

The Goo Goo Dolls are a Grammy-nominated American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, by vocalist and guitarist John Rzeznik and vocalist and bass guitarist Robby Takac. Since the end of 1994, Mike Malinin has been the band's drummer, a position previously held by George Tutuska...

. It includes a CD and a DVD, showing their concert in Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 from July 4, 2004, which is Independence Day

Independence Day (United States)

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The concert included performances of all their major hits, including "Iris", "Name

Name (song)

"Name" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1995 as the third single from the album, A Boy Named Goo. The song, the band's first hit, topped both the US Modern Rock chart and the US Album Rock chart, and reached as high as number 5 on the Billboard Hot...

", and "Slide

Slide (song)

"Slide" is the title of a song recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl....

". There are nineteen (19) songs on the DVD total, plus a studio version of their Supertramp

Supertramp

Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...

 cover, "Give A Little Bit" on the CD.

The concert was shot and recorded in downtown Buffalo on Niagara Square

Niagara Square

Niagara Square is a public square located at the intersections of Delaware Avenue, Court Street, Genesee Street, and Niagara Street in Buffalo, New York. It is the central hub of Joseph Ellicott's original radial street pattern that he designed in 1804 for the then village of New Amsterdam...

 in front of Buffalo City Hall

Buffalo City Hall

Buffalo City Hall is the seat for municipal government in the City of Buffalo, New York State. Located at 65 Niagara Square, the 32 story Art Deco building was completed in 1931 by Dietel, Wade & Jones....

.

As for the concert itself, the performance was enigmatic; garnering comparisons to the Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...

' Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense is a concert movie featuring Talking Heads live on stage. Directed by Jonathan Demme, it was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album Speaking in Tongues. The movie is notable for...

from members of the band's crew. Over 60,000 fans attended the performance, braving a torrential downpour. That day in July was the worst rainstorm Buffalo had seen in over 20 years. The rain cleared in time for the Goo Goo Dolls to start the show, but during their performance of "January Friend", the rain began pouring down again, harder than before. The band played on, finishing the set, despite being pulled off stage briefly for a safety precaution and skipping three songs* that were on the original set list.

Track listing

1. "Give a Little Bit" (Supertramp
   Supertramp
   Supertramp are a British rock band formed in 1969 under the name Daddy before renaming to Supertramp in early 1970. Though their music was initially categorised as progressive rock, they have since incorporated a combination of traditional rock and art rock into their music...
   
    cover; Studio recording) – 3:33
2. "Big Machine
   Big Machine (Goo Goo Dolls song)
   "Big Machine" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, first released on their Gutterflower album in 2002. It was written by lead vocalist/guitarist Johnny Rzeznik, who calls it his "disco song" and describes its meaning as "a propulsive tale of unrequited love". This song's drums were on a drum machine,...
   
   " – 3:29
3. "Naked" – 3:39
4. "Slide
   Slide (song)
   "Slide" is the title of a song recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1998 as the first commercial single release from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up the Girl....
   
   " – 3:58
5. "Think About Me" – 3:42
6. "Smash" – 2:04
7. "Tucked Away" – 3:10
8. "Black Balloon" – 4:12
9. "Dizzy
   Dizzy (Goo Goo Dolls song)
   "Dizzy" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls, written by lead vocalist and guitarist Johnny Rzeznik. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album, Dizzy Up The Girl. The song peaked at #9 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart on January 5, 1999...
   
   " – 2:47
10. "Name
    Name (song)
    "Name" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in September 1995 as the third single from the album, A Boy Named Goo. The song, the band's first hit, topped both the US Modern Rock chart and the US Album Rock chart, and reached as high as number 5 on the Billboard Hot...
    
    " – 5:22
11. "Cuz You're Gone/1000 Words" – 6:28
12. "Sympathy" – 2:49
13. "January Friend" – 3:08
14. "Here Is Gone
    Here Is Gone
    "Here is Gone" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was released in March 2002 as the lead single from their seventh studio album, Gutterflower. It reached number 18 on the U.S...
    
    " – 3:29
15. "What a Scene" – 4:13
16. "Acoustic #3" – 2:31
17. "Two Days in February" – 3:42
18. "Broadway
    Broadway (Goo Goo Dolls song)
    "Broadway" is the title of a song recorded by the Goo Goo Dolls. The song was released in September 2000 as the last single from their hit album Dizzy Up the Girl...
    
    " – 4:55
19. "Iris" – 6:16
20. "Give a Little Bit" – 4:02

*Songs on original setlist, but omitted due to rain delay

1. "We Are the Normal
   We Are the Normal
   "We Are The Normal" is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls. It was the first single from the their fourth album "Superstar Car Wash", which brought them face to face with one of their primary influences, Paul Westerberg of The Replacements...
   
   "
2. "Burnin' Up"
3. "All Eyes On Me"