GoodTimes Tour
Tour by Various | |||||||
Promotional logo for tour | |||||||
Start date | October 14, 1995 | ||||||
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End date | February 17, 1996 | ||||||
Legs | 3 | ||||||
No. of shows | 43 | ||||||
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The GoodTimes Tour was a concert tour by American rock bands in support of GoodTimes, a surf video directed by Taylor Steele. The tour features bands from the video's soundtrack, including Pennywise, Blink-182, Pivit, Unwritten Law, 7 Seconds and Sprung Monkey.
Background
GoodTimes (1995) is a surf video directed by Taylor Steele, who also desired to put together a national tour featuring bands from the tape's soundtrack.[1] The tour began in Southern California and headed across the southwest, into the southern states (including Florida) and up the Eastern Seaboard, ending in New Jersey.[2] The tour extended in Australia in December 1995. Blink-182 were initially unable to go, as they had little money and plane tickets were prohibitively expensive; the members of Pennywise helped out and bought the band's plane tickets.[3] In early 1996, the bands performed in Alaska, and headed back out on tour in February 1996, playing two final weeks with the GoodTimes tour on the West Coast.[4]
Blink-182 drummer Scott Raynor recalled the tour fondly in 2010: "Honestly, the shows went well. We always got a good reaction, and the next time we came around we had more fans and better floors to sleep on — some with carpet!"[5] Hoppus' sister, Anne, made T-shirts and described the tour: "Any money made goes back into the gas fund. You only have five dollars and it has to feed you all day. You eat nothing but crappy fast food, or on a good night, Denny's."[6] "I had to wear earplugs while I slept to keep the cockroaches out of my ears, sometimes I had to wear earplugs so I could sleep while people came and went buying drugs," remembered Raynor.[7]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | ||
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North America | |||||
October 14, 1995 | Costa Mesa | United States | Galaxy Theatre | ||
October 19, 1995 | Santa Barbara | The Underground | |||
October 21, 1995 | Corona | The Showcase Theatre | |||
October 22, 1995 | San Diego | SOMA | |||
October 24, 1995 | Meza | The Nile | |||
October 25, 1995 | El Paso | Nations Tobin Park | |||
October 27, 1995 | Fort Worth | The Engine Room | |||
October 28, 1995 | Austin | Emo's | |||
October 31, 1995 | Jacksonville | The Milkbar | |||
November 1, 1995 | Ft. Lauderdale | The Edge | |||
November 2, 1995 | Orlando | The Embassy | |||
November 3, 1995 | Melbourne | The Zoo | |||
November 4, 1995 | St. Petersburg | Jannus Landing | |||
November 7, 1995 | Wilmington | Mad Monk | |||
November 8, 1995 | Myrtle Beach | The Head Room | |||
November 9, 1995 | Virginia Beach | The Abyss | |||
November 10, 1995 | Ocean City | Scandals | |||
November 11, 1995 | Asbury Park | Stone Pony | |||
November 18, 1995 | Honolulu | After Dark | |||
Australia | |||||
December 1, 1995 | Mooloolaba | Australia | Stewart's | ||
December 2, 1995 | Surfer's Paradise | Fisherman's Wharf | |||
December 3, 1995 | Central Coast | Leagues | |||
December 5, 1995 | New Castle | Worker's | |||
December 6, 1995 | Narrabeen | Sans Hotel | |||
December 8, 1995 | Wollongong | Waves | |||
December 9, 1995 | Sydney | Selinas | |||
December 10, 1995 | Sydney | Phoenician | |||
December 12, 1995 | Perth | Metropolis | |||
December 14, 1995 | Adelaide | Liberty | |||
December 15, 1995 | Melbourne | The Palace | |||
December 16, 1995 | |||||
North America | |||||
December 27, 1995 | Hollywood | United States | The Roxy | ||
December 31, 1995 | San Diego | San Diego Sports Arena | |||
January 5, 1996 | Corona | Showcase Theatre | |||
January 6, 1996 | |||||
January 26, 1996 | San Diego | Mr. Crowns | |||
January 27, 1996 | SOMA | ||||
February 9, 1996 | Long Beach | ???? | |||
February 10, 1996 | Atascardero | Atascadero Academy | |||
February 11, 1996 | Santa Cruz | Palookaville | |||
February 13, 1996 | Berkeley | Barkeley Square | |||
February 15, 1996 | Sacramento | Guild Theatre | |||
February 17, 1996 | Las Vegas | Mazzotti's | |||
March 1, 1996 | Los Angeles | The Roxy |
References
- Hoppus, Anne (October 1, 2001). Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom. MTV Books / Pocket Books. ISBN 0-7434-2207-4.
- Shooman, Joe (June 24, 2010). Blink-182: The Bands, The Breakdown & The Return. Independent Music Press. ISBN 978-1-90619-110-8.