# 2013 Summer Tour

The 2013 Summer Tour was a co-headlining tour by American bands Matchbox Twenty and the Goo Goo Dolls. Beginning in June 2013, the tour supported the band's albums, North and Magnetic respectively. The tour included more than 30 dates in the United States and Canada.

## Background

After the California Mid-State Fair announced their 2013 concert lineup, media outlet began to speculate of the joint tour between the two bands. They were later paired for the Ravinia Festival. Rob Thomas confirmed the outing on March 15, 2013, during an interview on 96.5 TIC FM. Thomas explained many summer tours are a "package deal" and feels it more fun to tour with others. He continued to say, "You are putting together that whole night of music from the minute people sit down. You want to have what is going to feel like a whole night that everybody is going to enjoy […] It's not going to be one band for one group of people, and one band for another".

## Opening act

* Kate Earl (select dates)

## Setlist

* "Last Hot Night"
* "Slide"
* "Naked"
* "Here Is Gone"
* "Rebel Beat"
* "Black Balloon"
* "Now I Hear", "January Friend", or "Smash"
* "Another Second Time Around"
* "Let Love In"
* "Come to Me"
* "Name"
* "Bringing on the Light"
* "Give a Little Bit" (Supertramp cover)
* "Better Days"
* "Stay with You"
* "Iris"
* "Broadway"
* "Parade"
* "Bent"
* "Disease"
* "She's So Mean"
* "How Far We've Come"
* "3 A.M."
* "Real World"
* "If You're Gone"
* "Overjoyed"
* "Long Day"
* "I Will"
* "Unwell"
* "Radio"
* "English Town"
* "Bright Lights"

### Encore

* "Back 2 Good"
* "Our Song"
* "Push"

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| June 25, 2013 | Manchester | United States | Verizon Wireless Arena |
| June 26, 2013 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| June 27, 2013 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Canadian Amphitheatre |
| June 29, 2013 | Burgettstown | United States | First Niagara Pavilion |
| June 30, 2013 | Cincinnati | United States | Riverbend Music Center |
| July 2, 2013 | Highland Park | United States | Ravinia Park Pavilion |
| July 3, 2013 | Highland Park | United States | Ravinia Park Pavilion |
| July 4, 2013 | Highland Park | United States | Ravinia Park Pavilion |
| July 6, 2013 | Clarkston | United States | DTE Energy Music Theatre |
| July 7, 2013 | Noblesville | United States | Klipsch Music Center |
| July 9, 2013 | Maryland Heights | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater |
| July 10, 2013 | Moline | United States | iWireless Center |
| July 12, 2013 | Kansas City | United States | Sprint Center |
| July 13, 2013 | Minneapolis | United States | Basilica of Saint Mary |
| July 15, 2013 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| July 17, 2013 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| July 20, 2013 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| July 21, 2013 | Paso Robles | United States | Chumash Grandstand Arena |
| July 23, 2013 | Concord | United States | Sleep Train Pavilion |
| July 30, 2013 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 31, 2013 | Dallas | United States | Gexa Energy Pavilion |
| August 2, 2013 | Pelham | United States | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
| August 3, 2013 | Atlanta | United States | Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| August 4, 2013 | Tampa | United States | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre |
| August 6, 2013 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| August 7, 2013 | Raleigh | United States | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| August 8, 2013 | Virginia Beach | United States | Farm Bureau Live |
| August 10, 2013 | Bristow | United States | Jiffy Lube Live |
| August 11, 2013 | Camden | United States | Susquehanna Bank Center |
| August 13, 2013 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| August 14, 2013 | Hershey | United States | Star Pavilion |
| August 16, 2013 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| August 17, 2013 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater |
| August 18, 2013 | Mansfield | United States | Comcast Center |
| August 20, 2013 | Salisbury | United States | Wicomico Youth and Civic Center |
| August 21, 2013 | Charleston | United States | Charleston Civic Center |
| August 22, 2013 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| August 25, 2013 | London | Canada | Budweiser Gardens |
| August 26, 2013 | Rama | Canada | Casino Rama Entertainment Centre |
| August 28, 2013 | Moncton | Canada | Moncton Coliseum |
| August 29, 2013 | Halifax | Canada | Halifax Metro Centre |

### Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

    $^A$ These concerts were a part of the "Ravinia Festival"
    $^B$ This concert was a part of the Basilica Block Party
    $^C$ This concert was a part of the "California Mid-State Fair"

### Box office score data

| Venue | City | Tickets sold / Available | Gross revenue |
| Sprint Center | Kansas City | 6,916 / 9,753 (72%) | $513,296 |
| Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 5,164 / 5,475 (94%) | $331,736 |
| Budweiser Gardens | London | 5,002 / 7,235 (69%) | $291,451 |

## Gross

Total available gross: 413,418 tickets sold, $15.5 million from 42 shows

## Critical reception

The tour received good feedback from music critics. For the concert in Saratoga Springs, Andrew Champagne (The Saratogian) stated the show was energetic and crowd pleasing. He went on to say, "The three acts combined to play for over three hours and provided plenty of high points on a gorgeous summer evening, The fans in the pavilion and on the lawn were all too happy to oblige". At the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Nick Krewen (Toronto Star) gave the show three out of four stars. He writes, "Their musicianship was solid, if not spectacular, songwriter Johnny Rzeznik, relied more on the strength of the songs than their reliance on technology". Katie Foglia (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) called the show at the First Niagara Pavilion overwhelming. She explained, "After the sun faded, an introductory video hit the screens. The energy was palpable. although marketed as co-headliners, it became clear that the Goo Goo Dolls just started the show—and Matchbox Twenty ended it".