Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004

Live in Buffalo: July 4th, 2004 is the first live performance released by the Goo Goo Dolls. It includes a CD and a DVD, showing their concert in Buffalo, New York from July 4, 2004, which is Independence Day in the United States. The concert included performances of all their major hits, including "Iris", "Name", and "Slide". There are nineteen (19) songs on the DVD total, plus a studio version of their Supertramp cover, "Give A Little Bit" on the CD.

The concert was shot and recorded in downtown Buffalo on Niagara Square in front of Buffalo City Hall.

As for the concert itself, the performance was enigmatic; garnering comparisons to the Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense from members of the band's crew. Over 60,000 fans attended the performance, braving a torrential downpour. 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 cover; Studio recording) – 3:33
2. "Big Machine" – 3:29
3. "Naked" – 3:39
4. "Slide" – 3:58
5. "Think About Me" – 3:42
6. "Smash" – 2:04
7. "Tucked Away" – 3:10
8. "Black Balloon" – 4:12
9. "Dizzy" – 2:47
10. "Name" – 5:22
11. "Cuz You're Gone/1000 Words" – 6:28
12. "Sympathy" – 2:49
13. "January Friend" – 3:08
14. "Here Is Gone" – 3:29
15. "What a Scene" – 4:13
16. "Acoustic #3" – 2:31
17. "Two Days in February" – 3:42
18. "Broadway" – 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"
2. "Burnin' Up"
3. "All Eyes On Me"

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