Goo Goo Dolls w/ Collective Soul
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Trask Coliseum, UNCW
8:00pm
Since forming in 1986 the Goo Goo Dolls have evolved from a punk-inspired trio to the platinum-selling, chart-topping act behind such radio staples as “Name,” “Slide,” and “Here is Gone.” Their song, “Iris” from the City of Angels soundtrack propelled the group to stardom as the hit stayed on top of the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay charts for a record-breaking 18 weeks, and was nominated for three Grammy’s that year. In 2006 they marked their 20th Anniversary with the album, Let Love In, which included the studio recording of “Give a Little Bit.” In 2007 and 2008 they released two Greatest Hits Cds, and are currently finishing up a brand new CD, Something for the Rest of Us, which is expected to be released sometime in 2010.
Collective Soul
Opening for Goo Goo Dolls
Collective Soul gained a special place in the hearts of music lovers when they burst onto the scene in 1993 with the rock anthem “Shine” and have been making music for nearly 2 decades since then. “Tremble for My Beloved” found them on the soundtrack to one of the hottest movies of 2008, Twilight. A multi-platinum band with a catalog of #1 hit singles, Collective Soul will open our Thursday night concert.
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Montgomery Gentry
Friday, April 9th, 2010
Trask Coliseum, UNCW
8:00pm
Montgomery Gentry’s journey into the front ranks of American music has been one of the most gratifying sagas of the past decade. Their road to gold and platinum albums, CMA and ACM awards, a Grammy nomination and highly successful tours has been paved with musical integrity and with an abiding respect for the people and the genre they represent.
“We’ve never sold out to anybody,” says Eddie Montgomery, whose soul-stirring baritone and 19th century outlaw look have become iconic among country’s rowdier fans. “What you see is what you get”.
“We’ve always been consistent with choosing songs that deal with the working class, songs people can identify with,” adds Troy Gentry, whose piercing tenor and classic good looks provide the perfect counterpoint.
Now in their 10th year on the national stage, Montgomery Gentry can look back on one of the country’s most impressive legacies. They have released more than 20 charted singles, with anthems like “My Town” and “Hell Yeah” becoming indelible parts of the honky-tonk landscape. They have hit the top of the singles charts three times with “If You Ever Stop Loving Me,” “Something To Be Proud Of” and 2007’s multi-week chart-topper “Lucky Man”. And now, with the release Back When I Knew It All, they have taken the next big step forward.
Their hits came with regularity, Eddie and Troy were named the CMA’s Duo of the Year in 2000, and received that year’s American Music Award for Favorite New Artist – Country, the Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Group or Duo and the 2000 and 2001 Radio and Record’s Readers’ Poll award for Top Country Duro. The duo performed for well over a million fans, both as headliners and as part of Kenny Chesney’s “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” tours in 2002 and 2003, and the Brooks and Dunn “Neon Circus and Wild West Show” in 2001.
Their place as honky-tonk ambassadors has long since been established. They were part of the Rolling Stone 40th anniversary issue, they were an integral part of Farm Aid and Country in the Rockies, and they joined forces with May Angelou after the release of “Some People Change”.
Their humanitarian efforts are another example of that place where life, art and community come together in a meaningful way. And through it all, they remain one with their fans.
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