Steven Page ditches solo act to tour with Goo Goo Dolls
We’d bet the CBC headline “Page to join Goo Goo Dolls for Canadian tour” had more than a few Led Zeppelin fans doing double-takes and spitting out their coffee this morning, and then rolling their eyes in disgust as they skimmed down the article to learn that “Page” refers to Steven and not Jimmy. Though significantly less newsworthy than a Zeppelin/Dolls tour would have been, it is nonetheless surprising to hear that former Barenaked Ladies front man Steven Page has decided to ditch his solo tour to join the upcoming Goo Goo Dolls tour. Excuse us for a second… Oh, 1998 just called, and it wants its pop bands back.
Page had been planning several Canadian shows to promote Page One, his first solo release since leaving the Barenaked Ladies in 2009. That tour was suddenly cancelled last Thursday, and on Monday Page announced he will accompany the Goo Goo Dolls at shows in Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver this coming February and early March.
Though the switch may mean increased visibility—the Goo Goo Dolls draw a way bigger crowd than a solo Page show would have, and they can probably do a “Name,” “Iris,” “One Week” and “It’s All Been Done” nostalgia medley—the decision may come back to haunt the singer-songwriter. After all, ditching his debut solo tour could leave fans doubting Page’s own confidence in his new material.
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We'd bet the CBC headline “Page to join Goo Goo Dolls for Canadian tour” had more than a few Led Zeppelin fans doing double-takes and spitting out their coffee this morning, and then rolling their eyes in disgust as they skimmed down the article to learn that “Page” refers to Steven and not Jimmy. Though significantly less newsworthy than a Zeppelin/Dolls tour would have been, it is nonetheless surprising to hear that former Barenaked Ladies front man Steven Page has decided to ditch his solo tour to join the upcoming Goo Goo Dolls tour. Excuse us for a second... Oh, 1998 just called, and it wants its pop bands back.
Page had been planning several Canadian shows to promote Page One, his first solo release since leaving the Barenaked Ladies in 2009. That tour was suddenly cancelled last Thursday, and on Monday Page announced he will accompany the Goo Goo Dolls at shows in Montreal, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver this coming February and early March.
Though the switch may mean increased visibility—the Goo Goo Dolls draw a way bigger crowd than a solo Page show would have, and they can probably do a "Name," "Iris," "One Week" and "It's All Been Done" nostalgia medley—the decision may come back to haunt the singer-songwriter. After all, ditching his debut solo tour could leave fans doubting Page's own confidence in his new material.
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Sounds more like it had a lot to do with a lack of ticket sales and pressure from the promoters to cancel over anything else.
Unless you’re the taste of the week, all acts are struggling selling seats these days and promoters are getting desperate.
Sounds like a well suited pairing anyway, so why the hell not?
*Ugh* Why would anyone buy tickets to this?
Steven Page has already delighted the world stage , with many hits along the way with BNL.I think the time to prove himself as a legit artist has past and he should have great credit in the media , as well as greater confidence as he moves forward..Drugs and outside pressures are good reasons for a very talented artist to have less faith in not only his music and live performances, but also all the things one can find themselves in charge of in various concert venues , media interviews, etc.Please remember to be forgiving and add confidence, and not fan the fire of uncertainty to our great canadian artists, they are the future of enthusiastic music in this country..p.s one day i would like to write for Toronto Life…YOU GUYS ROCK..SINCERELY M.R. HAWKINS