Goo Goo Dolls' John Rzeznik discusses 'Chaos in Bloom' tour coming to El Paso

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls is making a return to El Paso for their first tour since 2019.

The American band known for their biggest hit, "Iris," will perform at the Plaza Theatre in Downtown El Paso on Nov. 20.

KFOX14 Anchor Robert Holguin spoke with John Rzeznik, frontman and guitarist of Goo Goo Dolls, about the tour which is a celebration of their new album "Chaos in Bloom."

“It's great to be back on the road. I think the time we were forced off the road, and to basically shut our business down, gave me a much greater appreciation of how lucky I am because my band has been around forever and I can still go out and people still want to hear the songs," said Rzeznik.

Rzeznik said one struggle the band faces is figuring out what songs to play at concerts given their long lists of hits.

“When you have been a band as long as we have, and you have a string of hits, which is a very luxurious problem to have, Robby and I fight with each other all the time because we're like what are we going to put in the setlist? Oh okay well, there's like 14 songs we have to play and I’m like that’s insane. It’s a luxury problem to have that and I’m grateful for that," Rzeznik added.

The band's new album "Chaos in Bloom" is their first-ever record to be produced by Rzeznik.

He told KFOX14 that he initially had a vision for what the album would sound like so he decided to produce it.

“This album came out, it’s a little more raw, there’s some satire in it there’s some pretty heavy material, and it’s like, between the writing and the production of it, I was just like I know what I want to hear so that was good," Rzeznik said.

Rzeznik said he wanted to put his own vocals on the album so he contacted another producer to help with that and put the finishing touches on the album.

“I had a pretty clear idea in my mind of what I wanted, what I wanted to hear, what I wanted the album to sound like and I knew if I went through another producer or two or three it wouldn’t be what it is," he added.

Doors for the Goo Goo Dolls concert will open at 6 p.m. with the show expected to start at 7 p.m.

Special guest Whitehall is expected to perform as well.

Tickets are on sale and can be purchased here.

The four-time GRAMMY Award-nominated band previously visited El Paso in 2016 when they headlined the El Paso Downtown Street Festival.

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