Goose played a surprise set at a house party at University of Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday night, serving as an unofficial kickoff show for their five upcoming Colorado concerts.
The free house show was originally a college party set to be headlined by local band Sunkissd, who performed as scheduled; afterwards, however, Goose took the stage and treated attendees to a surprise seven-song set. They had more songs planned, but unfortunately, the Boulder Police Department had other ideas.
During their rendition of “Animal,” a song from their 2025 album Everything Must Go, a police officer took the stage and stood rather helplessly next to the band. At one point, frontman Rick Mitarotonda waved his finger at the cop, as if to say, “One second, we’re almost done.” Apparently, what started as one cop became 10, and the show was effectively shut down shortly after.
Goose begin the first of their five Colorado shows Thursday, August 27th, at Red Rocks Amphitheater. They’ll play an additional show at Red Rocks on the 28th, followed by sets in Salt Lake City, Utah and Bellevue, Colorado. They’ll then head back to Red Rocks for a show on September 1st, with a performance in Dillon, Colorado coming the next day. See Goose’s full list of tour dates below and get tickets to see the band — albeit in a more traditional venue than a college house party — here.
Goose shared their new album BIG MODERN! earlier this year; we caught up with the band back in June, discussing the album’s musical direction, their career trajectory, and their thoughts on Geese.
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