Generations mixed and mashed Friday night inside Starlight Theatre, both on stage and in the audience.
Late 1980s alternative rock band Goo Goo Dolls and 2000s emo rock band Dashboard Confessional brought the Summer Anthem tour to Kansas City. Goo Goo Dolls singer and bassist Robby Takac told The Star that even though Dashboard Confessional comes from a different generation, the band’s similarities made perfect sense for them to co-headline a tour throughout the United States.
Starlight Theatre is a staple venue for the Goo Goo Dolls. Takac said during the band’s 100-minute performance that they’ve played at this venue a ton of times, last in 2023. Dashboard Confessional was last in the KC area as a part of Phase Fest, the one-day music festival in 2023 at Legends Field in Kansas City, Kansas, filled with mid-2000s emo rock bands…