Last night, Goose took the stage at the War Memorial Auditorium for their final venue-specific appearance in a string of two Fort Lauderdale, Fla concerts on their current seasonal outing. The band\u2019s Wednesday evening performance was one of the books as the group entered the jamband continuum by evoking a phrase using the first letters of choice songs that arrived during both halves of their live show. The effort involved revisiting long-forgotten covers to pick up the right letters and assemble the final result: \u201cSuck It Storm.\u201d<\/p>\n
The construction of last night\u2019s opening frame was built off their own \u201cSame Old Shenanigans,\u201d before an ensuing take on the Grateful Dead\u2019s \u201cU.S. Blues.\u201d The aforementioned cover marked a bust-out for the band, whose last revival of the \u201970s-era song took place on July 4, 2023. They tapped back into their bank of originals via \u201cCalifornia Magic,\u201d followed by another resuscitated cover, \u201cKung Fu Fighting,\u201d performed for the first time since March 1, 2019.<\/p>\n
Before capping the initial set of songs, Goose glued in \u201cIguana Song\u201d and \u201cTurned Clouds,\u201d complete with a \u201cTumble\u201d tease from Mitarotonda. The group\u2019s return to the stage for the latter half of the night leaned into \u201cSALT,\u201d which kicked up a nod to \u201cCrazy Train.\u201d The lead guitarist\u2019s previous tease of \u201cTumble\u201d was solidified as the second song of the set. Without pause, the group ran through a final sequence of tracks: \u201cThe Old Man\u2019s Boat\u201d > \u201cRed Bird\u201d > \u201cMadhuvan,\u201d which, for keen-eyed attendees, brought the band\u2019s \u201cSuck It Storm\u201d message into full view.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the \u201cstorm\u201d reference, there wasn\u2019t any electricity pulsing from the clouds. Rather, online fan commentary suggested the message was intended as a playful response to a concert review pertaining to the previous show\u2026 Also, tacked on to the main frames was a single song encore, a cover of Bruce Hornsby\u2019s \u201cThe Way It Is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next, Goose will arrive on stage in Clearwater, Fla., tomorrow, April 17. Tickets remain on sale.<\/p>\n
Scroll down to view last night\u2019s setlist.<\/p>\n
Goose <\/p>\n
War Memorial Auditorium \u2013 Fort Lauderdale <\/p>\n
April 15, 2026 <\/p>\n
Set 1: Same Old Shenanigans, U.S. Blues[1], California Magic, Kung Fu Fighting[2] > Iguana Song, Turned Clouds[3]<\/p>\n
Set 2: SALT[4] > Tumble, The Old Man\u2019s Boat > Red Bird > Madhuvan<\/p>\n
Enc.: Encore: The Way It Is[5]<\/p>\n
Coach\u2019s Notes:
\u00a0 \u00a0 [1] Grateful Dead.
\u00a0 \u00a0 [2] Carl Douglas.
\u00a0 \u00a0 [3] With Tumble tease from Rick.
\u00a0 \u00a0 [4] With Crazy Train teases from Rick.
\u00a0 \u00a0 [5] Bruce Hornsby.<\/p>\n
Show Notes: U.S. Blues was played for the first time since July 4, 2023 (179 shows). Kung Fu Fighting was played for the first time since March 1, 2019 (474 shows). The setlist spelled out \u201cSuck It Storm.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last night, Goose took the stage at the War Memorial Auditorium for their final venue-specific appearance in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234503,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[249,251,250,70163,104666,104667],"class_list":["post-234502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-grateful-dead","tag-recap-goose","tag-suck-it-storm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}