GR News
Good Riddance (1995-2007)
April 4, 2007
After over ten years, eight albums and countless tours, Santa Cruz, CA’s GOOD RIDDANCE have decided to call it a career. We have deliberated heavily on this decision and we all agree that it is the logical and practical next step for our band. It is with the utmost sense of gratitude and humility that we have arrived at this conclusion. We have been given a truly great gift and a tremendous opportunity to pursue a dream and we have accomplished far more than any of us ever thought possible.
All of the members of GOOD RIDDANCE have become increasingly busy with other life interests (work, family, etc.) which has made it difficult for us to tour with the same frequency we (and our fans) have grown accustomed to. It has also become evident that the musical landscape has continued to change and the material we play has been, to some degree, left behind. We understand that we still have some of the most loyal and dedicated fans in the world and without all of you none of this would have been possible. However, we have seen bands burn out and we have seen bands slowly decline. It is our ultimate goal to be able to walk away from this with a degree of grace and dignity and be able to look back on our modest career with nothing but fond memories. We have no desire to limp along until some outside force has the good sense to put us out of our misery. We hope all of our fans will understand.
We are planning to play 3 “Final Shows” in California over this upcoming Memorial Day weekend 2007(May 25, 26 & 27) in Hollywood, San Diego and finally ending in our hometown of Santa Cruz. We hope as many of our fans as possible can make it out to these shows and help us finish strong. More info on these dates (venues, times, etc) will be released soon so keep checking both the Good Riddance and FAT Wreck Chords websites as well as our band profile on My Space. Smoke or Fire and No Trigger will be opening all the shows.
A massive thank you to the people at FAT Wreck Chords, our families, all of the incredible bands and people we’ve met through the years and especially to all of our incredible fans and supporters. It has been an amazing journey – THANK YOU!!
PEACE,
GOOD RIDDANCE – Chuck Platt, Russ Rankin, Luke Pabich & Sean Sellers
Free Shit at PETA2.com
June 23, 2006
PETA2.com’s giving away some copies of “My Republic” and all you have to do for your chance to get your grubby little hands on it is fill out a form. What are you waiting for?
Also, the first 25,000 copies of “My Republic” include a GR/PETA2.com sticker. PETA2.com’s gone a step further and given you the template to print your own if you miss out, or just want more.
Who doesn’t like free shit?
New Video, Full Album Stream and “My Republic” Pre-Order Now Online
The internet is bursting at the seams with new GR goodness!
Head over to the Fat site to watch the new video for “Darkest Days” and pre-order “My Republic” while you’re there.
If you’re not into buying before you hear the album, Punknews.org is streaming “My Republic” in it’s entirety.
West Coast Record Release Shows
June 7, 2006
There’s four shows coming up at the end of June to support the release of “My Republic”.
Also, there’s a track posted on the Fat site that you can download now to hold you over until the 27th.
Vote for Russ for peta2’s ‘Sexiest Vegetarian!’
April 26, 2006
“Get those index fingers ready, gang, because it’s time for peta2’s second annual “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” poll. We’re not sure if it’s all the antioxidant-filled veggie burgers or the tofu that gives vegetarians that certain glow, but whatever it is, it’s workin’ in their favor, because there are some mighty tasty meat-free folks out there.”