Goo Goo Dolls coming

WORLD FAMOUS BAND: PERFORMING AT 3 VENUES IN SA NEXT MONTH

- Hein Kaiser

It's impossible to discuss anything about the Goo Goo Dolls without mentioning Iris, the hit single that became an anthem for a generation.

Written as part of the soundtrack for the epic love story flick City of Angels, the song broke records for radio airplay and remains as loved and requested today as it was at its release. And that was in 1998.

After all these years, front man Johnny Rzeznik said he still doesn't entirely understand Iris' lasting impact. "When I was asked to write it, I just thought about what I'd say if I were in the character's position.

"In the film he's a guy who's immortal but willing to give it all up to feel what love is like. It's a universal theme, I think."

It's been a fantastic ride for the band. Since forming in Buffalo, New York in 1986 as a cover band, then later developing a punkish sound of their own, the Goo Goo Dolls had their first breakthrough just less than a decade after getting together.