The Goo Goo Dolls say they were ready to take the stage for the Bills’ home opener halftime show - and now they’re eyeing Thanksgiving instead.
For a lot of Bills fans, a Buffalo-born band sounded like the obvious choice when talk started swirling about a halftime concert at Highmark Stadium. The team ultimately went with OneRepublic, but the explanation floating around that a Las Vegas show on Friday, September 18 kept the Goo Goo Dolls out of the mix doesn’t appear to have been the reason.
On WKBW-TV with Ed Drantch, Robby Takac said the band had conversations about playing on September 17, the night the Bills host the Detroit Lions on Thursday Night Football.
“Without causing any trouble, we were talking to some folks, but it just kind of never materialized,” Takac told Drantch. “I hope it turns out great for them, and I hope they ask us to do something else.”
When asked directly whether the group would have played a Bills halftime show, Takac didn’t hesitate.
“We would have done that one,” Takac said. “We’d love to.
I mean, being part of Buffalo is kind of like a big part of what we’re all about. So, to us, we would be honored do that.”
Takac also tossed out a new target date: Thanksgiving, when the Bills host the Kansas City Chiefs.
“Maybe Thanksgiving? Let’s shoot for Thanksgiving,” Takac said.
“Let’s shoot for Thanksgiving. Let’s do it!”
So while the home opener didn’t happen for the Goo Goo Dolls, the pitch is on the table for Buffalo’s Thanksgiving spotlight.
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