Good Riddance says farewell

It is with a heavy heart that we have to say goodbye to one of our longtime, loyal Fat Wreck Chords bands, Good Riddance. We can’t thank them enough for letting us be associated with their band and they will be genuinely missed and fondly remembered. Find a way to make it out to their final shows and help them celebrate what they meant to all of us. Here is a farewell statement from the band…

*After over ten years, eight albums and countless tours, Santa Cruz, CA’s GOOD RIDDANCE has 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 have made it difficult to tour with the same frequency we (and our fans) had 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, Mario Reza, 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*