Goose Brings GOOSEMAS Holiday Show to Atlantic City

Our community will host a major holiday concert event this December as Goose returns to Atlantic City for GOOSEMAS 2026, the band's 13th annual winter celebration. The two-night run takes place December 11-12 at the historic Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall.

Fans eager to secure tickets can register now at goosetheband.com/tour for presale access. Those who sign up will receive a unique code for the official presale, which launches Wednesday, July 22, at 10 a.m.

VIP packages and travel bundles through 100x Hospitality go on sale earlier, beginning Tuesday, July 21, at 10 a.m. Local presales start Wednesday, July 22, at noon, with all presale windows closing Thursday, July 23, at 10 p.m. General ticket sales open to everyone Friday, July 24, at 10 a.m.

The shows carry a charitable component that directly benefits our region. One dollar from every GOOSEMAS 2026 ticket sold will support Western Sun Foundation, a volunteer-operated 501(c)(3) organization that funds grassroots nonprofits in cities where the band performs.

The Atlantic City announcement comes as Goose wraps up a busy summer promoting BIG MODERN!, their latest studio album. The tour included a significant New York City weekend with back-to-back shows at Madison Square Garden plus an unannounced performance at SummerStage in Central Park that sold out.

The band's touring schedule resumes August 13 in San Diego at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre. Notable upcoming dates include a single Los Angeles show at the Greek Theatre on August 14, two consecutive nights at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon, on August 21-22, and three performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 27-28 and September 1. All three Red Rocks shows have sold out.

Several dates will feature opening acts, with Greensky Bluegrass joining the bill August 19-21, Buffalo Traffic Jam appearing August 22, and Theoretical Blonde performing August 29.

A fall tour launches November 3 with shows at The Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, and continues throughout the month. The run includes three consecutive performances at Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee from November 6-8, plus two-night engagements in Kansas City, Nashville at The Truth, Uncasville at Mohegan Sun Arena, and Pittsburgh at Citizens Live at The Wylie. Like the GOOSEMAS shows, one dollar per ticket from the summer and fall tours will go to Western Sun Foundation.

Looking ahead to 2027, Goose will perform two headlining sets at Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: 10 Years on the Beach, scheduled for January 20-23 at Moon Palace in Riviera Maya, Mexico. The band previously hosted its own Viva El Gonzo destination festival in San José del Cabo, Mexico, earlier this year.

BIG MODERN!, the band's sixth studio album released through No Coincidence Records, represents their third full-length release in slightly more than twelve months. The 15-track collection differs from its two predecessors by focusing entirely on new material rather than revisiting songs from throughout the band's history.

The album showcases the group's range across multiple styles—piano-driven rock ballads sit alongside jazz arrangements with orchestral elements, while synth-heavy tracks recall 1980s production. Built on the improvisational foundation that defines Goose's live performances, the record blends energetic pop rhythms and guitar-focused passages with layered vocal harmonies and distorted textures.

Singles from the album include "Good2B," which reached the top 10 on AAA radio, along with "Torero" and "Good Times // End Times," the latter accompanied by a music video directed by Will Thresher. Live versions of BIG MODERN! tracks recorded during the summer tour are available on YouTube, including a Madison Square Garden medley linking "Good Times // End Times," "(((postplace)))," and "Big Modern!"