Sixteen Stone Tour
Bush 1996 tour dates
Bush played 92 shows in 1996 on the Sixteen Stone Tour. The first was February 1, 1996 in Portland; the last was December 14, 1996 in Universal City. Goo Goo Dolls opened 68 of them and No Doubt opened 56 of them.
- 92 shows in 1996 (United States 69, Australia 7, Japan 4, Belgium 2)
- First: February 1, 1996, Portland
- Last: December 14, 1996, Universal City
- Opening acts: Goo Goo Dolls (68), No Doubt (56), Madder Rose (8) and The Superjesus (7)
- Bush opened for: Bryan Adams (1) and The Cure (1)
Every night
| Date | Where | On the bill | Night page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1Thu | Portland, MECumberland County Civic Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 2Fri | Bethlehem, PAStabler Arena (Lehigh University)with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 3Sat | Hartford, CTMeadows Music Theatrewith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 4Sun | Baltimore, MDUMBC Fieldhousewith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 6Tue | Madison, WIDane County Expo Hallwith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 7Wed | St. Paul, MNRoy Wilkins Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 9Fri | Davenport, IAPalmer Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 10Sat | Normal, ILBraden Auditorium (Illinois State University)with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | with Goo Goo Dolls and Madder Rose | This one › |
| Feb 12Mon | Oklahoma City, OKState Fair Arena (Oklahoma State Fairgrounds)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 13Tue | Tulsa, OKExpo Square Pavilionwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 14Wed | Little Rock, ARBarton Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 16Fri | New Orleans, LAKiefer UNO Lakefront Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 17Sat | Birmingham, ALBoutwell Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 18Sun | Greenville, SCGreenville Memorial Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 20Tue | Richmond, VARichmond Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 21Wed | Hampton, VAHampton Roads Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 23Fri | Winston-Salem, NCLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 24Sat | Fort Mill, SCCharlotte Hornets Training Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 25Sun | Columbia, SCCarolina Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 27Tue | Dayton, OHHara Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 28Wed | Auburn Hills, MIThe Palace of Auburn Hillswith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Feb 29Thu | Kalamazoo, MIWings Stadiumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 1Fri | Toledo, OHJohn F. Savage Hallwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 2Sat | Columbus, OHOhio Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 4Mon | Ames, IAHilton Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 5Tue | Lincoln, NEPershing Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 6Wed | Valley Center, KSKansas Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 8Fri | Phoenix, AZVeterans Memorial Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 9Sat | San Diego, CASDSU Open Air Theatrewith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 10Sun | Las Vegas, NVAladdin Theatrewith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 12Tue | Anaheim, CAArrowhead Pondwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 13Wed | San Jose, CAEvent Center Arena (San Jose State University)with Goo Goo Dolls | with Goo Goo Dolls | This one › |
| Mar 14Thu | Sacramento, CAARCO Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls | with Goo Goo Dolls | This one › |
| Mar 15Fri | Santa Barbara, CASanta Barbara Bowlwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 21Thu | Tucson, AZTCC Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 22Fri | Albuquerque, NMTingley Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 23Sat | El Paso, TXCounty Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 24Sun | Lubbock, TXFair Park Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 26Tue | Odessa, TXEctor County Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls | with Goo Goo Dolls | This one › |
| Mar 28Thu | Jackson, MSMississippi Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls | with Goo Goo Dolls | This one › |
| Mar 29Fri | Lafayette, LACajundomewith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Mar 31Sun | Houston, TXThe Summitwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 2Tue | Carbondale, ILSIU Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 3Wed | West Lafayette, INElliot Hallwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 4Thu | Lexington, KYRupp Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 5Fri | Knoxville, TNKnoxville Civic Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 6Sat | Roanoke, VARoanoke Civic Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 8Mon | Fairfax, VAPatriot Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 10Wed | Providence, RIProvidence Civic Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 11Thu | Uniondale, NYNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 12Fri | New Haven, CTNew Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 13Sat | Buffalo, NYBuffalo Memorial Auditoriumwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 15Mon | University Park, PABryce Jordan Center (Penn State)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 16Tue | Pittsburgh, PACivic Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 17Wed | East Lansing, MIBreslin Center (Michigan State University)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 19Fri | Milwaukee, WIMECCA Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 20Sat | Bloomington, INAssembly Hall (Indiana University)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 21Sun | Champaign, ILAssembly Hall (University of Illinois)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 23Tue | Fargo, NDFargodomewith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 24Wed | Rapid City, SDRushmore Civic Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 26Fri | Tacoma, WATacoma Domewith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 27Sat | Portland, ORRose Gardenwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 28Sun | Spokane, WASpokane Arenawith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| Apr 30Tue | Missoula, MTAdams Field House (University of Montana)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| May 1Wed | Boise, IDBSU Pavilion (Boise State University)with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| May 3Fri | Salt Lake City, UTDelta Centerwith Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | with Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt | This one › |
| May 4Sat | Morrison, CORed Rocks Amphitheatrewith Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt and The Amps | with Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt and The Amps | This one › |
| May 5Sun | Morrison, CORed Rocks Amphitheatrewith Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt and The Amps | with Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt and The Amps | This one › |
| May 22Wed | London, United KingdomAstoriawith Souls | with Souls | This one › |
| May 23Thu | Brussels, BelgiumLuna Theatre | This one › | |
| May 25Sat | Nürburg, GermanyRock am Ring (Center Stage), Nürburgringopening for Bryan Adams | opening for Bryan Adams | This one › |
| May 26Sun | Munich, GermanyRock im Park, Olympiastadion | This one › | |
| May 27Mon | Landgraaf, NetherlandsPinkpop Festival, Megaland | This one › | |
| Jun 28Fri | Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandOpenAir St. Gallen, Sittertobel | This one › | |
| Jun 29Sat | Roskilde, DenmarkRoskilde Festival (Green Stage) | This one › | |
| Jul 12Fri | Bowmanville, ONEden Music Fest, Mosport Parkopening for The Cure | opening for The Cure | This one › |
| Aug 23Fri | Biddinghuizen, NetherlandsLowlands Festival | This one › | |
| Aug 24Sat | Hasselt, BelgiumPukkelpop (Main Stage), Kiewit | This one › | |
| Oct 26Sat | Auckland, New ZealandLogan Campbell Centrewith Push Push | with Push Push | This one › |
| Oct 28Mon | Brisbane, AustraliaFestival Hallwith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Oct 30Wed | Sydney, AustraliaHordern Pavilionwith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Oct 31Thu | Newcastle, AustraliaNewcastle Entertainment Centrewith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Nov 1Fri | Canberra, AustraliaRoyal Theatre (National Convention Centre)with The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Nov 2Sat | Melbourne, AustraliaFestival Hallwith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Nov 4Mon | Adelaide, AustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Centrewith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Nov 6Wed | Perth, AustraliaPerth Entertainment Centrewith The Superjesus | with The Superjesus | This one › |
| Nov 11Mon | Tokyo, JapanLiquidroom | This one › | |
| Nov 12Tue | Osaka, JapanShinsaibashi Club Quattro | This one › | |
| Nov 13Wed | Nagoya, JapanNagoya Club Quattro | This one › | |
| Nov 14Thu | Tokyo, JapanLiquidroom | This one › | |
| Dec 7Sat | Innsbruck, AustriaAir & Style, Bergisel Stadium | This one › | |
| Dec 14Sat | Universal City, CAKROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Universal Amphitheatre | This one › |
Who opened for Bush in 1996
- Goo Goo Dolls: 68 nights, February 1, 1996 to May 5, 1996
- No Doubt: 56 nights, February 12, 1996 to May 5, 1996
- Madder Rose: 8 nights, February 1, 1996 to February 10, 1996
- The Superjesus: 7 nights, October 28, 1996 to November 6, 1996
- The Amps: 2 nights, May 4, 1996 to May 5, 1996
- Souls: 1 nights, May 22, 1996 to May 22, 1996
- Push Push: 1 nights, October 26, 1996 to October 26, 1996
- Bush opened for Bryan Adams: 1 nights, May 25, 1996 to May 25, 1996
- Bush opened for The Cure: 1 nights, July 12, 1996 to July 12, 1996
Opening acts change by leg, and some nights had local openers nobody wrote down. If a night matters, check its ticket stub or the local paper.
Questions
How many shows did Bush play in 1996?
92, from February 1, 1996 in Portland to December 14, 1996 in Universal City.
Who opened for Bush in 1996?
Goo Goo Dolls on 68 nights, No Doubt on 56 nights and Madder Rose on 8 nights. The list above shows the opener for each night.
Who did Bush open for in 1996?
Bryan Adams on 1 nights and The Cure on 1 nights.
Is there a recording of my Bush 1996 show?
For any night, our gift uses a recording of that exact night when one exists, or the closest nights from the same tour, labeled.
Were you there?
Pick the night above and we’ll turn it into a gift: live music from this tour, the setlist, and the story of the night, written to them by name. $89. Full refund if we can’t confirm the night.
Find the nightUpdated October 31, 2026. Dates, venues and opening acts checked against the band’s fan tour archive, the No Doubt and Goo Goo Dolls tour archives, and Billboard Boxscore. Cancelled shows are left out. Look up any opening act