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Goo Goo Dolls Hail Bills’ Farewell as ‘Iris’ Closes Highmark Stadium

The band publicly thanked the team for closing the venue with “Iris.”

Overview

  • The Buffalo Bills ended 53 seasons at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 4 with a 35-8 win over the New York Jets that secured the No. 6 seed and a wild-card game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  • A five-minute highlight reel set to the Goo Goo Dolls’ 1998 hit “Iris” served as the final song played in the stadium.
  • On Jan. 6, the band posted the moment on Instagram, calling it “an incredible honor” and sharing footage from the ceremony.
  • More than 70,000 fans stayed to sing along as the night featured “Mr. Brightside,” fireworks, and “What a Wonderful World.”
  • The Bills plan to move next season to a weatherproof stadium across Abbott Road in a project reported to cost more than $2 billion.