Balance and Composure live in concert.
ON TOUR

Balance and Composure

16
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
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Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 16 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Balance and Composure is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Balance and Composure concert reviews describe live shows and performances as mellow, psychedelic, and emotional.

ON TOUR

BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (June 28); Islington Assembly Hall, London, United Kingdom (July 1);

Latest Release

Spiritual Escape (June 2, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Doylestown, United States (2007 - present) (2007 ‚Äì present) (2007 – present)
Bio
Balance and Composure are an American alternative rock band with melodic punk, post-hardcore, and shoegaze influences from Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Jonathan 'Jon' Simmons, bassist Matthew Warner, drummer Bailey Van Ellis and guitarists Erik Petersen and Andy Slaymaker.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Key (USA)

May 10, 2019
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During their set, Balance & Composure worked their way forward, rolling through tracks from their decade-plus year history. Fans went nuts for the throwbacks from 2011’s Separation moving through 2013’s The Things We Think We’re Missing and the most recent 2016’s Light We Made.

LA Record (USA)

March 25, 2019
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“This is hard… We love you.”

303 Magazine (USA)

March 24, 2019
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After more than 10 years of making music, Pennsylvania based band Balance and Composure took the stage Thursday night at the Summit for the last time. More than a year ago, the band hinted to fans that the end was near — and earlier this year they confirmed nearly a years worth of those suspicions.

The Waster (USA)

January 18, 2018
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March of 2017, unemployed and eager, I gathered up a few bucks to buy tickets to see them at Revolution Bar on Long Island.

Music In Minnesota (USA)

June 4, 2017
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Balance and Composure Headline The Entry

GIGsoup (UK)

May 22, 2017
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In the second to last date of their 2017 tour, Balance and Composure hit up Park Street Saloon, the prime spot in Columbus for everything emo. Female-fronted quartet Queen of Jeans and dreamo quintet From Indian Lakes were lined up as opening acts. The band love was immeasurable from the get-go, as at least o

Twin Cities Media (USA)

May 18, 2017
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To my pleasant surprise, they were far from and after hearing these guys at the 7th Street Entry last night I find myself revisiting a lot of old music in a futile effort to keep my nostalgia trip going.

Past critic reviews published in

Rock On Philly (USA), Hit The Floor Magazine (UK), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), London In Stereo (UK), GoldenPlec (Ireland) and more

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