Billy Talent

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LAST 12 MONTHS RATING

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Real Live Certified

Critic Consensus

Billy Talent is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 73 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Billy Talent is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall. Billy Talent concert reviews describe live shows and performances as aggressive, genuine, and varied.

ON TOUR

Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (June 5); Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany (June 7); Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany (June 7); Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands (June 10); Z7 Konzertfabrik Pratteln, Pratteln, Switzerland (June 11); Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf, Austria (June 13); Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, United Kingdom (June 14); Great Hall Cardiff University Students Union, Cardiff, United Kingdom (June 17); Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 18); Troxy, London, United Kingdom (June 20); Electric City, Buffalo, United States (August 4); Peterborough Memorial Centre, Peterborough, Canada (August 6)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

Nova Rock Festival 2024

June 13 - 16, 2024

Download Festival 2024

June 14 - 16, 2024

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Latest release

Live At Festhalle Frankfurt (June 16, 2023)

artist info

GENRE

rock

ORIGIN

Ontario, Canada (1993 - present)

BIO

Billy Talent is a Juno Award-winning Canadian rock band formed in 1993. They performed and recorded together for about a decade before finding a wide mainstream following.

HAS PERFORMED with

Young Guns, Sum 41, Monster Truck, Cancer Bats, Anti-Flag

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)

August 13, 2023

Halfway through an incredible set that closed out Weekend 1 of the Burt Block Party, Billy Talent’s lead singer and songwriter Ben Kowalewicz paused during the performance of the band’s biggest hit, Try Honesty, to get a bit sentimental with the enthusiastic crowd.

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Bring The Noise (UK)

May 27, 2023

Slam Dunk South, Hatfield, 27/05/2023 - Billy Talent Live In Concert In the UK

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Loads of Music (Switzerland)

December 8, 2022

What a great last show of 2022 for me. Billy Talent took the stage at Halle 622, brought along Frank Turner and Pabst, and got everyone rocking out!

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

November 24, 2022

Rockhal, Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg

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V13 (Canada)

May 6, 2022

Billy Talent (with Anti-Flag, NOBRO) Brings Punk Rock and Unity to Edmonton

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QRO Magazine

April 29, 2022

Billy Talent took the stage with Anti-Flag and NOBRO on their spring tour, at Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Live in Limbo (Canada)

April 8, 2022

With the East Coast leg of their Canadian tour slowly coming to a close, thousands of fans gathered to welcome home punk rock legends, Billy Talent, as they made a quick stop at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday night with special guests Rise Against and NOBRO.

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