Bowling For Soup

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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109

critic concert
reviews

Last 12 Months Rating

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critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified

Critics Consensus

Based on 109 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Bowling For Soup is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. Bowling For Soup concert reviews describe live shows and performances as riotous, electrifying, magical, fun-filled, stunning, exciting, and anthemic. Bowling For Soup is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Bowling For Soup concerts? Bowling For Soup concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

On tour

Pearl Concert Theater, Las Vegas, United States (July 24); Shoreline Waterfront, Long Beach, United States (July 25); San Jose Civic, San Jose, United States (July 28);Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater, Bridgeport, United States (August 18); Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York, United States (August 19); Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York, United States (August 19); Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York, United States (August 19); RBC Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada (August 20); Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal, QC, Canada (August 21);Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Ciudad de México, Mexico (September 12); Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center, Louisville, United States (September 17); Douglass Park, Chicago, IL, United States (September 18)

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Wichita Falls, United States (1994 - present)

Bio

Bowling for Soup (acronym: BFS, or sometimes B4S) is a pop punk band based in Denton, Texas (but originally from Wichita Falls, Texas) formed in 1994 from the remains of an old metal band. Quoting Jaret Reddick, the lead singer, "we wanted to make happy music".

Has Performed With

The Dollyrots, Patent Pending, Lit

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

May 4, 2026

Frank Turner and Bowling for Soup turn the Roundhouse into a riot of hugs and hooks 03.05.2026

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

September 14, 2025

Blink-182, Bowling for Soup crush it at Four Chord 11

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Dallas Observer (USA)

September 7, 2025

Simple Plan, LØLØ, 3OH!3 and Bowling for Soup turned the Pavilion into an emo-fueled, early 2000s nostalgia fest on Saturday.

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New Noise Magazine (USA)

August 27, 2025

Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, and More at Huntington Bank Pavilion Northerly Island in Chicago, IL

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UK Music Reviews (UK)

February 14, 2025

American rock band Bowling For Soup were at the Motorpoint Arena on Thursday night to celebrate twenty years since the release of their fifth studio album, A Hangover You Don’t Deserve, and they delivered a set that brought hope, humour and some rock tinged classics to a sold out crowd.

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