"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 6/15/26)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 28 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Preoccupations is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Preoccupations concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ferocious, energetic, and pleasing.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Preoccupations concerts? Preoccupations concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and 15 minutes.
How much to book?
How much does it cost to book Preoccupations? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Preoccupations range from $7,500 - $40,000, with Preoccupations's current estimated booking fee to be around $30,000.
Preoccupations are a Canadian post-punk band, that formed in Calgary, Alberta in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The group consists of two ex-members of the rock band Women, vocalist/bassist Matt Flegel and drummer Mike Wallace, as well as guitarists Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen.
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Exclaim (Canada)
June 5, 2025
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Preoccupations' Reputation Preceded Them in Calgary
Two albums and a whole lot of touring later, the four-piece have hit the road again in support of their latest release, New Material, which reveals a more brooding, considered side to their frenetic style of math-rock-post-punk-doom-goodness.
Viet Cong their former band name is also a racist reference to a group that killed innocent lives during the Vietnam War and hurtful to the Vietnamese community as Hooded Fang's April Aliermo wrote in Exclaim! last September.
