Two staple punk bands go bowling for victory on this intimate
headline tour. Tonight’s show at the smaller Majestic Theater in Madison comes
with not one but two headlining bands, ‘Bowling For Soup’ & ‘Less Than Jake’,
both equally enough to sell this venue out on their own. Luckily for the fans
on this tour they get to embrace two pop/punk legends face to face in this
intimate venue.
Before the two legends hit the stage there was a newly
re branded act which aimed to warm up the audience and that they did plus some. ‘Authority
Zero’ hit the ground running full of energy and break downs to lift the crowd
up. Although the vocals were hard to hear at times, the music was delivered
with high octane energy.
Next up was, ‘Less Than Jake’ the pop punk veterans that
have influenced a generation of new punk/scar bands. Since 1994 they have
entertained audiences around the world and this show was no different,
involving the crowd at every given stage from sing-along’s to on stage dance
offs. The show was beyond a standard Sunday
night show, it felt like a real home town show with the band having a real
passion for wanting to live every night. Then we were treated to a band who
didn’t want to play, ‘Bowling For Soup’. 
‘BFS’ opted to play one song at a time
before breaking for a joke or interesting conversation about the new member’s poor
bladder functions. However, as you might be able to tell it was a great time by
all, playing their hits and even other bands #staciesmom. From ‘Punk Rock 101’
to ‘1985’ and ‘High School Never Ends’ there was so much awesomeness it was
hard to contain ourselves.
It was a shame to not see the original line up for ‘BFS’
again but it still rocked! We wish the old member Erik all the best on his
future endeavors. This was about my 4th time seeing the band ‘Bowling
For Soup’ and as ever they hit a strike. Always got time for the pop punk
legends!
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