Bowling for Soup: "We are just going to keep plugging away"
19th January 2012
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Regulars on the UK campus live-music scene pop-punkers Bowling for Soup are set to return once more to Blighty – well, two of them anyway! Front-man Jaret Reddick and bassist Erik Chandler are embarking on their third annual ‘Bowling for Soup: Jaret and Erik Acoustic UK Tour.’
The tour brings more BFS related goodies to the stage in the shape of Chandler performing solo and Reddick’s side-project People on Vacation alongside Smile Smile guitarist and vocalist Ryan Hamilton.
TNS caught up with Jaret Reddick ahead of the tour:
The name Bowling for Soup comes from a Steve Martin stand-up comedy album called ‘Wild And Crazy Guy.’
“He does a bit in there where he refers to a TV show called ‘Bowling For Shit,’” explained Reddick.
“The name seemed to fit until we started trying to book shows. At that point, it needed to change. In interviews, we used to try and come up for a different answer for this question every time we got asked which, in 18 years is a lot!”
Having been together for so long, the band doesn’t have any bad habits, but Jaret thinks they, “all drive each other crazy in one way or another. We all snore now, so we can’t throw that one at Chris!”
Despite releasing eleven studio albums, Bowling for Soup aren’t finding it difficult to create new music.
“Bowling for Soup is what it is and I think we have found our niche,” he explained.
“These days, the songs just kinda come to me. The important thing about BFS is that we are what we are.”
Tour Dates
JARET & ERIK ACOUSTIC TOUR
MARCH
Mon 26 Northampton Roadmender
Tue 27 Glasgow King Tuts
Wed 28 Manchester Club Academy
Thu 29 York Duchess
Fri 30 Birmingham Academy
Sat 31 Southend Chinnery's
APRIL
Sun 1 London Koko
PEOPLE ON VACATION HEADLINE DATE
POV will play their first ever UK headline.
+ Erik Chandler (solo)
MARCH
Sun 25 London Borderline

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JARET & ERIK ACOUSTIC TOUR
MARCH
Mon 26 Northampton Roadmender
Tue 27 Glasgow King Tuts
Wed 28 Manchester Club Academy
Thu 29 York Duchess
Fri 30 Birmingham Academy
Sat 31 Southend Chinnery's
APRIL
Sun 1 London Koko
PEOPLE ON VACATION HEADLINE DATE
POV will play their first ever UK headline.
+ Erik Chandler (solo)
MARCH
Sun 25 London Borderline
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