Bowling For Soup’s Chris Burney retires “a legend” from band to concentrate on well being
Bowling For Soup guitarist Chris Burney has completely retired from the band.
The musician quickly stepped again from his commitments with the Texas group final summer season, and didn’t be a part of them onstage at Obtain Pageant 2024. Burney had reportedly suffered a leg damage, that means he wanted to return house from the tour.
Since then, Bowling For Soup have been performing dwell as a trio. They’re scheduled to convey their ‘A Hangover You Don’t Deserve’ twentieth anniversary tour to the UK subsequent month, with Wheatus and Magnolia Park supporting.
Sharing a press release on social media yesterday (January 22), the group confirmed that Burney wouldn’t be returning to the line-up.
“To All Our Superb Bowling For Soup Followers… It’s with a heavy coronary heart we announce that Chris Burney has made the choice to retire from his stage-right put up within the band he co-founded in 1994,” they started.
“Some current medical developments, 30 years of rocking balls and touring continuous have made it tough to proceed. We’re bummed to not have Chris by our sides, however completely assist his determination.
“The three of us will keep on, with Chris’ blessing, and proceed to construct the legacy of this band all of us love a lot. We is not going to be changing Chris or touring with a touring guitarist. You can not substitute a legend. We have been brothers after we began this journey… and brothers we stay.
“See you on the exhibits and in your ears.” You’ll be able to see the complete assertion within the put up above.
Bowling For Soup at the moment are comprised of Jaret Reddick (lead vocals, guitar), Gary Wiseman (drums) and Rob Felicetti (bass, backing vocals).
Their eleventh and most up-to-date studio album, ‘Pop Drunk Snot Bread’, was launched in 2022.
You’ll be able to see Bowling For Soup’s 2025 UK headline dates beneath, and find any remaining tickets here.
FEBRUARY
05 – Empress Ballroom, Blackpool
06 – O2 Academy, Edinburgh
07 – Stockton Globe, Stockton On Tees
08 – Aviva Studios, Manchester
09 – The Civic At The Halls, Wolverhampton
11 – Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
12 – Swansea Area, Swansea
13 – Motorpoint Area, Nottingham
14 – Brighton Centre, Brighton,
15 – Bournemouth Intl Centre, Bournemouth