00s pop rock legends come together for epic throwback UK tour-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro

Bowling For Soup are coming back to the UK for a special tour (Picture: Graham Finney/Cover Images)

Bowling For Soup and Wheatus are ready to take everyone back to the early 2000s for an epic throwback tour.

The 1985 pop punk icons and Teenage Dirtbag legends have announced plans to reunite for a nostalgic jaunt across the UK with 10 shows in February 2025 after joining forces at Download Festival over the weekend.

Fresh off that weekend, they’ve confirmed tour dates for the new year, starting with a show at Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom on February 5, before the run comes to an end in Bournemouth 10 days later.

Fans got a taster of what to expect when Wheatus frontman Brendan B. Brown joined BFS on stage for a rendition of Teenage Dirtbag at Download, and now his group will be special guests for the tour.

The Girl All The Band Guys Want band, led by prolific frontman Jaret Reddick, will be headlining the shows as they celebrate the 20th anniversary of their third album A Hangover You Don’t Deserve.

As well as a cover of SR-71’s track 1985 – which has become one of Bowling For Soup’s biggest hits – the LP also includes fan favourites like Almost, Ohio (Come Back to Texas) and Two-Seater.

Jaret Reddick and the band are hitting the road to celebrate A Hangover You Don’t Deserve (Picture: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock)

They are bringing Wheatus along for the ride (Picture: Luke Brennan/Getty Images)

Wheatus burst onto the scene in 2000 with their debut self titled album, which featured Teenage Dirtbag and their cover of Erasure’s A Little Respect, while they have continued to make music over the last 24 years.

Jaret and his bandmates Gary Wiseman and Rob Felicetti are currently performing without guitarist Chris Burney after he was hospitalised last week during the group’s European dates.

In a statement on Friday, they said: ‘Chris was taken to hospital and wasn’t able to play last night’s show in Florence, Italy. Today we all flew to the UK.

Wheatus burst onto the scene in 2000 with Teenage Dirtbag (Picture: Martin Philbey/Redferns)

BFS have been delighting UK fans for decades (Picture: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Radio Disney)

‘Chris is heading home from here to receive the care he needs. He still asking for positive vibes and privacy at this time.

‘With his blessing, the rest of us will finish this run, including Download Festival, Dublin and Belfast, as a three piece. Thank you all for your support, love and understanding.’

As well as a stunning acoustic set at Download, the group also performed an emotional ‘full band’ set without Chris, and later thanked fans for their support.

They wrote on Facebook after the shows: ‘Download: what can we say. That was special for so many reasons! Thank you for watching. Thank you for helping pay tribute to Chris Burney!! See you all soon! We love you so very much!’

Meanwhile, new music could be on the horizon after Jaret revealed there were plans to put out some songs after spending much of the next year on the road.

‘We’ve got a couple of cover songs that we’re going to release throughout this year. And we have two new originals, two new Bowling For Soup songs recorded. We’re just not really sure what to do with them yet,’ he exclusively told Metro.co.uk.

‘I’ve been telling the guys, I think we need to be focused on putting something out next year.’

Tickets for Bowling For Soup’s 2025 UK tour go on sale on Friday, 21 June. Click here for more information.

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