Built To Spill

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critics Consensus

Based on 108 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Built To Spill is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Built To Spill concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exciting, melodic, psychedelic, transcendent, eclectic, effortless, and dramatic.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Built To Spill concerts? Built To Spill concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

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On tour

The Eastern, Atlanta, Georgia, United States (July 10); The Pageant, St Louis, United States (July 12); The Salt Shed, Chicago, United States (July 13); Palace Theatre, Saint Paul, MN, United States (July 15); Pabst Theater, Milwaukee, United States (July 16); Iroquois Amphitheater, Louisville, United States (July 18); Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, OR, United States (July 26); Tom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, OR, United States (July 27); Remlinger Farms, Carnation, WA, United States (September 13); Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX, United States (September 26); The Bridge at The Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, United States (October 2); HISTORY, Toronto, Canada (October 13); MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston, MA, United States (October 15); Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, United States (October 21)

Festivals in 2025

Levitation 2025

September 25 - 28, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Boise, United States (1992 - present)

Bio

Built to Spill is an indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The band is best known for its catchy guitar hooks and the unique voice of frontman Doug Martsch.

Has Performed With

The Afghan Whigs, Dinosaur Jr

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Glide Magazine (USA)

August 15, 2024

Yo La Tengo and Built to Spill Bring Legendary Indie Rock Sounds to Sold-out Portland, OR Crowd

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Scenestr (Australia)

October 25, 2023

It's been seven (very) long years since Built To Spill, the indie-rock band that put Boise, Idaho, on the map for many music fans, toured Australia, a country where they have had a strong and loyal fan base spanning several decades.

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

May 11, 2023

One of the big questions at a Built to Spill show is whether the number of front man and sole constant member Doug Martsch’s guitar pedals will be greater than the number of words he says to the audience. On an unseasonably humid spring night in the American Fartland

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The Cosmic Clash (USA)

April 19, 2023

Built to Spill Slays, Shreds, Sells Out Mohawk Austin

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Glide Magazine (USA)

August 19, 2022

Pilsen has long served as a historical haven for Chicago immigrants on the lower west-side of Chicago, first for the German and Czech population who gave the neighborhood its name, and then most notably as the Mexican American cultural center of the city in the second half of the 20th century.

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WKNC (USA)

May 13, 2022

Built to Spill at Cat's Cradle 5/8/22

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Glide Magazine (USA)

February 2, 2022

Thirty years since forming celebrated indie rock band Built to Spill, Doug Martsch is still playing to eager ears, judging from the crowd that came out for a Sunday show at Portland, Oregon’s Wonder Ballroom on January 30th, the second of a two-night run in the Rose City

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