Preoccupations

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Critics Consensus

Based on 27 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Preoccupations is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Preoccupations concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ferocious, energetic, and pleasing.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Preoccupations concerts? Preoccupations concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and 15 minutes.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Preoccupations? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Preoccupations range from $7,500 - $40,000, with Preoccupations's current estimated booking fee to be around $30,000.

On tour

Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, United Kingdom (May 11); The Garage, London, United Kingdom (May 13); Strange Brew, Bristol, United Kingdom (May 14); Yes (The Pink Room), Manchester, United Kingdom (May 16); Bar Le Ritz PDB, Montreal, Canada (May 22); Lee's Palace, Toronto, Canada (May 24); Cactus Club, Milwaukee, United States (May 29); 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, United States (June 1); The Blue Room at Third Man Records, Nashville, TN, United States (June 20); Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands (September 14); Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands (September 19)

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Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Calgary, Canada (2016 - present)

Bio

Preoccupations are a Canadian post-punk band, that formed in Calgary, Alberta in 2012 under the name Viet Cong. The group consists of two ex-members of the rock band Women, vocalist/bassist Matt Flegel and drummer Mike Wallace, as well as guitarists Scott Munro and Daniel Christiansen.

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Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

November 13, 2022

Preoccupations Live In Concert

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Diandra Reviews It All (USA)

November 29, 2018

Preoccupations Embrace The Punk At Warsaw

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The Arts Desk (UK)

July 16, 2018

Two albums and a whole lot of touring later, the four-piece have hit the road again in support of their latest release, New Material, which reveals a more brooding, considered side to their frenetic style of math-rock-post-punk-doom-goodness.

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Exclaim (Canada)

April 29, 2017

Zaphod Beeblebrox, Ottawa on April 28, 2017

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Exclaim (Canada)

July 10, 2016

Viet Cong their former band name is also a racist reference to a group that killed innocent lives during the Vietnam War and hurtful to the Vietnamese community as Hooded Fang's April Aliermo wrote in Exclaim! last September.

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The Guardian (UK)

June 23, 2016

Dalston Shacklewell Arms, London, UK

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Louder Than War (UK)

February 18, 2023

A shot of adrenaline kicks off proceedings in The Pink Room on Monday. Melbourne punks CLAMM waste no time in making themselves heard, shaking the four floors of YES as they fire through their set.

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