Overall Rating
4.3
By SusieQHarr
Bare Naked Ladies are fun!
I love Better Than Ezra, so that’s really who I was there to see, but KT Tunstall was great, and of course I loved the BTE set, even though it was delayed and cut short by a thunderstorm... Bare Naked Ladies seem to have a lot of fun on stage,and I like that all members of the band sing lead on different songs. The drummer is crazy fun.
By JLMDFM
Awesome show!
The band played a great show. The opening acts were also great. The bands all connected with the audience and really seemed to enjoy performing.
By Patrick123456
Barenaked Ladies in Concert
The show was fantastic and everything went smoothly. We arrived and got a great parking spot on the street right across from the venue. There was a pop-up thunderstorm so we had to evacuate after the first act (KT Tunstall). It was very smooth and we were able to enjoy a nearby bar. Communication via Twitter was extremely clear and we were back soon after for the second act (Better Than Ezra) and main show (Barenaked Ladies). The sound was great and the venue is very clean and comfortable. We sat on the lawn and had a great time.
By Popstar72
Not worth the money
I had heard great things about BNL’s shows in the past, so I was expecting a good show. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t good. They have likable personalities and parts of the show were good such as “Another One Bites The Dust” Queen cover, which was good. Their familiar songs were ok, but I felt they could have done a better job combining them. Maybe the people who sat closer had a better time, but for those of us who sat in the grass it was kind of boring. Plus the sound was just not loud enough.
By beachtaz
BNL
It was a great show, phenomenal performers and entertainers!
By Anonymous
3rd time seeing BNL at venue. Always fun!
KT Tungstall was a great warm up act! As soon as she ended her set, venue got evacuated due to storm. After 45 minutes, we were allowed to re-enter and Better Than Ezra did a shortened set, and got the crowd going again. BNL opened with “Struck By Lightening”, then commented on the irony. A fun time was had by all.
By JohnnySteps
Amazing as always
I have never been disappointed watching the Barenaked Ladies live, and this was no exception. The talent they are able to gather for these Last Summer on Earth tours is astounding. I've heard Brian Wilson live every year since 2011, them singing it with KT Tunstall was hands down the best. You can argue which of these tours have been the best, but there is no arguing that these shows are the greatest.
By QuonMarcus
Barenaked Ladies are always fun!
Such a friendly and fun band. We especially enjoyed the Specific References to Raleigh and the storms. A great way to spend the 4th of July.
By dogmania
Not as good as they've been
I've seen them 3x before and this was not as entertaining or as fun. The concert was shorter and the new songs not as good as the old. Won't go to see them again....
By Wolfy468
Barenaked Ladies delivered, as usual
My third BNL concert over the last four years. I have seen them every 4th of July at The Red Hat in Raleigh, NC. They are always entertaining. They always have great supporting acts. I think the price of the ticket is always good value.
Barenaked Ladies on Tour
The Barenaked Ladies have been honing their musical and comedic chops since playing gigs around Canada with a comedy troupe in the late 1980s. Starting out as an acoustic duo, they quickly expanded into a full-fledged band and became well-known for their fun and dynamic live shows, where they’d throw in some of their improv and rapping skills. Since those early shows, the Ladies have been performing nearly continuously on tours that have crisscrossed the globe. Since 2004, they’ve been especially focused on the environment, offering eco-friendly options at their shows and using biodiesel to get around on the road.
Barenaked Ladies in Concert
With an amusing mix of pop, rock, sincerity and humor, the Barenaked Ladies are one of Canada’s most endearing exports. Over the years, they’ve been in a constant state of evolution, scoring hit singles in the ‘90s, contributing theme songs for TV shows like The Big Bang Theory and Odd Job Jack, releasing a holiday album, dropping an award-winning children’s album and even creating a popular fan cruise (called “Ships and Dip”). The band started humbly enough in the late ‘80s, as just an acoustic duo, featuring vocalists and schoolmates Ed Robertson and Steven Page. The name Barenaked Ladies started out as a joke, but ended up sticking — and the fact that it came off slightly scandalous ended up being to their advantage. After adding brothers Jim and Andy Creeggan and drummer Tyler Stewart to the mix, the band self-released The Yellow Tape EP in 1991. It proved to be a big success, mostly via word of mouth and their live shows. That same year, they were invited to perform at the New Year’s Eve concert outside Toronto’s City Hall, but were denied by then-mayor June Rowlands who denounced the band’s name as sexist. This minor controversy only raised the Ladies’ profile, and The Yellow Tape became the first independently released album to go platinum in Canada. They subsequently signed with a major label, Sire Records, and released their debut album, Gordon, in 1992. Folky singles like “If I Had $1,000,000” and “Brian Wilson” would become some of their most popular songs, but it’d take a few more albums before the Ladies finally topped the charts with 1998’s rapping sensation “One Week.” Going into the 21st century, the band would continue on an impressive recording spree, especially once they went back to being independent and created their own record label, Desperation Records. They released a few popular themed albums, including 2004’s Barenaked for the Holidays and 2008’s Snacktime! for kids. Even after original member Page left the band in 2009, the Barenaked Ladies have continued on, with albums like 2017’s Fake Nudes, and a number of tours around North America and beyond. In 2018, they were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame after 30 years as a band.