After 30 years together, Bowling For Soup is going strong. Last year included an anniversary tour playing all the songs from A Hangover You Don’t Deserve and several appearances on the Warped Tour. This year includes a new tour with Simple Plan, and an upcoming headlining gig at the O2 Wembley Arena in London. With the departure of guitarist Chris Burney, the band has also recently become a trio, but that hasn’t stopped them from putting some new tunes in their live sets. Because of all this excitement, Modern Drummer was thrilled to catch up with Bowling For Soup’s Gary Wiseman and get the lowdown on his brand new SJC kit. MD: Let’s talk about the new tour right now with Simple Plan, I’m sure you have a long history together. GW: We’ve been friends with them for 20 years or so. We’ve had a great history with them. It’s […]

January 2026 Issue