Mike Doughty Tickets

Fantastic evening, I've seen Mike Doughty many times and I have to say the benefit of the band is a nice addition. He rolled out many Soul Coughing tunes, which was interesting as I haven't heard him do that much over the years. The best part about the tunes he played was that it wasn't a straight reproduction of the songs we all know and love. He and the band had a unique perspective on each tune. Which is kind of the definition of art! Go see Mike Dougthy and Wheatus if they come anywhere near you!

Great show! Excellent sound, good mix of Soul Coughing and solo material.

I'll start mentioning that I went to this show with a friend to see Wheatus perform. Wheatus was part of our youth and we wanted to watch them perform live. Wheatus was amazing! There were only 3 members: the guitarist, the bassist and a girl that sang second voices. They played phenomenal and were full of energy! I thought without keyboards and drums, it'd be boring, but they managed to make it work! As for Mike Doughty, it was disappointing. I don't understand his style (it was abstract, like watching art) and definitely don't like it. Members of Wheatus and other 3 guys played the instruments and they are phenomenal players, Mike Doughty even has a good voice, but the way the show goes and the type of music they created was no good (for me). I ended up leaving with my friend after trying to listen several songs and failing to appreciate their music.

Longtime fan never gotten to see him perform live with a full band, only a short solo stint at a Bonnaroo. Amazing to see him at the Culture room which is a small venue. Did a whole mess of Soul Coughing classics. Wheatus who opened also played as part of the band in his set.

whenever I see mike perform, he always puts on a great show. this show being the last of the soul coughing songs reimagined tour was pretty amazing. I went to the first show of the tour in Teaneck and it was great but after doing this show 31 more times by the time the last show came, he, Cat Popper and Pete Wilhoit, straight up and down murdered the show! let us have a moment of silence for the end of the tour! mike has come so very far from where he was one when these songs were first penned. today, when he's up there, it isn't a chore! there is a playful joyous energy behind every note, every tweak of the sampler, and every gesture and little dancy move he makes. it's a beautiful thing to see him enjoying himself up there because that is exactly how it should be. I'm grateful to have been able to experience the rebirth of these songs. thank you mike! thank you so very much!

Moon Hooch, the opening band, was great! Never heard so much sound come from 2 saxophones and a drummer. M. Doughty doing Soul Coughing was exactly as good as I expected it to be. Just him and a stand-up bass player and a drummer as I remembered them from the late 1990's.

It took 19 years to finally see him live and it was completely worth it.

I originally went to this show thinking that "This would be the closest I will ever get to seeing Soul Coughing Live".....I actually got something much better. Mike really blew me away with the new reprises of these songs that I know and love. The difference being is that they seemed pure and uncluttered. I found myself glad that the incessant samples weren't there to muck up the collective unconscious. I was absolutely giddy with glee the entire show. I couldn't have asked for anything more.

Great show at one of the great venues in San Francisco

If you're familiar enough with Mike Doughty to read this review, I'm not going to give a boilerplate. This show was billed as an all Soul Coughing songs, and following the crowd-funded release of his album of reinterpretations of a number of Soul Coughing songs, this show could have been wholly phoned in. It was not. On the contrary, more than the album, Doughty playing these songs live breathed new life into them, giving them space to breath anew. The bass player was in the pocket all night long, and the drummer was hypnotic. But Doughty himself owned the show. Amazing -- if you have the opportunity to see it, go. Just go.

A really great show! It was nice to hear the updated Soul Coughing songs. The audience was really into it, and the band had good energy. It was also really cool to see the variety of instruments used in a live show.

I've seen a few Doughty shows in my day, & Mike never fails to entertain, always a good show, but this was much more than i anticipated. I was expecting acoustic soul coughing, but not this time. Another Pete on drums, amazing bass fiddle, and all the music we know & love but with many new twists.

It kills me to write this review because I LOVE Mike Doughty and have thoroughly enjoyed many of his past solo shows. Despite that, I have to tell the truth here...this was one of the worst shows I've ever seen by any artist and the first show where I bought tickets and was so bored and disappointed that I left early. This "show" was basically like a night in Mike Doughty's basement while he fooled around aimlessly with a few new synthesizer toys he just bought. It was wildly self-indulgent, and while I tried hard to indulge and join Doughty on this journey, it was just unbearable. At some point as he hammered away on a synth pad the size of an adding machine with a record playing in the background (an actual record of pre-recorded samples that he put on a turn-table and played) , aimlessly saying things like "zoom-zip" into the microphone, we just left. My advice for any fan of Doughty: Let your love for his music remain intact by skipping this tour. Catch him later and hope that by that time he is done with his soul searching and soul coughing and gets back to something pure and real like picking up a guitar and playing real music.

As always, Mike Doughty put on a great show. It was an intimate accoustic show and he played songs from his new album as well as old favorites. It was supposed to be a book tour, and while he discussed the book, he stayed true to his roots and played more than he talked. The best part was that he did a meet and greet after the show and I was able to get my book signed.

Show was great, he's really funny on stage, tells some great stories and still sings like he always has. I love that you can buy a copy of the show right after

Mike and the band opened up with an amazing jam session sporting wizard beards and kicked the show off for their opener Moon Hooch, which is some of the greatest music ever made. Mike and the band came back out and delivered a fantastic, orgasmic performance and all was well in the world.

This was my second time seeing Mike Doughty live, but this show was awesome. The venue was great and was really great for him and his opening act. I was standing right in the front and was leaning on the stage, and I really love a venue where I can get there. The show I went to was recorded for one of his live recordings and that is pretty cool. I have listened to other live albums of his and on occasion he plays this song "Firetruck" and he played it on Saturday night! He really engaged the audience and made us feel like this show was just for us. It was also their last show of the tour, so they made it a really memorable experience for everyone. All in all is was a great show!

Mike Doughty and his band never fail to impress, and Saturday night's show at the Bowery Ballroom was no exception.

Mike was...as always awesome...great to hear him with the full band. He rocked the place. Venue was neat, small which was nice. He hung out after and took pics and signed autographs. Overall great concert and a great night. Can't wait to see him again.

I love his recorded stuff. Live, his poetry really shines through, more than the music. Same stuff, but a different feel.