Formidable Foe
Band from Bloomington, IL
Formidable Foe combines massive, driving drums with groovy, thicc basslines and ripping guitar leads.
- Shows on record
- 19
- Rooms played
- 7
- Cities
- 2
- Releases
- 16
- Last show
- Jul 18, 2025Uptown Normal
About
Formidable Foe is a band from Bloomington, IL. Shows on record run from 2018 to 2025, across 7 rooms in 2 cities.
- Formidable Foe is based in Bloomington — MusicBrainz
- Nolan Kelly: guitar — MusicBrainz
- Jack Kendrick: guitar — MusicBrainz
- Michael McKenna: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
- Kyle Woith: bass — MusicBrainz
- Formidable Foe has 16 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2018–2025 — MusicBrainz
- Formidable Foe has 114 listeners on Last.fm — Formidable Foe on Last.fm
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
19 on record · facebook, SongkickShows per year
- 20181 show
- 20191 show
- 20201 show
- 20213 shows
- 20226 shows
- 20234 shows
- 20242 shows
- 20251 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | Uptown Normal · NormalHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Six Strings Club · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 20, 2024 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Uptown Normal · NormalHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 24, 2023 | Make Music Normal 2023 · NormalHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Apr 15, 2023 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Feb 17, 2023 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 2, 2022 | 236 E Front St, Bloomington, IL 61701Headliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Uptown Normal · NormalHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 27, 2022 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| May 13, 2022 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Mar 18, 2022 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Feb 5, 2022 | Central Illinois Concerts by NTL Productions · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 17, 2021 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Sep 3, 2021 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Jun 18, 2021 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Feb 22, 2020 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 20, 2019 | nightshop · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
| Dec 31, 2018 | Maguire's Bar & Grill · BloomingtonHeadliner | Headliner | — |
Where they play
7 rooms in 2 citiesRooms played most
- nightshop · Bloomington11 shows
- Uptown Normal · Normal3 shows
- 236 E Front St, Bloomington, IL 617011 show
- Central Illinois Concerts by NTL Productions · Bloomington1 show
- Maguire's Bar & Grill · Bloomington1 show
Cities played
- Bloomington14 shows
- Normal4 shows
Live history
18 shows on record- Shows counted
- 18
- First on record
- Dec 2018
- Latest on record
- Jul 2025
Shows per year
- 20181
- 20191
- 20201
- 20213
- 20226
- 20233
- 20242
- 20251
Top rooms
- nightshop, Bloomington · 11
- Uptown Normal, Normal · 3
- Six Strings Club, Bloomington · 1
- 236 E Front St, Bloomington, IL 61701 · 1
- Central Illinois Concerts by NTL Productions, Bloomington · 1
Top cities
- Bloomington · 12
- Normal, IL · 3
- Bloomington, IL · 2
Often on the bill with: Modern Drugs
Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.
Releases
16 releases, 2018–2025Live at Make Music Normal 2025
2025 · Album
Shake Them
2024 · Single
A Little Much
2023 · Single
Crosswalk
2023 · Single
ED
2023 · Single
Future Son
2023 · Single
GSP
2023 · Single
Somewhere in Japan
2023 · Single
Soul River
2023 · Single
Unga Bunga
2023 · Single
Upside Down
2023 · Single
whatitis
2023 · Single
The Metagame
2022 · Album
Your Name, Please
2021 · Single
Port Town
2020 · Single
Formidable Foe
2018 · Single
Lineup
- Nolan Kelly · guitar
- Jack Kendrick · guitar
- Michael McKenna · drums (drum set)
- Kyle Woith · bass
Airplay
No airplay on record.
Lineup history
4 members on record- Jack KendrickOriginal memberguitartenure unknown
- Kyle WoithOriginal memberbasstenure unknown
- Michael McKennaOriginal membersynthesizertenure unknown
- Nolan Kellyguitartenure unknown
Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.
Subgroups and parent groups: Formidable Friends
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Formidable Foe on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Show history | |
| Songkick | Show history |
| youtube | Photos |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.