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    Rock/Pop

    The Solids play the music of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, + SPECIAL GUESTS!

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    Saturday, June 20, 2026

    8:00 PM

    The Bowery Ballroom

    6 Delancey St, New York, NY 10002

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    About This Event

    The Solids, the Connecticut-born pop/rock band led by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, bring their television-tinged catalog to The Bowery Ballroom, often performing material associated with How I Met Your Mother and other TV work. Joined by special guests, the lineup favors tight hooks, bright keyboard textures and band-forward arrangements suited to mid-sized rooms.

    About How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main character Ted Mosby and his group of friends in New York City's Manhattan. As a frame story, Ted recounts to his children Penny and Luke the events from September 2005 to May 2013 that led to him meeting their mother.

    About the Artists

    Solids

    Solids

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    Solids is the performing identity of a pop/rock musician closely tied to The Solids, the Connecticut-bred band active since the mid-1990s. Their songwriting is best known in the wider culture through television, including the “How I Met Your Mother” theme connection via band members Carter Bays and Craig Thomas.

    The Solids

    The Solids

    The Solids are a Connecticut-born pop/rock band led by Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, joined by Patrick Butler, Doug Derryberry, and Josh Suniewick. Active since the mid-1990s, they balance guitar-forward songwriting with bright keyboard textures and tight rhythm work.