Alt-J live in concert.
ON TOUR

Alt-J

273
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
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Based on 
273
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critics Consensus

Based on 273 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Alt-J is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Alt-J concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ambitious, elegant, lovely, retrospective, infectious, eccentric, and extraordinary.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Alt-J concerts? Alt-J concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book alt-J? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for alt-J range from $40,000 - $500,000, with alt-J's current estimated booking fee to be around $300,000.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Leeds, United Kingdom (2007 - present)
Bio
Alt-J was formed when Gwil Sainsbury, Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, and Thom Sonny Green met at the University of Leeds, Leeds, UK in 2007.
Has Performed With
Wildcat! Wildcat!, The Horrors, San Fermin, Bishop Briggs, Portugal The Man, Just Mustard
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Music (Australia)

May 4, 2023
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"Yesterday they sung it loud, but I think you can sing it louder."

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

April 19, 2023
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alt-J brought the majestic and awesome sound of their compelling avant-garde rock to stunning effect for the first time to New Zealand.

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

April 18, 2023
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alt-J returned with a bang and let's just say years away from the music scene certainly hasn't hindered their ability to create pure musical magic.

Berkeley B-Side (USA)

April 2, 2023
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Alt-J's Immersive Light and Sound at the Fox Theater

Soundcheck SF (USA)

March 28, 2023
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Alt-J Live In Concert

Backseat Mafia

August 26, 2022
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After selling out Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre twice at the beginning of the summer, the quirky and ever-mesmerising Alt-J promptly returned to fair city last night to kick off the first ever Wider Than Pictures concert series at Collins Barracks.

Backseat Mafia

May 25, 2022
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On the first show of a two-night stint in Dublin’s 3Olympia, alt-rock experimentalists Alt-J dazzled their boisterous Irish crowd last Sunday in support of ‘The Dream’, their latest record which dropped last February.

Past critic reviews published in

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland), XS Noize (Northern Ireland), The Telegraph (UK), V13 (Canada), UK Music Reviews (UK) and more

Image Credit

Henry Laurisch [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

The Dream (CARBS Remix Edition) (28 April 2023)