Anvil live in concert.
ON TOUR

Anvil

51
critic concert reviews
metal

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

69
%
Based on 
51
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critics Consensus

Based on 51 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Anvil is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Anvil concert reviews describe live shows and performances as charismatic and amazing.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Anvil concerts? Anvil concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to two hours.

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On tour

Metro Gallery, Baltimore, MD, United States (April 26); Palladium, Riga, Latvia (May 2); The Winchester Music Tavern, Lakewood, United States (May 8); Roxy, Praha, Czech Republic (May 12); Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain (May 18); LAV - Lisboa Ao Vivo, Lisbon, Portugal (May 20); Club Bahnhof Ehrenfeld, Cologne, Germany (May 25); Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 26); O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom (May 28); 02 Institute 2, Birmingham, United Kingdom (May 29); Saint Luke's & The Winged Ox, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 2); SWX, Bristol, United Kingdom (June 4)

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Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Toronto, Canada (1978 - present)
Bio
Has Performed With
Saxon
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Music In Minnesota (USA)

April 21, 2019
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Anvil: “The Phoenix from The North” Rocks The Turf Club

Twin Cities Media (USA)

April 21, 2019
%
Anvil Still Has It After 42 Years

The Guardian (UK)

August 5, 2013
80
%
Mainstream interest in the band has waned considerably over the last five years but thanks to the unerring dedication that enabled Anvil to survive in obscurity for three decades 2013 sees them still riding that wave.

Exclaim (Canada)

June 1, 2011
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But that's the cool thing about the Canadian metal legends: They'll never ever be Metallica and world tours by private jet are just not in the cards.

Birmingham Live (UK)

June 17, 2010
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And I also admit that for the first 10 minutes of the film, I thought it was Spinal Tap for the 21st Century.

Dallas Observer (USA)

January 27, 2010
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Dallas, USA

Glide Magazine (USA)

January 19, 2010
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Nor have I ever seen someone use a golden vibrator to play an electric guitar on stage while in the face of their diehard fans.

Past critic reviews published in

Reflections of Darkness (Germany), The Guardian (UK), Music-News.com (UK), Rockbladet (Sweden), Metal Hammer (Norway) and more

Image Credit

Jonas Rogowski [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

ALL BLACK OUTFITS - Single (19 July 2024)