Belle and Sebastian live in concert.
ON TOUR

Belle and Sebastian

183
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

79
%
Based on 
183
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 183 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Belle and Sebastian is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Belle and Sebastian concert reviews describe live shows and performances as charming, nostalgic, vibrant, eclectic, expansive, glorious, and intricate.

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Latest Release

What Happened to You, Son? (16 April 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Glasgow, United Kingdom (1996 - present)
Bio
Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop.
Has Performed With
Spoon, Real Estate, Julien Baker

Critic Concert Reviews

Scenestr (Australia)

August 26, 2024
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On a Sunday night (or bath night, as it was called in 1970s Glasgow), it was a time for celebration and remembrance, as two of novelist Nick Hornby's favourite "sad bastard" acts, Belle and Sebastian and Badly Drawn Boy, delivered an all-time-desert-island Top 5 concert to an Adelaide audience

The Music (Australia)

August 24, 2024
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Belle And Sebastian may be a legacy act, but they know it, we know they know it, and everyone loves it.

Backseat Mafia

August 22, 2024
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Belle & Sebastian at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 22.08.2024

The Skinny (UK)

August 8, 2024
80
%
The Saturday of Belle & Sebastian's Glasgow Weekender festival brings sets from CMAT, The Vaselines, Monica Queen, Callum Easter and more to SWG3

Spectrum Culture (USA)

May 20, 2024
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It appears Stuart Murdoch wants to escape the past. Even though most bands comment on Portland’s Revolution Hall feeling like school – one of the city’s best venues did once serve as Washington High School’s auditorium – Murdoch just couldn’t let go of the room’s history.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

December 11, 2023
80
%
Belle and Sebastian Live In Concert In Scotland

Manchester Evening News (UK)

July 25, 2023
100
%
"Manchester has seen many iterations of Belle and Sebastian over the years, but maybe never one this fun - this was indie pop perfection"

Past critic reviews published in

Exclaim (Canada), The Skinny (UK), Consequence (USA), Glide Magazine (USA), The Skinny (UK) and more

Image Credit

Amy Hope Dermont [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons