Big Audio Dynamite live in concert.
ON TOUR

Big Audio Dynamite

6
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

70
%
Based on 
6
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critics Consensus

Based on 6 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Big Audio Dynamite is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Big Audio Dynamite concerts? Big Audio Dynamite concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

On tour

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
London, England, United Kingdom (1984 - present)
Bio
Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD or B.A.
Has Performed With
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

March 31, 2011
60
%
Indeed some argue that Big Audio Dynamite's 1980s-1990s stew of pop rock reggae acid house and sampling was at least as ground-breaking.

LA Record (USA)

August 14, 2011
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Los Angeles, USA

Goldmine Magazine (USA)

April 22, 2011
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Big Audio Dynamite were explosive in NYC

LA Record (USA)

April 21, 2011
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The Roxy, Los Angeles, USA

eGigs (UK)

April 11, 2011
%
02 Academy Leeds, Leeds

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

April 9, 2011
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As they did back in the day, BAD came on stage to Ennio Morricone’s The Good, The Bad And The Ugly theme. A smiling Mick Jones blew into his harmonica to signal the start of Medicine Show. The capacity crowd sprang into dance action and the next 90 minutes passed in a flash. It’s been 21 years since this orig

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Image Credit

Swimfinfan [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

The BAD Files Volume 10 (The Lost Ones) (2018)