Charles Bradley live in concert.
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Charles Bradley

80
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pop

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Charles Bradley is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 80 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Charles Bradley is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Charles Bradley concert reviews describe live shows and performances as heartbreaking, extraordinary, soulful, show-stopping, dynamic, intense, and euphoric.

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Latest Release

The Daptone Super Soul Revue Live at the Apollo (1 October 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
pop
Origin
Gainesville, United States (11/5/1948)
Bio
Charles Bradley (November 5, 1948 - September 23, 2017) was an American funk/soul/R&B singer. Born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Bradley spent the better part of his childhood living on the streets.
Has Performed With
Junk, Joss Stone, His Extraordinaires, Clairy Browne and The Bangin' Rackettes

Critic Concert Reviews

Twin Cities Media (USA)

May 27, 2016
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He got his big break a few years ago and with his latest album Changes comes a North American Tour that stopped at First Avenue yesterday.

Consequence (USA)

May 18, 2016
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When I was living out here I was homeless Bradley told the audience of mostly affluent young professionals.

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

March 27, 2015
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The 66-year old performer emerged on the Powerstation stage, resplendent in a black-sequined jump suit shortly before 10pm, but not before his ace band, The Extraordinaires laid down a funky groove with a brief overture.

Consequence (USA)

January 4, 2015
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Bradley is an old soul the type of solid endlessly gracious person and legendary performer who’s very presence in a space has the ability to elevate spirits and leave a positive lasting impression.

Brighton Source (UK)

August 31, 2014
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Brighton, UK

Dallas Observer (USA)

April 28, 2014
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However, it is rare and unique to see a concert so positively charged, fueled with such raw passion, and as spiritually and mentally empowering as the Screaming Eagle of Soul, Mr.

Scenestr (Australia)

March 6, 2014
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You’ve got a soul singer with a very special voice belting out classic Motown and Stax type numbers of yesteryear.

Past critic reviews published in

Spectrum Culture (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA), MAGNET Magazine (USA), Bucketlist Music Reviews (Canada), Mancunian Matters (UK) and more

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