Dinosaur Jr live in concert.
ON TOUR

Dinosaur Jr

201
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
%
Based on 
201
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
72
%
Based on 
9
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critics Consensus

Based on 201 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Dinosaur Jr is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Dinosaur Jr concert reviews describe live shows and performances as thunderous, melodic, consistent, innovative, and glorious.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Dinosaur Jr concerts? Dinosaur Jr concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to three hours long.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Dinosaur Jr? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Dinosaur Jr range from $30,000 - $45,000, with Dinosaur Jr's current estimated booking fee to be around $30,000.

On tour

Lena Horne Bandshell; The Far Out Lounge & Stage, Brooklyn, United States; Austin, United States (July 17; Apr 25); Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 18); Galvanizers SWG3, Glasgow, United Kingdom (May 20); Troxy, London, United Kingdom (May 22); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (May 23); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (May 23); Lena Horne Bandshell, Brooklyn, United States (July 17); The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD, United States (July 20)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Amherst, United States (1984 - present)
Bio
Dinosaur Jr. is a rock band which formed in 1983 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Has Performed With
Blur, My Bloody Valentine, Wild Style Lion, Redd Kross, Little Barrie, Henry Rollins, Easy Action, Built to Spill, Buffalo Tom, Weezer, The Flaming Lips
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 8, 2024
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The sounds of Smashing Pumpkins drifted through the air outside the Moda Center. As Billy Corgan’s keening vocals of “1979” ceded to Linda Perry on “What’s Up?” it became apparent that whoever selected the music pegged the evening for what it was: a celebration of alternative ‘90s music.

Glide Magazine (USA)

September 12, 2024
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Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., Take Indie 101 Lap at Madison Square Garden

Glide Magazine (USA)

September 12, 2024
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Weezer, The Flaming Lips, Dinosaur Jr., Take Indie 101 Lap at Madison Square Garden

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

June 3, 2024
80
%
Dinosaur Jr Live In Concert In Denmark

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

March 3, 2024
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Dinosaur Jr & Office Dog – Auckland Town Hall: March 2, 2024

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

March 2, 2024
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Tonight’s show may be celebrating 30 years since the release of Dinosaur Jr’s fifth album, 1993’s ‘Where You Been’ but it’s been 34 years since I first saw Dinosaur Jr. at Tamaki Makaurau’s Powerstation on Oct0ber 4th, 1989.

Scenestr (Australia)

February 26, 2024
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In 1993, Dinosaur Jr. released their fifth studio album 'Where You Been’, which was heralded at the time as one of the crowning glories of slacker culture.

Past critic reviews published in

Scenestr (Australia), The Music (Australia), Spectrum Culture (USA), Glide Magazine (USA), QRO Magazine and more

Image Credit

[CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Whatever's Cool With Me [Explicit] (6 September 2024)