Dirty Projectors live in concert.
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Dirty Projectors

96
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

80
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Based on 
96
critic concert
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critics Consensus

Based on 96 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Dirty Projectors is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Dirty Projectors concert reviews describe live shows and performances as playful, polished, amazing, rhythmic, noisy, consistent, and eccentric.

How long are their concerts?

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

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Dirty Projectors? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Dirty Projectors range from $40,000 - $75,000, with Dirty Projectors's current estimated booking fee to be around $40,000.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Brooklyn, United States (2002 - present)
Bio
Dirty Projectors are an experimental pop group led by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dave Longstreth which formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Has Performed With
Deerhunter, yMusic, Wye Oak
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

July 29, 2019
90
%
To be honest, while I have always appreciated them technically, even their most lauded studio recordings have never really hit home with me, but seeing them perform live put their catalogue in a whole new context. They don't need to rely on studio trickery.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

July 21, 2019
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There was a time when a double bill of Brooklyn pop weirdos Dirty Projectors and Atlanta dream-pop shredders Deerhunter would pack a building twice the size of the 1,400-capacity Roseland.

Berkeley B-Side (USA)

November 9, 2018
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Longstreth's newest formation of the Dirty Projectors still puts on a good show

Pass The Aux (USA)

November 8, 2018
%
Dirty Projectors take minds off midterms at Zebulon

musicOMH (UK)

August 25, 2018
90
%
Or at least it is in this underground corner of Shoreditch, in this near-capacity, windowless Victorian coalstore.

The Skinny (UK)

August 20, 2018
100
%
David Longstreth and his current six-piece ensemble emanate a sense of pure joy tonight – this may be the best version of Dirty Projectors yet

Spectrum Culture (USA)

June 24, 2018
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I was introduced to Dirty Projectors through their 2005 album The Getty Address, a bizarre glitch opera about Don Henley.

Past critic reviews published in

The Orange County Register (USA), The AU Review (Australia), The Music (Australia), The Guardian (UK), musicOMH (UK) and more

Image Credit

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Latest Release

On And Ever Onward (Live From Housing Works 2009) (18 April 2023)