Dwight Yoakam live in concert.
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Dwight Yoakam

27
critic concert reviews
country

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

72
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Critic Consensus

Based on 27 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Dwight Yoakam is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Dwight Yoakam concert reviews describe live shows and performances as jubilant, surreal, and charismatic.

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Latest Release

Brighter Days (15 November 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
country
Origin
Pikeville, United States (10/23/1956)
Bio
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American singer-songwriter, actor and film director, most famous for his pioneering country music. Popular since the early 1980s, he has recorded more than 21 albums and compilations, charted more than 30 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, and sold more than 25 million records.
Has Performed With
Chris Stapleton

Critic Concert Reviews

Star Tribune (USA)

August 11, 2024
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Yoakam was never so talkative as he heads for Moorhead after his Waite Park, Minn. concert.

Glide Magazine (USA)

February 11, 2020
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Being in a casino for a concert is a surreal reminder that, at its core, music is entertainment.

Dallas Observer (USA)

January 27, 2020
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But rather than make his affinity for Buck Owens, Merle Haggard or Ray Wylie Hubbard feel like an homage at arms length, Yoakam channeled the ghosts of Bakersfield and Nashville into something like a holy rolling revival.

The Cosmic Clash (USA)

October 1, 2019
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Dwight Yoakam in Lake Charles

Dallas Observer (USA)

May 4, 2015
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Comebacks from Reba McEntire, Lee Ann Womack and Shania Twain all point to this trend, though most of those artists seem to have updated their sound.

Rolling Stone (USA)

October 23, 2014
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Dwight Yoakam Live In Concert In the USA

The Columbus Dispatch (USA)

April 10, 2013
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Though the honky-tonk master and former Columbus resident reserved the cover for late in his set, two-thirds of those qualities were memorably represented from the opening chords.

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