Flamin' Groovies live in concert.
ON TOUR

Flamin' Groovies

15
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
%
Based on 
15
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Flamin' Groovies is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Flamin' Groovies concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exciting.

ON TOUR

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Latest Release

Paint It Black (Live from the San Francisco Civic Center, October 26, 1980) - Single (19 November 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
San Francisco, United States (1965 - present)
Bio
The Flamin' Groovies were an American rock and roll band of the 60s and 70s, known for their influential melodic garage rock music. They began in San Francisco, California in 1965, founded by Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

musicOMH (UK)

April 27, 2016
60
%
They were on the fringes of making it big in the ’60s and ’70s but it never quite happened probably because their music didn’t chime with the times.

Exclaim (Canada)

November 19, 2015
70
%
Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, Canada

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (USA)

November 16, 2015
%
During the set the singer-guitarist complained to his soundman about his amp and then left the stage cursing (he walked right by me so I heard him) when the show was cut short before the encore.

The Arts Desk (UK)

July 3, 2013
80
%
With that The Flamin’ Groovies’s Chris Wilson announced the arrival of “Shake Some Action” the band’s classic evocation of rock ‘n’ roll swagger.

Mondo Sonoro (Spain)

April 24, 2022
70
%
Azkena Bilbao, Bilbao

Mondo Sonoro (Spain)

June 24, 2019
70
%
Flamin' Groovies Live In Concert In Spain

Record Collector Magazine (UK)

September 21, 2017
%
Excitingly, three of the best tracks aired – Let Me Rock, I Want You Bad and, especially, What The Hell Is Goin’ On? – came from the new Fantastic Plastic.

Past critic reviews published in

Humo (Belgium), De Morgen (Belgium), The Line Of Best Fit (UK), Undertoner (Denmark), Gaffa (Sweden) and more

Image Credit

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