Gillian Welch live in concert.
ON TOUR

Gillian Welch

50
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

89
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Based on 
50
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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

Critic Consensus

Gillian Welch is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 50 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Gillian Welch is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth seeing. Gillian Welch concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stunning, raucous, effortless, dazzling, hypnotic, and soulful.

ON TOUR

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Latest Release

I Just Came Home to Count the Memories (May 4, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
New York, United States (10/2/1967) (10/2/1967) (10/2/1967)
Bio
Gillian Howard Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is an American singer-songwriter. She performs with her musical partner, guitarist David Rawlings.
Has Performed With
Father John Misty, David Rawlings

Critic Concert Reviews

Americana Highways (USA)

September 3, 2018
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There are many adjectives I could use to describe Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' performance Friday night at the Tower Theatre. Magical, transcendent, exhilarating, captivating or stunning.

The Oklahoman (USA)

August 31, 2018
%
Gillian Welch's OKC return engages, moves

No Depression (USA)

June 27, 2018
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To say it was utterly gorgeous in every way would still be an understatement of this sublime gift of a night.

Variety (USA)

October 5, 2017
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Its not the most chipper record; If you think it starts out bad, just wait, said the singer of 2011's The Harrow and the Harvest.

Country Standard Time (USA)

October 4, 2017
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She apologized many times for the utter unhappiness expressed through this album's songs, admitting it's "not the most chipper album" at one point.

No Depression (USA)

August 23, 2016
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A series of seminars, films and other activities was capped by two tribute concerts September 28-29 at different venues in Cleveland.

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

February 9, 2016
100
%
Gillian Welch a night with everything you could ask for, and more

Past critic reviews published in

The AU Review (Australia), The Canberra Times (Australia), The West Australian (Australia), The 13th Floor (New Zealand), The Santa Barbara Independent (USA) and more

Image Credit

Bryan Ledgard [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons