Gordon Downie live in concert.
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Gordon Downie

8
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
%
Based on 
8
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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

Gordon Downie is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 8 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Gordon Downie is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Gordon Downie concert reviews describe live shows and performances as emotional.

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Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Amherstview, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada (2/6/1964)
Bio
Gordon Edgar Downie CM (6 February 1964 - 17 October 2017) was a Canadian rock musician, writer, and occasional actor. He was the lead singer and lyricist for the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

November 30, 2016
90
%
It's a scene set in Kenora ON where Chanie's residential school was located the morning the 12-year-old was discovered by the railroad tracks dead after 36 hours in the elements.

Exclaim (Canada)

October 22, 2016
100
%
No one predicted what Downie who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer this year would say to the crowd next.

Toronto Sun (Canada)

August 2, 2016
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Calgary, Canada

The Georgia Straight (Canada)

February 7, 2015
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I've seen the Tragically Hip numerous times over the years, but never witnessed him being quite so wonderfully nutzoid.

BeatRoute Magazine (Canada)

August 10, 2014
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“Crater,” the lead track from their album Gord Downie, the Sadies, and the Conquering Sun, would create a lasting impression.

The Buffalo News (USA)

July 4, 2014
%
Downie, The Sadies make it a party at Canalside

Toronto Star (Canada)

April 15, 2014
75
%
Toronto, Canada

Past critic reviews published in

Westword (USA), Vegas Seven (USA), Vegas Seven (USA), Rock n Roll Experience (USA)

Image Credit

Ryan Merkley [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons