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Real Live Certified
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Critics Consensus
Based on 15 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Guy Garvey is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Guy Garvey concert reviews describe live shows and performances as polished and playful.
Bury, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (3/6/1974)
Bio
Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey (born 6 March 1974, in Bury, Greater Manchester, England), is the singer/guitarist to Manchester based, Mercury Music Prize winning band Elbow, as well as a presenter (Sunday evenings 10-12 GMT) for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records. He previously presented a show on Sunday evenings on XFM.
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The Independent (UK)
June 20, 2016
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And you can hardly blame him; it's 10 days into his stint as curator of Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre.
Anyone who has shared a Manchester show with Guy Garvey's band Elbow knows just how capable this particular Bury-born home bird is of turning a local gig into a love in.
His album Courting the Squall reached the top three but for all his beloved entertainer status he failed to sell out the Shepherd’s Bush Empire last night.
