Hawkwind live in concert.
ON TOUR

Hawkwind

34
critic concert reviews
experimental

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

72
%
Based on 
34
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 34 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Hawkwind is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Hawkwind concert reviews describe live shows and performances as psychedelic and surreal.

ON TOUR

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Gateshead, United Kingdom (April 17); G Live Theatre, Guilford, United Kingdom (April 18); Pavillion, Bournemouth, United Kingdom (April 19); Symphony Hall, Birmingham, United Kingdom (April 20); Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury, United Kingdom (May 9); M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom (May 10); The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 11); Sheffield City Hall, Shieffield, United Kingdom (May 12); Corn Exchange, Cambridge, United Kingdom (May 20); Barbican Hall, London, United Kingdom (May 26)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Stories From Time And Space (5 April 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
Ladbroke Grove, United Kingdom (1969 - present)
Bio
Hawkwind is an English rock band and one of the earliest space rock groups. The band was formed by ex-busker and blues man Dave Brock in Ladbroke Grove, London, who intended to marry simple three-chord rock with experimental electronic music.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

May 18, 2023
80
%
Hawkwind Live In Concert At Prognosis Festival 2023

Express (UK)

November 9, 2018
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As the safety curtain raised to reveal the Docklands Sinfonia Orchestra conducted by Mike Batt - yes, he of Womble fame and the exquisite Tarot Suite recordings and much more - the murmur of expectancy turned to a commotion of wonderment as the Star Wars style red and purple lasers shot out from the stage, re

The Telegraph (UK)

November 5, 2018
40
%
I was arrested outside the Palladium back when I was a busker, reminisced Dave Brock, Hawkwind’s long-serving space commander.

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

May 16, 2018
100
%
FESTIVAL Desertfest 2018

Buzz Magazine (UK)

April 15, 2016
80
%
The band that has seen more line-up changes than Fleetwood Mac can be hit or miss in concert so seeing them perform live is always an act of faith.

NME (UK)

September 12, 2005
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London, UK

The Guardian (UK)

December 21, 2004
80
%
Manchester University, Manchester, UK

Past critic reviews published in

The AU Review (Australia), Consequence (USA), The Telegraph (UK), musicOMH (UK), The Skinny (UK) and more

Image Credit

Grigorij [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons