Hayden live in concert.
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Hayden

12
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
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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

Hayden is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Hayden is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Hayden concert reviews describe live shows and performances as down-to-earth, upbeat, and compelling.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Toronto, Canada (2/12/1971)
Bio
Hayden is Paul Hayden Desser (born February 12, 1971), a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario. His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge to alternative country, as demonstrated by his first full album, Everything I Long For, released in 1995.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

September 25, 2016
90
%
The humour in Hayden's music is subtle and in his banter, it's dry. He set a tone by launching his show with the pre-recorded silly recipe bits from his first record, playing a compelling version of "Bad As They Seem," and then inviting the audience to feel free to pepper him with questions about anything, wh

Exclaim (Canada)

April 16, 2016
90
%
Much like most of the original recording Hayden opted to do it on his own instead of with a band.

Exclaim (Canada)

September 25, 2015
90
%
Hayden's own band member Taylor Knox began the night by performing some of his solo material.

QRO Magazine

June 6, 2008
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And Paul Hayden Dresser very nicely balanced between high artiste and down-to-earth troubadour joking with the crowd but also holding up a high standard.

Exclaim (Canada)

November 26, 2007
%
Though this was one of his first shows in over three years and it showed hes lost none of the endearing nature that drew us all in when we were teenagers.

Concert Addicts (Canada)

September 22, 2015
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Calgary's Samantha Savage Smith's songs were airy and upbeat which means I've definitely found myself some new studying/cruising tunes.

NOW Magazine (Canada)

March 25, 2015
80
%
Intimate and interactive in a Toronto deli

Past critic reviews published in

Diandra Reviews It All (USA), The AU Review (Australia), The Music (Australia), Musikknyheter.no (Norway), Gaffa (Norway) and more

Image Credit

Scott Penner [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons