Idles live in concert.
ON TOUR

Idles

197
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

89
%
Based on 
197
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
87
%
Based on 
37
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critic Consensus

Idles is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 197 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Idles is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth seeing. Idles concert reviews describe live shows and performances as empowering, aggressive, raucous, electrifying, exciting, enthralling, and glorious.

ON TOUR

Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand (Jan 16); Riverstage, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Jan 18); Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia (Jan 21); The Hordern Pavillion, Sydney, Australia (Jan 22); Zepp Divercity Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (Jan 27); Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain (Jun 5); Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany (Jun 6); Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany (Jun 6); Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf, Austria (Jun 11); Park 360, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic (Jun 11); Festi´neuch, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Jun 12); Plateia Nerou, Athens, Greece (Jun 18); Queens Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Aug 1); Queens Square, Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Aug 2)

Latest Release

Spotify Singles (12 June 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Bristol, United Kingdom (2012 - present)
Bio
Idles are a heavy post-hardcore/punk band from Bristol, London and Newport. The success of the band's debut EP "Welcome" did not go unnoticed and so it happened that BBC Introducing in the Southwest honoured the group as "Band of The Year" in 2012.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Strange Carolinas (USA)

September 15, 2024
%
IDLES kicked off the second leg of their Love Is The Fing Tour with a sold-out show at the Rabbit Rabbit in Asheville on Saturday night. Before leaving the UK, they snagged Leeds band English Teacher to join them. Both bands from across the pond put on an exceptional night of live music.

NME (UK)

August 13, 2024
100
%
Øya 2024 review: Pulp, Jack White, RAYE, IDLES and local talent shine at exemplary festival

V13 (Canada)

July 20, 2024
%
IDLES, one of the most exciting bands around, give fans a life-affirming night at The Piece Hall in Halifax.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

July 15, 2024
80
%
IDLES’ Cardiff Castle date sparks a 6 Music dad wall of death

NME (UK)

June 29, 2024
100
%
IDLES at Glastonbury 2024: Banksy-assisted protest blows away even sky-high expectations

Dork

June 29, 2024
%
Idles Live In Concert

The Cosmic Clash (USA)

May 28, 2024
%
England’s Idles delivered wild night at Moody Amphitheater May 21

Past critic reviews published in

Dallas Observer (USA), Houston Press (USA), Soundcheck SF (USA), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), Music-News.com (UK) and more

Image Credit

Alexander Kellner [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons