"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Joan Armatrading is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Joan Armatrading concert reviews describe live shows and performances as retrospective, captivating, playful, mischievous, soulful, jazzy, and poignant.
Joan Armatrading MBE (born Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading in Basseterre, Saint Kitts on 9 December 1950) and brought up in Birmingham, England, is a British singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Armatrading has mixed eclectic musical styles over decades of recording and performing.
Walking onto a minimalistic stage adorned with just a couple of guitars, a keyboard and a piano, Joan Armatrading looked decidedly uneasy at the rapturous applause that greeted her at The Stables in Milton Keynes last night.
A major star who grew up in Birmingham, Joan Armatrading has attracted a mixed audience — a range of ages, Brummies there to welcome her home, lots of lesbians (Joan's always had a strong lesbian following).