Joanna Newsom live in concert.
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Joanna Newsom

109
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

92
%
Based on 
109
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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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

Joanna Newsom is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 109 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Joanna Newsom is rated as an incredible live performer, with spectacular shows that are worth watching. Joanna Newsom concert reviews describe live shows and performances as compelling, ethereal, dramatic, stirring, riveting, accessible, and lyrical.

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Latest Release

2024-05-27 Live at The Masonic Lodge [Hollywood Forever] (27 May 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Nevada City, United States (1/18/1982)
Bio
Joanna Newsom (born Joanna Caroline Newsom on 18 January 1982 in California) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a keyboardist in 2002 in the San Francisco-based indie band The Pleased.
Has Performed With
White Magic, Robin Pecknold

Critic Concert Reviews

Consequence (USA)

September 8, 2019
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Above all, one thing’s for sure — Joanna Newsom’s cause is nowhere near Ozymandian.

Brighton Source (UK)

August 31, 2016
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Such was their reverential devotion that beside cheering her entrance and rapturously applauding each song there was such a respectful hush throughout the performance that the sound was crystal clear.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

March 3, 2016
60
%
Glasgow, Scotland

The AU Review (Australia)

January 24, 2016
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Her first ever performance in the Concert Hall was back in 2008, when she performed her second record Ys in full with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – also as part of the Sydney Festival.

The Music (Australia)

January 21, 2016
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On our soil for the third time — as part of Sydney Festival this year — the celebrated American singer-songwriter was welcomed on stage with warm appraisal.

Live in Limbo (Canada)

December 17, 2015
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It's taken the California multi-instrumentalist five years to circle back to the city and in the time since, a lot has changed in the world.

Consequence (USA)

December 17, 2015
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Chicago, USA

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Image Credit

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