Joe Jackson live in concert.
ON TOUR

Joe Jackson

39
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

72
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 39 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Joe Jackson is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Joe Jackson concert reviews describe live shows and performances as masterful, amazing, flawless, nostalgic, and career-spanning.

ON TOUR

Alexandra Palace Theatre, London, United Kingdom (October 17); Ulster Hall, Belfast, United Kingdom (October 20); Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (October 21)

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Dynamite - Single (20 June 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Burton upon Trent, United Kingdom (8/11/1954)
Bio
Joe Jackson (born 11 August 1954 in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK, as David Ian Jackson) is a British musician. Jackson is probably best known for the hit singles Is She Really Going Out With Him? (1979) and Steppin' Out (1982).
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

August 14, 2022
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A Dylan-obsessed English teacher then invited the class to bring in song lyrics for analysis and discussion. After the Howard Jones and Duran Duran fans… there was me.

Music-News.com (UK)

May 24, 2022
80
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For a guy who used to have the reputation of being an "angry young man", Joe Jackson seems to really be enjoying himself now. It takes this writer back to a 1984 show in Boston, Massachusetts when Jackson seemed a bit somber and unexpectedly announced that the concert that night was to be his last show ever.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

April 23, 2019
80
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How to distil a 40-year catalogue into two hours? Rather than go down the standard greatest hits route, the Joe Jackson Four Decade tour revisited one album from each decade of the singer-songwriter’s career, beginning with his most recent work.

The Telegraph (UK)

April 18, 2019
80
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Joe Jackson, The Palladium, 40 years on, Jackson still wins a standing ovation

Glide Magazine (USA)

March 13, 2019
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No way a nostalgic act- that would be the words to coin the irrepressible Joe Jackson, a man who is performing on the heels of his 40th-anniversary tour.

Variety (USA)

July 31, 2018
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Like his contemporary Elvis Costello, Jackson seems at peace with his audiences being most in love with the early, pissed-off stuff.

Music In Minnesota (USA)

July 25, 2018
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Joe Jackson…Calm, Cool, And Classic Joe

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