John Cale live in concert.
ON TOUR

John Cale

51
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
%
Based on 
51
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
75
%
Based on 
5
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 51 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that John Cale is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. John Cale concert reviews describe live shows and performances as ambitious, hypnotic, playful, unpredictable, abstract, compelling, and invigorating.

ON TOUR

Le 106 Club, Rouen, France (February 25); Le Splendid, Lille, France (February 26); De Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands (February 28); cc maasmechelen, maasmechelen, Belgium (March 1); Le Trianon, Paris, France (March 3); Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels, Belgium (March 4); Kulturzentrum Tollhaus e.V., Karlsruhe, Germany (March 6); Alte Kongresshalle, Munich, Germany (March 7); Theaterhaus, Stuttgart, Germany (March 9); Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (March 10); Markgrafensaal, Schwabach, Germany (March 12); Haus Auensee, Leipzig, Germany (March 13); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (March 14); Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany (March 16); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (March 17); Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne, Germany (March 18); Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, United Kingdom (March 20)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

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Latest Release

Yk its a Newwave (feat. NewWave2x) - EP (19 June 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Garnant, United Kingdom (3/9/1942)
Bio
John Cale, OBE (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground in early 1965.
Has Performed With
Cass McCombs

Critic Concert Reviews

Manchester Evening News (UK)

August 25, 2023
80
%
Tying it all together is Cale’s soaring voice, which remains undimmed by the passing of years'

The Telegraph (UK)

October 29, 2022
80
%
John Cale and special guests are a hypnotic delight

The Guardian (UK)

June 6, 2016
100
%
He’s ours said one fan though John Cale left the valleys more than five decades ago later to found the Velvet Underground.

musicOMH (UK)

February 6, 2016
70
%
Roundhouse London, London on February 3, 2016

The Guardian (UK)

February 4, 2016
80
%
Most established musicians shrug helplessly against the dying of the light; a handful remain unpredictable and self-challenging throughout the later chapters of their careers.

The Guardian (UK)

September 14, 2014
80
%
A cube draped in tube lights – part jellyfish part Orac from Blake’s 7 – hovers menacingly before the balcony.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

December 9, 2012
%
Every music snob has at least one artist they feel is deeply underappreciated and try to turn people on to; John Cale is that for me.

Past critic reviews published in

Parklife DC (USA), God Is In The TV Zine (UK), Louder Than War (UK), The Wee Review (Scotland)

Image Credit

Rex Huang [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons