Kim Gordon

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Critic Consensus

Based on 24 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Kim Gordon is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Kim Gordon concert reviews describe live shows and performances as amazing, confident, and rhythmic.

ON TOUR

Elysée Montmartre, Paris, France (October 23); Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej, Warszawa, Poland (October 25); Magyar Zene Háza, Budapest, Hungary (October 26); Alcatraz, Milano, Italy (October 28); Muffathalle, München, Germany (October 30); Bozar, Brussels, Belgium (October 31); Plan B, Malmö, Sweden (November 2); Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden (November 3); Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden (November 5); Various Venues, Utrecht, Netherlands (November 7); Fira de Barcelona - Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain (November 8); Cineteatro Capitólio, Lisboa, Portugal (November 11); Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico (November 15)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

Le Guess Who? 2024

November 7 - 10, 2024

MIRA Festival 2024

November 8 - 9, 2024

Corona Capital 2024

November 15 - 17, 2024

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Latest Release

ECRP (25 June 2024)

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Rochester, United States (4/28/1953)

Bio

Kim Gordon (born 28 April 1953 in Rochester, NY, United States) is chiefly known as the former bass player and singer (along with Lee Ranaldo and her then partner Thurston Moore) of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (1981-2011). The demise of Sonic Youth coincided with the dissolution of her marriage to Moore.

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Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 3, 2024

Kim Gordon has clearly closed the door on Sonic Youth and is now creating music that is even more audacious than her former band.

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Scenestr (Australia)

July 24, 2024

A black silhouette stalked across the Brisbane Powerhouse's stage last Sunday (21 July).

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Backseat Mafia

July 18, 2024

Kim Gordon at the Art Gallery NSW 18.07.2024

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The Telegraph (UK)

June 26, 2024

The 71-year-old’s set was full of stumbling beats and sub-bass squelches – but there was not a sniff of her glory days in Sonic Youth

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Twin Cities Media (USA)

June 11, 2024

Trailblazing Through Time: Kim Gordon’s Legacy Resonates at the Fine Line

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Riff Magazine (USA)

July 3, 2022

Kim Gordon leads day 1 of Mosswood Meltdown in Oakland

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Backseat Mafia

June 20, 2022

The sold-out crowd had come from all across Australia to see this one-off appearance with her band at The Odeon Theatre, and they would not have been disappointed, as she had assembled a fine group of musicians to accompany her on this journey.

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