"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Lightning Bolt is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 28 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Lightning Bolt is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth seeing. Lightning Bolt concert reviews describe live shows and performances as layered, noisy, and powerful.
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How much to book?
How much does it cost to book Lightning Bolt? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Lightning Bolt range from $30,000 - $45,000, with Lightning Bolt's current estimated booking fee to be around $30,000.
On tour
The Nile Theater, Mesa, AZ, United States (November 18); Harbour Event & Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada (November 27)
Lightning Bolt is a noise rock duo which formed in 1994 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. The band consists of Brian Chippendale (drums, vocals) and Brian Gibson (bass).
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Critic Concert Reviews
Exclaim (Canada)
October 6, 2024
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Lightning Bolt Made the Walls Sweat at Toronto's Project Nowhere
In the early 2000s the Providence Rhode Island noise scene was something that everyone wanted a piece of and they've got the press clippings to prove it.
No matter how rabid and destructive the openers — and the Empty Bottle was rumbling on Sunday night prior to the Brians reaching the stage — there’s an electricity in the air an ecstatic energy ready to spread in waves of massive riff.
