Manu Chao live in concert.
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Manu Chao

21
critic concert reviews
global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

86
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21
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Manu Chao is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Manu Chao is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. Manu Chao concert reviews describe live shows and performances as boisterous, euphoric, and delightful.

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Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
Paris, France (6/21/1961)
Bio
Manu Chao (‚Äö√£√ú 21 June 1961 in Paris, France) is a French/Spanish rock, reggae, punk and ska artist; well-known in the Paris alternative music scene before his international success with the band Mano Negra (active 1988-95).
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Critic Concert Reviews

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

June 30, 2015
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It captures the euphoric, brash and delightfully incongruous mood that pervaded miserably rainy Kilmainham.

The Arts Desk (UK)

October 2, 2012
80
%
Like Glastonbury where he hated being in the VVIP area of the main stage with Amy Winehouse and Jay Z – all the fences and passes made him think of Palestine and he looked bored and dejected.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 24, 2010
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I’m not going to make a half-assed analogy comparing Chao’s Spanish ancestry to the Spanish spoken in Chile.

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

November 16, 2007
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Yet the sheer size of the event forces Manu to play a role to which he is unsuited: a stadium artist.

musicOMH (UK)

October 2, 2007
60
%
But one glance at the deserted Brixton Academy’s VIP section and I was wondering where everyone had gone.

Mondo Sonoro (Spain)

May 4, 2016
90
%
Manu Chao Live In Concert In Spain

State Magazine (Ireland)

June 29, 2015
%
For the thousands of manic boisterous fans in the grounds of IMMA on Saturday night you can only start and end with his music.

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Derzsi Elekes Andor [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons