Manu Chao live in concert.
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Manu Chao

22
critic concert reviews
global

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

85
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Real Live Certified  

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Critics Consensus

Manu Chao is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 22 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Manu Chao is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. 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, born Jose-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao on June 21, 1961, in Paris, France, is a multifaceted musician celebrated for his eclectic musical style and socially conscious lyrics.
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Critic Concert Reviews

The Upcoming (UK)

September 23, 2024
80
%
Manu Chao Live At The Brixton Academy

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

Past critic reviews published in

State Magazine (Ireland), Gaffa (Denmark), Soundvenue (Denmark), Gaffa (Norway), ConcertNews.be (Belgium) and more

Image Credit

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

Latest Release

Viva tu (20 September 2024)