Melt Banana live in concert.
ON TOUR

Melt Banana

31
critic concert reviews
experimental

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
31
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
76
%
Based on 
5
critic concert
reviews

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Critics Consensus

Based on 31 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Melt Banana is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Melt Banana concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exhilarating, cerebral, and delightful.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Melt Banana concerts? Melt Banana concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to three hours long.

How much to book?

On tour

Spotify O-EAST, Tokyo, Japan (Jan 27)

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Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
Tokyo, Japan (1992 - present)
Bio
Melt-Banana is a Japanese noise rock group founded in 1992 by friends attending Tokyo University of Foreign Language. Their hyperactive music palette draws influences from experimental rock, grindcore, no wave, psychedelic, hardcore punk, and post-punk.
Has Performed With
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Critic Concert Reviews

Buzz Magazine (UK)

October 1, 2024
80
%
Tokyo duo MELT-BANANA return to Cardiff, faster and stranger than ever

The Skinny (UK)

September 13, 2024
80
%
Three decades in, Melt-Banana remain a mesmeric, powerful unit, and a force to be reckoned with

Leftlion (UK)

September 3, 2024
%
Melt-Banana with Arch Femmesis at Rescue Rooms

The Skinny (UK)

June 14, 2017
100
%
Deaf Institute, Manchester, UK on June 12, 2017

Buzz Magazine (UK)

June 7, 2017
80
%
Wales, UK

Exclaim (Canada)

May 25, 2015
90
%
It was a delightful surprise then than the crowd absolutely adored the strange cerebral group the only participant in the fest who played with a drum machine.

Consequence (USA)

November 14, 2013
%
Chicago, USA

Past critic reviews published in

Exclaim (Canada), The AU Review (Australia), The Skinny (UK), Under the Radar (USA), MAGNET Magazine (USA) and more

Image Credit

Adrian Purser [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

3+5 (23 August 2024)