Michael Gira live in concert.
ON TOUR

Michael Gira

17
critic concert reviews
electronic

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

70
%
Based on 
17
critic concert
reviews
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Critics Consensus

Based on 17 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Michael Gira is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction.

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On tour

MeetFactory, Praha, Czech Republic (April 9); Stadtpfarre Urfahr | Gruner Anker, Linz, Austria (April 10); Teatro Miela, Trieste, Italy (April 12); Spazio Teatro 89, Milano, Italy (April 13); Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (April 15); Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands (April 17); EartH, London, United Kingdom (April 17); Cafe de la Danse, Paris, France (April 18); Helios37, Koln,Ehrenfeld, Germany (April 21); Heilandskirche, Leipzig, Germany (April 23); Palladium, Warszawa, Poland (April 25); Heimathafen, Berlin, Germany (April 27)

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Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Los Angeles, United States (2/19/1954)
Bio
Michael Gira (pronounced jeer-AH) (born 1954) is an American musician, author, and artist. He is the main force behind the New York City musical group Swans, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010.
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Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 11, 2018
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Gira played a nearly two-hour set of unfamiliar new material and deep cuts from his prolific solo career.

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

February 14, 2018
80
%
Bremen Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Guardian (UK)

March 13, 2014
40
%
Usually they're required to fish Gira's rich baritone subtleties from a deluge of – sometimes literally – vomit-inducing volume designed to melt your pancreas at 500 paces.

Devilution (Denmark)

April 26, 2025
40
%
Michael Gira Live In Concert In Denmark

Louder Than War (UK)

April 21, 2025
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Michael Gira and Kristof Hahn; EartH, London; 17th April 2025

Louder Than War (UK)

February 28, 2018
%
She carries a cello case which she proceeds to open up and disgorge, sits down with her instrument and tests the monitors in front of the smallish audience.

Gaffa (Sweden)

February 16, 2018
67
%
Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm, Sweden

Past critic reviews published in

Gaffa (Denmark), Metal Hammer (Norway), Gaffa (Norway), The Quietus (UK), The Line Of Best Fit (UK) and more

Image Credit

Howard Forbes [CC BY 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

The Egg: Stories by Michael Gira (February 2018)