Michael Gira live in concert.
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Michael Gira

15
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
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Based on 
15
critic concert
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Critic Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Michael Gira is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall.

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Latest Release

The Egg: Stories by Michael Gira (February 2018)

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.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 11, 2018
%
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.

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

Gaffa (Denmark)

February 14, 2018
83
%
Bremen Teater, Copenhagen, Denmark

Metal Hammer (Norway)

April 12, 2016
80
%
Landmark, Bergen, Norway on April 10, 2016

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