Michael Kiwanuka live in concert.
ON TOUR

Michael Kiwanuka

98
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
Based on 
98
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
77
%
Based on 
4
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Based on 98 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Michael Kiwanuka is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Michael Kiwanuka concert reviews describe live shows and performances as soulful, charming, magical, heartfelt, cinematic, dazzling, and effortless.

ON TOUR

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, Canada (October 12); Paramount Theather, Seattle, WA, United States (October 15); The Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, United States (October 17); The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California, United States (October 18); Paard, Den Haag, Netherlands (November 6); Sporthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (February 25); AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 26)

Latest Release

Small Changes (15 November 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Muswell Hill, United Kingdom (5/3/1987)
Bio
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Terry Callier, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations.
Has Performed With
Bedouine, Ainslie Wills

Critic Concert Reviews

NME (UK)

August 5, 2024
100
%
Wilderness Festival 2024 review: surrealism and a sensational Michael Kiwanuka

Backseat Mafia

July 3, 2024
%
Michael Kiwanuka – The Piece Hall, Halifax, 27.06.24

RockShot Magazine (UK)

June 30, 2024
%
Michael Kiwanuka Is Home Again At Glastonbury 2024

The Skinny (UK)

August 11, 2022
80
%
Michael Kiwanuka opens this year's Edinburgh Summer Sessions series in Princes Street Gardens with a sincere and heartfelt performance

NME (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Unfortunate timing put celebrations of the star's superb third album on ice for two-and-a-half years, but this return to home turf offers ample satisfaction.

The Upcoming (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Through dazzling lights, waves of lush instrumentation and the adoring cheers of thousands, Michael Kiwanuka made his long-awaited return to Alexandra Palace, two years after the pandemic put his gig on almost permanent delay.

NME (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Unfortunate timing put celebrations of the star's superb third album on ice for two-and-a-half years, but this return to home turf offers ample satisfaction

Past critic reviews published in

Country Standard Time (USA), Pioneer Press (USA), Dallas Observer (USA), Tampa Bay Times (USA), AzCentral.com (USA) and more

Image Credit

Paul Carless [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons