Michael Kiwanuka

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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

Amare, Den Haag, Netherlands (Feb 24); Sporthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (Feb 25); AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Feb 26); Zenith, Paris, France (Feb 28); Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Brussel, Belgium (Mar 1); Halle 622, Zürich, Switzerland (Mar 4); Myticket Jahrhunderthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, Germany (Mar 7); Usher Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Mar 12); Parque Bicentenario Cerrillos, Los Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile, Chile (Mar 21); Hipódromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Mar 21); Teatro Metropolitan, CDMX, Mexico (Mar 25); Parque Simón Bolívar, Bogotá, Colombia (Mar 27); Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil (Mar 28); Brockwell Park, London, United Kingdom (May 25); Kalnų parkas, Vilnius, Lithuania (May 31)

FESTIVALS IN 2025

Best Kept Secret Festival 2025

June 13 - 15, 2025

All Together Now Festival 2025

July 31 - August 3, 2025

Victorious Festival 2025

August 22 - 24, 2025

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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

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Wilderness Festival 2024 review: surrealism and a sensational Michael Kiwanuka

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Backseat Mafia

July 3, 2024

Michael Kiwanuka – The Piece Hall, Halifax, 27.06.24

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RockShot Magazine (UK)

June 30, 2024

Michael Kiwanuka Is Home Again At Glastonbury 2024

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The Skinny (UK)

August 11, 2022

Michael Kiwanuka opens this year's Edinburgh Summer Sessions series in Princes Street Gardens with a sincere and heartfelt performance

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NME (UK)

May 26, 2022

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.

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The Upcoming (UK)

May 26, 2022

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.

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NME (UK)

May 26, 2022

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

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