"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
77
%
Based on
4
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
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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
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)
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
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.
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.
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