Pretty Lights live in concert.
ON TOUR

Pretty Lights

31
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
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Critic Consensus

Based on 31 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Pretty Lights is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Pretty Lights concert reviews describe live shows and performances as expansive, alluring, and captivating.

ON TOUR

Zilker Metropolitan Park, Austin, TX, United States (October 11)

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Latest Release

2023-12-01 Live @ Mardi Gras World (1 December 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Fort Collins, United States (2004 - present)
Bio
Derek Vincent Smith (born November 25, 1981) is an American electronic music artist who performs under the stage name Pretty Lights. He is also the proprietor of an associated music label, Pretty Lights Music.
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Critic Concert Reviews

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

November 15, 2016
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The epic show was akin to a 1990s rave — imagine the bowl lit up with glow sticks, bass rattling in your chest, and dancing underneath the stars.

Scenestr (Australia)

January 18, 2016
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After having my soul sucked at my day job earlier that day, Colorado producer Pretty Lights brought me back to life with a sweaty, visually alluring, and captivating skankfest.

Houston Press (USA)

June 4, 2012
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Pretty Lights at Free Press Summer Fest

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

December 7, 2011
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SuperVision, Gramatik, and Michal Menert put sub-bass frequencies to the test with respectively fresh deejay sets, creating a seismic reaction with Velvet Jones as the epicenter.

303 Magazine (USA)

August 12, 2018
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“I’m feeling much excitement about announcing the 10th Anniversary Pretty Lights shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on August 10 and 11, 2018.

303 Magazine (USA)

August 13, 2017
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Celebrating eight consecutive years at Red Rocks, he bridged the decade with early releases and brand new music alike.

Concert Addicts (Canada)

August 10, 2017
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Upon reflecting on this relationship, it is clear that Pretty Lights was the first stop in my journey through the expansive genres of dance music.

Past critic reviews published in

Live in Limbo (Canada), Exclaim (Canada), Musikknyheter.no (Norway), Gaffa (Denmark), Gaffa (Norway) and more

Image Credit

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