Primal Scream

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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136

critic concert
reviews

Last 12 Months Rating

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critic concert
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Critics Consensus

Based on 136 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Primal Scream is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Primal Scream concert reviews describe live shows and performances as high-energy, uplifting, raucous, aggressive, magical, abrasive, and invigorating.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Primal Scream concerts? Primal Scream concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Primal Scream? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Primal Scream range from $80,000 - $120,000, with Primal Scream's current estimated booking fee to be around $80,000.

On tour

O2 Guildhall Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom (April 1); 02 Academy, Glasgow, United Kingdom (April 4); O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom (April 7); Mountford Hall @ Liverpool Guild Of Students, Liverpool, United Kingdom (April 8); Eventim Apollo, London, United Kingdom (April 10); Aviva Studios, Manchester, United Kingdom (April 11); Rock city, Nottingham, United Kingdom (April 12); Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland (April 14); Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (April 15); Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (April 16); Fallan, Stockholm, Sweden (June 5); Store Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark (June 6); Burgerhaus Stollwerck, Koln, Germany (June 8); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (June 9); La Cigale, Paris, France (June 10); Kesselhaus in der Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, Germany (June 12); Stodola, Warszawa, Poland (June 13); Lucerna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic (June 16); Circolo Magnolia, Segrate (MI), Italy (June 19)

Festivals in 2025

Y Not Festival 2025

July 31 - August 3, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Glasgow, United Kingdom (1982 - present)

Bio

Primal Scream are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, originally formed in 1982 by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie.

Has Performed With

The Delta Riggs

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Rolling Stone (Australia)

January 21, 2025

“This is momentous for us,” Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie stated during the band’s recent Fremantle Prison show

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Scenestr (Australia)

January 14, 2025

There is this running joke with my Kiwi friend that I am just making up band names.

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The Music (Australia)

January 11, 2025

Heavy on the hooks, Primal Scream pop as much as they rock in Melbourne.

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Backseat Mafia

January 11, 2025

Primal Scream Prove Their Legacy Is Alive and Kicking at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney 11.01.2025

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Birmingham Live (UK)

October 16, 2024

For this tour, Alice has brought in the more than capable hands of Primal Scream and their inimitable style of psych, rock, americana and dance. You couldn’t ask for a better support act, Bobby Gillespie woos the audience in his sparkly suit as the band blast through a well constructed set of their most popular hits

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