Rustie live in concert.
ON TOUR

Rustie

14
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
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Critic Consensus

Based on 14 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Rustie is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Rustie concert reviews describe live shows and performances as maximalist, expansive, funky, euphoric, and nuanced.

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Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (1/4/1983)
Bio
Rustie, born Russell Whyte in Glasgow, Scotland, is an electronic musician signed to Warp Records. He has also released recordings on Stuff Records, Hyperdub, Wireblock and various other labels.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

September 6, 2012
80
%
The currency of the dance floor is instant gratification the quick hit with any greater depth or nuanced musical tropes wantonly abandoned in the rush for the next euphoric controlled explosion to sustain the mood of hedonistic abandon.

The Skinny (UK)

August 21, 2012
80
%
The Glad Cafe, Glasgow, Scotland on August 18, 2012

Rave Child (Scotland)

April 21, 2015
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Sub Club, Glasgow, Scotland on April 14, 2015

Crack Magazine (UK)

March 27, 2015
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Only so many times can you rub your eyes before you must believe what you see or go blind. When a line-up is announced that joins the forces of Kapsize, Goon Club, Terrorhythm and LuckyMe, you know it’s not going to be any old Tuesday.

LA Music Blog (USA)

January 20, 2015
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At two separate shows I attended last year (Hudson Mohawke’s downtown warehouse party and FlyLo’s return to the LA stage), Rustie’s explosive “Raptor” provoked one of the biggest energy surges of the night. Even though last year’s Green Language didn’t live up to the dizzying heights of its predecessor, Glass

Rave Child (Scotland)

October 29, 2014
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The Art School, Glasgow, Scotland on October 24, 2014

KEXP (USA)

December 20, 2013
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What you don’t see behind camera – in view of the focused eyes of Russell Whyte and Reed Juenger – is a bloody marvelous party.

Past critic reviews published in

Manchester Evening News (UK), The Telegraph (UK), The Guardian (UK), The Independent (UK), musicOMH (UK) and more

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