Swans

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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151

critic concert
reviews

Last 12 Months Rating

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critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified

Critics Consensus

Based on 151 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Swans is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Swans concert reviews describe live shows and performances as minimalist, eclectic, improvised, transcendent, thrashing, and nostalgic.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Swans concerts? Swans concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to over two and a half hours long.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Swans? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Swans range from $15,000 - $25,000, with Swans's current estimated booking fee to be around $15,000.

On tour

Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO, United States, (September 27); The Waiting Room, Omaha, United States, (September 28); Metro, Chicago, IL, United States, (September 30); Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI, United States, (October 1); Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto, Canada, (October 3); le national, montreal, Canada, (October 4); Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, United States, (October 6); Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY, United States, (October 7); Haus Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, (October 23); Neue Gebläsehalle, Neunkirchen, Germany, (October 24); Technikum, Munich, Germany, (October 26); ARCHA+; Nobel, Praha, Czech Republic; Leiden, Netherlands, (October 28; Nov 14); Helmut-List-Halle; Doornroosje, Graz, Austria; Nijmegen, Netherlands, (October 29; Nov 15); Kino Šiška; Doornroosje, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Nijmegen, Netherlands, (October 31; Nov 15); Boogaloo, Zagreb, Croatia, (November 1); Teatro Nuovo Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, (November 3); Auditorium di Milano, Milan, Italy, (November 4); Le Trabendo, Paris, France, (November 6);

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

New York, United States (1982 - present)

Bio

Swans is a band from New York, United States, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.

Has Performed With

Xiu Xiu, Sir Richard Bishop, Okkyung Lee, Jenny Hval, Carla Bozulich, Baby Dee, Angel Olsen

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Arts STL (USA)

May 22, 2024

Slowdive, Death Cab for Cutie, the Postal Service, and Portugal. The Man, I found myself perhaps the most excited to see Swans.

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Glide Magazine (USA)

May 13, 2024

Swans Keep It Unpredictable At Densely Experimental Metro Chicago Show

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The Scotsman (Scotland)

October 10, 2023

Swans Live In Concert In Scotland

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

September 19, 2023

Swans Live In Concert At ArcTanGent 2023

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 17, 2023

There isn’t much room for lightness at a Swans show. Even at their most “upbeat” during a short run in the early 2010s, the music of Michael Gira and his rotating cast of collaborators felt punishing and often suffocating.

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