Swervedriver live in concert.
ON TOUR

Swervedriver

42
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

68
%
Based on 
42
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Critic Consensus

Based on 42 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Swervedriver is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Swervedriver concert reviews describe live shows and performances as electrifying and inventive.

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Doremi Faso Latido (30 August 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Oxford, United Kingdom (1989 - present)
Bio
Swervedriver are a 1990s British guitar band initially associated with "shoegazing", however their heavier rock & roll style also related them to the grunge genre coming from the U.S.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Scenestr (Australia)

October 1, 2019
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Guitar noise whirred and stuttered from amplifier stacks. Swervedriver frontman Adam Franklin’s foot hopped from pedal to pedal, orchestrating noise while bandmate Jimmy Hartridge tuned for the next blast of riffs.

The Music (Australia)

June 25, 2016
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Local rock'n'roll fringe dwellers The Holy Soul were the best of the support acts with a raw, brittle and at times brilliantly inventive set.

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

June 20, 2016
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Kings Arms, Auckland, New Zealand on June 19, 2016

The Guardian (UK)

May 21, 2015
60
%
After all it was Ride’s Mark Gardener who handed a copy of his fellow Oxford natives’ demo to Creation Records boss Alan McGee in 1989.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

May 20, 2015
60
%
Wales, UK

Exclaim (Canada)

May 6, 2015
80
%
That may be why when booking their North American tour Swervedriver included oft-overlooked locales like London Hamilton and Ottawa.

The Music (Australia)

September 27, 2013
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Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia

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