"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 19 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Tall Ships is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Tall Ships concert reviews describe live shows and performances as mesmerising.
So it must be something of a comedown for their former guitarist Gavin Burrough to find himself playing back in front of a small and largely unappreciative crowd at Clwb.
Following the acclaimed release of their debut album Everything Touching the Falmouth three-piece are busy mesmerising crowds across the UK and are sure to be festival masterpieces this summer.
The warm-up bands are well chosen and talented though, and once Tall Ships kick off their first track, titled T=0, launching into synth-heavy guitar crescendos and catchy lyrics, it is clear they’re worth the wait.
I don’t mean to reduce this show to a run of cheesy puns against their namesake, but nautical comparisons actually fit the bill well to describe the power of their music.
It’s an interesting sentiment to hear from a group who have tonight sold out The Old Blue Last without having released even a scrap of new material in over two years.
