The Acorn live in concert.
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The Acorn

11
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
%
Based on 
11
critic concert
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Critic Consensus

Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Acorn is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. The Acorn concert reviews describe live shows and performances as otherworldly, ambitious, and engaging.

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CONTAIN (7 June 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Ottawa, Canada (2003 - present)
Bio
The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Rolf Klausener is their principal songwriter, as well as vocalist and guitarist.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

September 10, 2017
60
%
Frequently engaging with the audience between songs, Klausener appeared affable and assured — priding the band on their broad catalogue and joking that "if millennials can feel good about themselves, so can [I]." He proved their songs had deeper meaning, like when he introduced one taken from

Exclaim (Canada)

February 3, 2016
50
%
St. Albans Anglican Church, Ottawa, Canada

Exclaim (Canada)

February 15, 2015
70
%
Polish Combatants Hall, Toronto, Canada

musicOMH (UK)

June 3, 2010
80
%
The Acorn @ Hoxton Square Bar + Kitchen, London

musicOMH (UK)

September 10, 2008
80
%
The new academic year hasn’t started yet for most of the students who ordinarily make up much of Night & Day’s clientele.

Exclaim (Canada)

March 23, 2007
%
It seems fitting that the band would decide to kick off an ambitious cross-Canada tour with a scaled-up home show serving as a benefit for University of Ottawa station CHUO 89.

Exclaim (Canada)

April 1, 2006
%
Since it apparently is this show was highly anticipated as their recent album is absolutely heart melting.

Past critic reviews published in

NOW Magazine (Canada), Panic Manual (Canada), Cluas.com (Ireland), Radio Free Chicago (USA)

Image Credit

Martijn van de Streek [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons