The Besnard Lakes live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Besnard Lakes

43
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

80
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Critic Consensus

Based on 43 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Besnard Lakes is rated as a remarkable live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. The Besnard Lakes concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic, chilling, pleasing, psychedelic, and expansive.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Montreal, Canada (2003 - present)
Bio
The Besnard Lakes are a band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed by the husband and wife team of Jace Lasek (vocals/guitar/keyboards) and Olga Goreas (vocals/Bass), and completed by Kevin Laing (drums) and Richard White (guitar). According to Songfacts, their name comes from Lake Besnard in North-Central Saskatchewan.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

June 5, 2017
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The Besnard Lakes are out on tour, as they usually are when not immersed in flora and fauna finding inspiration, or conjuring songcraft in their hometown of Montreal, Canada to add to their canon. Theirs is an expansive aural and visual experience, inclusive of myriad influences and styles. A hedonistic conco

Buzz Magazine (UK)

June 2, 2017
100
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Wales, UK

Birmingham Live (UK)

April 1, 2016
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Lasers? Lasers! – at the Hare and Hounds? Has Kings Heath gone all Twentieth Century or is this some sort of post-modern statement that has passed me by? As it turned out they were nothing to do with the huge wheels of steel rig pushed up against the front of the stage in lieu of some after-curfew acid house

Birmingham Live (UK)

October 1, 2014
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Every now and then it is possible to stumble across a real gem, the pleasant surprise, even in the context of a headliner as excellent as The Besnard Lakes.

Backseat Mafia

June 5, 2013
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Brudenell Social Club, Leeds on May 25, 2013

Spectrum Culture (USA)

April 25, 2013
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It’s easy to get lost in the layers of guitars, synths and choral vocals found on each tune.

Consequence (USA)

October 20, 2010
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Chicago, USA

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