The Dears live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Dears

37
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
%
Based on 
37
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critic Consensus

Based on 37 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Dears is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Dears concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stylish, impassioned, symphonic, expansive, glorious, operatic, and compelling.

ON TOUR

Islington Assembly Hall, London, United Kingdom (December 7)

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Latest Release

Protest (EP) (30 September 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Montreal, Canada (1995 - present)
Bio
The Dears is an indie rock band which formed in 1995 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band currently consists of Murray Lightburn (vocals, guitar, bass), Natalia Yanchak (keyboards, vocals) and Jeff Luciani (drums).
Has Performed With
Plants and Animals

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

March 10, 2018
80
%
From acoustic guitar to harmonica to shaker, Lightburn utilized his full range as a performer, leaving audience members exhilarated with his impassioned vocals and tambourine banging.

Live in Limbo (Canada)

November 13, 2017
%
Watching The Dears on Thursday night in Toronto, one thing becomes patently clear: people love this band unconditionally.

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

October 9, 2017
%
Frontman Murray Lightburn has been compared vocally to both Damon Albarn and Morrissey.

The Independent (UK)

March 6, 2017
80
%
The band led by husband-and-wife duo Murray Lightburn and Natalia Yanchak took to the stage to the sound of The Imperial Death March its epic operatic sound setting the tone for the rest of the evening.

Live in Limbo (Canada)

November 29, 2015
%
Lees Palace, Toronto, Canada

musicOMH (UK)

April 18, 2011
80
%
For a band who have spent the last seven years trying and failing to produce something that lived up to their break through album it looked like all was lost.

Dallas Observer (USA)

May 18, 2009
%
The Dears Liam Maloney For The Dears' first show in Denton, it was rather surprising to see Hailey's far from capacity.

Past critic reviews published in

NME (UK), NME (UK), musicOMH (UK), Humo (Belgium), Humo (Belgium) and more

Image Credit

Kris Krog [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons