The Heavy live in concert.
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The Heavy

19
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
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Critic Consensus

Based on 19 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Heavy is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. The Heavy concert reviews describe live shows and performances as soulful, otherworldly, and high-energy.

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Short Change Hero (Edit) (8 July 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Bath, United Kingdom (2007 - present)
Bio
The Heavy are a soul-influenced indie rock band which formed in Bath, England in 2007. The band consists of Kelvin Swaby (vocals), Dan Taylor (guitar), Spencer Page (bass), Chris Ellul (drums) and formerly, Hannah Collins (keyboards).
Has Performed With
The Silent Comedy

Critic Concert Reviews

musicOMH (UK)

March 21, 2023
80
%
The Heavy are back with a bang. In their first gig since pre-Covid 2019, the band road tested some new tracks from their forthcoming album Amen, mixed in with some of their best-known songs from their previous five albums, at a sell-out gig at Oslo Hackney.

QRO Magazine

November 6, 2008
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Playing Mercury Lounge (QRO venue review) on Wednesday November 5th the two bands drew upon the great & fun strains of American rock ‘n’ roll.

The Skinny (UK)

January 6, 2008
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Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Scotland

LA Record (USA)

September 30, 2016
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Hollywoods Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, USA

Louder Than War (UK)

June 10, 2016
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O2 Academy, Bristol, UK

Showbams (USA)

May 2, 2016
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For the English four-piece from Bath, doing something nasty meant performing deep rock ‘n’ roll rhythms with soulful vocals for a sold-out crowd in SF.

Rock Subculture (USA)

April 29, 2016
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Independent, San Francisco, USA

Past critic reviews published in

The Key (USA), The Gig Review (UK), Aesthetic Magazine (Canada), Ink 19 (USA), Panic Manual (Canada) and more

Image Credit

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