The Maccabees live in concert.
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The Maccabees

106
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

87
%
Based on 
106
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

The Maccabees is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 106 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Maccabees is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching. The Maccabees concert reviews describe live shows and performances as emotional, chaotic, career-spanning, glorious, cheerful, genuine, and melodic.

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Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Brighton, United Kingdom (2004 - 2017)
Bio
Has Performed With
Mumford and Sons

Critic Concert Reviews

Live in Limbo (Canada)

July 7, 2017
%
After fourteen years as a band, they had decided that the Marks to Prove it album would be their last.

musicOMH (UK)

July 1, 2017
90
%
Throughout the band’s final gig at the city’s Apollo on Wednesday night, ahead of their final dates at London’s Alexandra Palace, there was a feeling of joy rather than sorrow.

The Upcoming (UK)

June 30, 2017
100
%
But this has been no Irish goodbye, as they have been taking their precious time about it with a special UK tour over the last 12 months, including an exceptional headline set at last year’s Latitude Festival.

The Telegraph (UK)

June 30, 2017
100
%
London Alexandra Palace, London, UK

Evening Standard (UK)

June 30, 2017
80
%
In these days of bands burying hatchets for lucrative reunions, it takes courage to split your group not long after your first number one album.

The Skinny (UK)

June 26, 2017
100
%
O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland on June 23, 2017

Buzz Magazine (UK)

July 18, 2016
60
%
Their debut album Colour was released in 2007 to critical acclaim and since then they’ve steadily paced their career.

Past critic reviews published in

The Phoenix (USA), Concert Livewire (USA), SoundsXP (UK), Three Imaginary Girls (USA), The Digital Fix (UK) and more

Image Credit

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