The National live in concert.
ON TOUR

The National

444
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

86
%
Based on 
444
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
87
%
Based on 
33
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

The National is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 444 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The National is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. The National concert reviews describe live shows and performances as elegant, confident, ferocious, sophisticated, compelling, dramatic, and mesmerizing.

ON TOUR

Razzmatazz, Barcelona, Spain (May 29); Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain (May 30); Carroponte, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy (June 2); Cavea Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy (June 3); Le Zénith Paris - La Villette, Paris, France (June 5); Parque da Cidade, Porto, Portugal (June 6); Primavera Sound Porto, Porto, Portugal (June 8); Southside Festival Gelände, Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany (June 21); Eichenring, Scheeßel, Germany (June 21); Otok mladeži, RSC Jarun, Zagreb, Croatia (June 24); Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria (June 25); Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 26); Kunst!rasen Gronau, Bonn, Germany (June 27); Middenvijver Linkeroever, Antwerp, Belgium (June 28); Eden Project, St Austell, United Kingdom (July 2); Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, United Kingdom (July 3);

Latest Release

2023-09-27 Alexandra Palace, London, UK (September 27, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Cincinnati, United States (1999 - present) (1999 – present)
Bio
The National is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone.
Has Performed With
The Walkmen, The Lone Bellow, Phoebe Bridgers, Neko Case, Local Natives, Frightened Rabbit, Daughter, Fleet Foxes

Critic Concert Reviews

The Music (Australia)

March 6, 2024
%
The National, Fleet Foxes, Annie Hamilton @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Scenestr (Australia)

March 6, 2024
%
At Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl last night (5 March), Fleet Foxes and The National delivered an unforgettable double bill.

The AU Review (Australia)

March 4, 2024
90
%
The National make up for the long absence at world-class Sydney show

Backseat Mafia

March 2, 2024
%
The National at the ICC, Sydney 1.03.2024

Scenestr (Australia)

February 29, 2024
%
This dual line-up was an extremely exciting prospect, and one not to be missed.

The Music (Australia)

February 29, 2024
%
“This next song is very straightforward, but I once collapsed my lung when we did the video for it...”

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

February 25, 2024
%
Ohio’s favourite sons, The National, are one of the jewels in the crown of this year’s Aotearoa Festival of the Arts. A band with wide appeal, yet unique enough to be both a pop sensation and a cerebral challenge.

Past critic reviews published in

The Scotsman (Scotland), Mondo Sonoro (Spain), NME (UK), Rolling Stone (UK), The Upcoming (UK) and more

Image Credit

Kim Metso [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons