"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
85
%
Based on
49
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
The National is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 460 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The National is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching. The National concert reviews describe live shows and performances as elegant, confident, ferocious, sophisticated, compelling, dramatic, and mesmerizing.
ON TOUR
Webster Hall; Smale Riverfront Park, New York, United States; Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (Oct 25; Oct 9); Webster Hall, New York, United States (Oct 25)
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
Boston.com (USA)
September 15, 2024
%
On Saturday at the Xfinity Center, The National showed how to make being a bummer into a life-affirming experience.
Amidst interpretative dance and prop-based anarchy, this evening’s show from The National is a heady mix of big, big feelings meeting a defeated contemporary existentialism
Following Labour’s landslide victory in the UK General Election, The National arrived on stage in South London for what was an historic moment in British history. “Well done guys, you’ve proven fascism can be defeated,” exclaimed frontman Matt Berninger
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