The National live in concert.
ON TOUR

The National

460
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

87
%
Based on 
460
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
85
%
Based on 
49
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 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

Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico (October 10); Smale Riverfront Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (October 9); Webster Hall, New York, United States (October 25)

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Latest Release

Rome (13 December 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Cincinnati, United States (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

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.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

July 23, 2024
40
%
CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN: sold-out crowds at Cardiff Castle but no bottle

The Skinny (UK)

July 15, 2024
80
%
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

Music-News.com (UK)

July 11, 2024
100
%
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

The Upcoming (UK)

July 7, 2024
80
%
Cherry Tree, England, About Today

Buzz Magazine (UK)

July 5, 2024
100
%
THE NATIONAL in Cardiff: family-friendly Americans rock past bedtime

NME (UK)

July 1, 2024
100
%
The National live at Glastonbury 2024: every song is played like it could be the last

Past critic reviews published in

Hit The Floor Magazine (UK), Dead Press (UK), Dead Press (UK)

Image Credit

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