"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
The Necks is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 31 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Necks is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. The Necks concert reviews describe live shows and performances as minimalist, layered, avant-garde, ambient, improvised, magical, and rhythmic.
ON TOUR
Depart, Kortrijk, Belgium (November 8); Palác Akropolis, Praha, Czech Republic (November 12); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (November 13); Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 14); Strange Brew, Bristol, United Kingdom (November 15); Narodowe Forum Muzyki, Wrocław, Poland (November 17); L'Auditori - Sala 2 Oriol Martorell, Barcelona, Spain (November 19); Teatro Victoria Eugenia, Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain (November 20); Dom omladine Beograda, Belgrade, Serbia (November 22); Lauba, Zagreb, Croatia (November 23); G Livelab, Helsinki, Finland (November 28)
The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass. The band plays improvisational pieces of up to an hour in length that explore repeating musical figures.
It was difficult to gauge what was to come of my first Necks' experience as the trio entered from the wings of the stage, notably nonchalant in their practical pants.
But Australian post-jazz trio The Necks ending their European tour at Village Underground last night mesmerised the audience into dumbstruck awe with their slo-mo ambient improvisation.