"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 90 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart concert reviews describe live shows and performances as poetic, lovely, polished, competent, repetitive, surreal, and enjoyable.
ON TOUR
Outsite Porto - Mouco, Porto, Portugal (February 19); Garufa, A Coruña, Spain (February 20); Kuivi Pop Up, Oviedo, Spain (February 21); Sala Zero, Tarragona, Spain (February 22); Lula Club, Madrid, Spain (February 23); Sala X, Seville, Spain (February 24); Sala REM, murcia, Spain (February 26); 16 Toneladas, Valencia, Spain (February 27); Razzmatazz 3, Barcelona, Spain (February 28); Espacio Las Armas, Zaragoza, Spain (March 1); Dabadaba, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain (March 2)
It’s hard to believe that it has been four years since we covered The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. A lot has happened at Brumlive and in our local scene since then, and I walked in to the Rainbow wondering how things had changed for the band, particularly in light of their recent Days of Abandon album, with
Kip Berman strutted onto the stage with his acoustic guitar and gently eased us into ‘Art Smock’ as the small but perfectly formed Hoxton Bar & Grill crowd yelped with delight.
Right from opener Until the Sun Explodes (sounding like The Cure’s Friday I’m in Love kicked into overdrive) they set out to sear the damp out of both the surrounding vinyl sleeves and the assembled audience at this free lunchtime gig.
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