The Rakes live in concert.
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The Rakes

24
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

68
%
Based on 
24
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 24 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Rakes is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Rakes concert reviews describe live shows and performances as inspiring, exciting, confident, jubilant, intricate, visceral, and genuine.

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
London, United Kingdom (2002 - 2009)
Bio
The Rakes were a four piece indie rock band hailing from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of the Reading and Leeds Festival after joining forces with Indie elites such as Bloc Party and Maximo Park in the NME Tent.
Has Performed With
White Rose Movement, Louis XIV

Critic Concert Reviews

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

October 23, 2009
74
%
Cologne, Germany

NME (UK)

March 12, 2009
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The Lexington, London, Friday, February 27 Is an ‘intimate' gig so-called because everyone here is squeezed in so tight that they're inadvertently touching at least four strangers' bits at any given time? On tonight's evidence, we think so.

The Guardian (UK)

March 26, 2007
80
%
The Rakes' singer, Alan Donohue, is a hilarious frontman.

NME (UK)

February 23, 2007
%
Lab experiments on squirrels have proved that, if you starve one for two days it will perform a series of intricate puzzle-solving tests and acrobatic manoeuvres to reach a solitary nut.

The Guardian (UK)

May 17, 2006
60
%
O2 Empire Shepherds Bush, London, UK

Music-News.com (UK)

May 15, 2006
80
%
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London on May 13, 2006

NME (UK)

February 10, 2006
%
The only real difference being they're now allowed to work after six shots of WD40 and a Diesel Tequila.

Past critic reviews published in

The Music (Australia), The Music (Australia), Live in Limbo (Canada), The Music (Australia), The AU Review (Australia) and more

Image Credit

[Public Domain] via Wikimedia Commons