The Shires live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Shires

25
critic concert reviews
country

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

72
%
Based on 
25
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
critic concert
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Critic Consensus

Based on 25 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Shires is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Shires concert reviews describe live shows and performances as charismatic, incredible, dynamic, dazzling, and joyous.

ON TOUR

Churchill Theatre, Bromley, United Kingdom (June 10);

Latest Release

Easy On Me (Live at Maida Vale, London, 2022) - Single (June 24, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
country
Origin
(2013 - present) (2013 – present) (2013 Рpresent)
Bio
The Shires, who formed in 2013, are a UK country pop duo composed of singer-songwriters Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. They hail from Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

V13 (Canada)

May 12, 2022
%
Country Duo The Shires (with Eric Paslay) Light Up York’s Barbican Theatre

V13 (Canada)

June 14, 2018
%
The Barbican Theatre in York is no exception to the rule and the venue is pretty much full before support act Andy Brown takes to the stage.

Brighton's Finest (UK)

June 12, 2018
%
As a seated event, this show was really all about the audience relishing in the soundscapes, though that didn’t stop many taking to their feet to dance and sing-along.

Thank Folk for That (USA)

June 6, 2018
%
What a way to extend the weekend than by seeing British country-music darlings The Shires play a packed out Sage Hall on the last bank holiday of May.

GIGsoup (UK)

June 4, 2018
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The annual C2C festival held in London, Glasgow and Dublin has helped encourage the growth and subsequently saw the fastest selling and highest chart reaching album by a UK country act: The Shires.

National Rock Review

May 30, 2018
%
This incredible venue holds a special place in the hearts of Bedfordshire based country outfit The Shires.

Buzz Magazine (UK)

May 16, 2018
80
%
This was the first concert that I’ve seen in St David’s Hall and I won’t pretend I wasn’t sceptical about the all-seated arrangement; that having everyone sat down might detract from the energy of The Shires’ music.

Past critic reviews published in

The Upcoming (UK), Music-News.com (UK), Gigging NI (Northern Ireland), Too Many Blogs (UK), RockShot Magazine (UK) and more

Image Credit

Tim Packer [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons