Throwing Muses

How Good Are They LIVE?

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Critic Consensus

Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Throwing Muses is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Throwing Muses concert reviews describe live shows and performances as emotional.

ON TOUR

Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark (May 13); Lido, Berlin, Germany (May 14); Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany (May 15); Gebäude 9, Cologne, Germany (May 15); Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, United Kingdom (May 18); Catton Hall, Catton, United Kingdom (May 21); Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland (May 23); The Fleece, Bristol, United Kingdom (May 26); Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (May 29); La Marbrerie, Montreuil, France (May 31); Santeria Toscana 31, Milano, Italy (Jun 4); Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (Aug 28)

FESTIVALS IN 2025

End of the Road Festival 2025

August 28 - 31, 2025

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Latest Release

Bywater (Alternate Version) - Single (11 February 2021)

Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Newport, United States (1981 - present)

Bio

Throwing Muses is a post-punk alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States, that toured and recorded extensively until 1997, when its members began concentrating more on other projects.

Has Performed With

Tanya Donelly, 50 Foot Wave

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

September 26, 2014

Pixies became the city’s musical talisman only after supporting the Muses who were the first to cross over from Boston’s insular college-rock circles to the wider world.

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The Skinny (UK)

September 22, 2014

Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland on September 17, 2014

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The Scotsman (Scotland)

September 20, 2014

Throwing Muses Live In Concert In Scotland

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Buzz Magazine (UK)

November 10, 2011

They did stop touring in the late 90s as it was costing too much but continued to play infrequently and were eventually coaxed back to the Primavera-type end of the festival circuit.

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The Guardian (UK)

November 7, 2011

Formed around the duelling vocals and angular guitars of Kristin Hersh and step-sister Tanya Donelly much of their creativity was associated with Hersh's bipolar disorder which gave her hallucinations and personal demons.

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