"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 20 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Chills is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. The Chills concert reviews describe live shows and performances as psychedelic and intricate.
Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand (1980 - present) (1980 – present)
Bio
The Chills are an indie pop band which formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1980. The band's only constant member has been singer/songwriter Martin Phillips (vocals, guitar).
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Critic Concert Reviews
Scenestr (Australia)
February 17, 2023
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"Any Kiwis?" an excited fan called out to the seated audience behind her at the Brisbane Powerhouse (15 February).
First off, the band were (after a month of being on tour) better-rehearsed, tighter, and just visibly more comfortable at this small, but wonderful-sounding and cosy South Williamsburg bar/club, than at the more upscale, dinner theater style seated venue City Winery.
To paraphrase a Chills tune, oh how ‘the grains fall through the hourglass”. That old hourglass was put into overdrive last night at The Powerstation as The Chills and The Bats performed together for the first time in over 30 years playing songs that spanned four decades.
The signature sound of the independently labelled New Zealand rock/pop-punk 80's scene resonated throughout the walls of Auckland's Powerstation last night as The Bats and The Chills teamed up for one unforgettable performance.
Martin Phillipps, enjoying something of a renaissance in recent years, brought the latest iteration of the ever-fluid entity that is The Chills, to the iconic venue of Napier's Cabana. As this was where I first encountered their distinctive sound in a live setting, 36 years ago(!)
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