The Knife live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Knife

43
critic concert reviews
electronic

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
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Based on 
43
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Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

The Knife is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 43 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Knife is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. The Knife concert reviews describe live shows and performances as energetic, predictable, and intoxicating.

ON TOUR

Kulturzentrum KFZ, Marburg, Germany (May 24); Neuborn Open Air Gelände, Wörrstadt, Germany (August 23);

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Latest Release

Kill (June 7, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
electronic
Origin
Stockholm, Sweden (1999 - 2014) (1999 – 2014)
Bio
The Knife was an electronic duo from Gothenburg, Sweden formed in 1999. The band consisted of siblings Karin Dreijer (formerly of Honey is Cool, now Fever Ray) and Olof Dreijer (Oni Ayhun) - who also run their own record company, Rabid Records.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Crack Magazine (UK)

December 4, 2014
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It is with a heavy heart that we find ourselves putting this lamentation together. When The Knife announced their split in the heat of summer, the optimists among us hoped that it would just be another red herring in a lifespan that has been full of surprises and second guesses. The post which broke the news

Hit The Floor Magazine (UK)

November 14, 2014
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Brixton Academy, London, UK

The Line Of Best Fit (UK)

November 10, 2014
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The Club Silencio scene in David Lynch’s Hollywood nightmare Mulholland Drive features the line, The song a tape-recording…no hay banda…but yet we hear a band.

musicOMH (UK)

November 9, 2014
70
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The Knife @ Brixton Academy, London

The Guardian (UK)

November 7, 2014
100
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In May 2013 the Swedish electropop duo comprised of siblings Karin Dreijer Anderson and Olof Dreijer played their first London show since 2006.

eGigs (UK)

November 7, 2014
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Announcing a clutch of UK shows The Knife released a statement saying they felt no obligation to continue.

Mancunian Matters (UK)

November 6, 2014
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Most conventional bands grace the stage following a support act, but that would seem far too predictable for the notoriously bizarre Swedish ravers, whose warm up consisted of what could accurately be described as Mr Motivator on acid.

Past critic reviews published in

Mancunian Matters (UK), Resident Advisor, Festivalrykten (Sweden), We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA), The Hollywood Reporter (USA) and more

Image Credit

Henry Laurisch [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons