Blood Orange

How good are they LIVE?

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critics Consensus

Based on 63 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Blood Orange is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Blood Orange concert reviews describe live shows and performances as funky, thrilling, magical, amazing, effortless, layered, and jazzy.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Blood Orange concerts? Blood Orange concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and 20 minutes.

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On tour

The Anthem, Washington, DC, United States (March 3); Bayou Music Center, Houston, United States (March 6); ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, Texas, United States (March 7); Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA, United States (March 9); Hipódromo de San Isidro, San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 13); Teatro Vorterix, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 17); Cine Joia, Sao Paulo, Brazil (March 19); Autódromo de Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil (March 20); Empire Polo Club, Indio, United States (April 10); Parque Metropolitano Simón Bolivar, Bogotá, Colombia (March 20); Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City UT, United States (May 15); Parc del Forum; Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Barcelona, Spain; Queens, NY, United States (June 4; Jun 5)

Artist Info

Genre

r&b

Origin

Ilford, United Kingdom (12/23/1985)

Bio

Has Performed With

Yves Tumor, TOPS, Lightspeed Champion, Kelsey Lu, Dev Hynes

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

March 19, 2023

Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Hynes’ new compositions had a gravitas absent from his pop music – and plenty of discordant energy

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Live in Limbo (Canada)

October 18, 2018

Dev Hynes brought his Blood Orange project to the Danforth Music Hall last night for the first of two sold out shows.

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The Washington Post (USA)

September 30, 2018

Lincoln Theatre, Washington, USA

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Pass The Aux (USA)

September 24, 2018

Blood Orange gracefully delivers set full of conflict, soul at Greek

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Exclaim (Canada)

August 6, 2018

With lyrics rooted in real-world politics, but with melodies that flutter through the air to jazzy brass, drums and synth-pop beats, Hynes — producer, guitarist, pianist, singer and dancer — is a fluid, ineffable force.

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 24, 2017

That’s not a lazy label meant to skirt the labor of substantive criticism—his songs as Blood Orange are so clearly influenced by the Purple One that any reviewer would have to willfully exclude it from the conversation.

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