Blue Rodeo live in concert.
ON TOUR

Blue Rodeo

33
critic concert reviews
country

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
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Based on 
33
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reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 33 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Blue Rodeo is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Blue Rodeo concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stirring.

ON TOUR

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada (May 23); Budweiser Stage, Toronto, Canada (August 24);

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Latest Release

Many a Mile (December 3, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
country
Origin
Toronto, Canada (1984 - present) (1984 – present)
Bio
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto. Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor, who have been friends since high school, having both attended North Toronto Collegiate Institute.
Has Performed With
Devin Cuddy Band

Critic Concert Reviews

Live in Limbo (Canada)

February 27, 2023
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By naming its Massey Hall show “Songs Seldom Heard”, Blue Rodeo set certain expectations. Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, the two stellar songwriters fronting the band, have penned many songs that are now staples in the CanCon canon.

Music Life Magazine (Canada)

February 28, 2020
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Blue Rodeo With Elliott Brood At Firstontario Concert Hall – Hamilton, Ontario – February 21, 2020

Music Life Magazine (Canada)

June 29, 2018
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Artpark, Lewiston, USA

Exclaim (Canada)

July 15, 2017
80
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So nice to finally be here in the summer! shouted Jim Cuddy, noting the band typically ends up in Halifax in less hospitable seasons. (Their most recent visit was this past February.)

Live in Limbo (Canada)

February 5, 2017
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Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy joked that the veteran Toronto roots-rock band was trying to catch up with Gordon Lightfoot for playing Massey Hall the most times.

Concert Addicts (Canada)

January 31, 2017
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Blue Rodeo plays the first of two shows at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver on Friday night with guest Ron Hawkins and The Do Good Assassin. The group is celebrating their 30th year together. This tour is promoting their 15th studio album ‘1000 Arms’ which sees the band return to their root sounds of

CTV News Vancouver (Canada)

January 28, 2017
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Able to walk unmolested down any street outside Canada, Blue Rodeo remains a band that can still unleash a plethora of soul-stirring tunes at the drop of a hat.

Past critic reviews published in

NOW Magazine (Canada), Canadian Beats (Canada), Winnipeg Free Press (Canada), No Depression (USA), Toronto Sun (Canada) and more

Image Credit

Adrian Buss [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons