"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Real Live Certified
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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.
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.
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.)
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.
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
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.