Bonnie Prince Billy live in concert.
ON TOUR

Bonnie Prince Billy

49
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
49
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reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Bonnie Prince Billy is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 49 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Bonnie Prince Billy is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall.

ON TOUR

Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States (March 21); Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (August 29)

Latest release

Love is the first law / There are worms in your circle (May 21, 2021)

artist info

GENRE
rock
ORIGIN
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States (12/24/1970)
BIO
Will Oldham (born 24 December 1970, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and musician. His music is often (perhaps inappropriately) placed under the genre of "alt-country".
HAS PERFORMED with
The Cairo, Dawn McCarthy

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Parklife DC (USA)

March 9, 2020
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When I think of Will Oldham, whether its by his stage name, Bonnie Prince Billy, or the number of other names hes recorded under (Palace Brothers, Palace Music), I think of a musical force that Ive known for years but always seems to be around.

Dig Boston (USA)

June 14, 2018
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As a form of musical expression, the solo performer with acoustic guitar is a pretty well-worn one.  I mean, it started out great. Pioneers of the form such as Woody Guthrie, Hank Williams, Bukka White and John Fahey still hold up today as vital and creative, but somewhere along the way it mutated to Jason Mr

The Line Of Best Fit (UK)

August 8, 2017
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Two lines into his wonderfully moving cover of No Time To Cry, Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) completely forgets the words.

Glide Magazine (USA)

May 6, 2017
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There is a prevailing vibe that blows around the Manzanita, Oaks and Coastal Redwoods on the top of a mountain at a place called Camp Krem in a town called Boulder Creek on the central coast of California.

The Hollywood Reporter (USA)

April 3, 2016
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They might be "8th what?" at another fest but in this genre-mixed setting they were hardly upstaged by their more famous guests Bryce Dessner of The National and Bonnie "Prince" Billy aka Will Oldham.

London In Stereo (UK)

March 23, 2016
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London, UK

De Morgen (Belgium)

November 21, 2014
60
%
Brussels, Belgium

Past critic reviews published in

De Morgen (Belgium), Tomorrow's Verse (USA), The Big Takeover (USA), Soundvenue (Denmark), GF Rock (Denmark) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Diario de Madrid [CC BY-4.0] via Wikimedia Commons