Buffalo Tom live in concert.
ON TOUR

Buffalo Tom

12
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
%
Based on 
12
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critic Consensus

Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Buffalo Tom is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Buffalo Tom concert reviews describe live shows and performances as chaotic, seductive, and atmospheric.

ON TOUR

Whelan's, Dublin, Ireland (September 27); De Roma, Antwerpen, Belgium (October 3); Het Bolwerk, Sneek, Netherlands (October 4); Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands (October 5);

Latest Release

Speed Brain (Live) (June 2, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Boston, United States (1986 - present) (1986 – present)
Bio
Buffalo Tom is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Boston Globe (USA)

December 4, 2023
%
Buffalo Tom’s show at the Paradise proves there’s no place like home

eGigs (UK)

December 11, 2018
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Buffalo Tom are in the UK to play three shows only. Bristol, London and Birmingham. After much effort (not mine) I have a pass for the Birmingham gig and I'm so excited. I guess the band are over here to promote their latest album Quiet And Peace but I also sense that they are not massively concerned with rec

Birmingham Live (UK)

December 6, 2018
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I first came across Buffalo Tom in something like 1991 when a friend with exceptional knowledge of the music scene presented me with a mixtape. Anyone out there remember those? They were the way that non-mainstream music was diseminanted amongst the hive mind of good taste. Those and John Peel. Well, amidst

De Morgen (Belgium)

July 14, 2018
80
%
Brussels, Belgium

We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA)

April 10, 2018
%
They found a good balance between the new songs and giving fans what they wanted with old favorites such as Sodajerk, Tangerine Birdbrain, and of course, Taillights Fade.

Knack Focus (Belgium)

June 7, 2017
60
%
Brussels, Belgium

Buzz Bands LA (USA)

May 19, 2011
%
The stunt got a laugh but was notable for two other reasons: It marked the show as a loose, friends-and-family affair, and, in a manner, it time-stamped the proceedings.

Past critic reviews published in

Buzz Bands LA (USA), ConcertNews.be (Belgium), Music-News.com (UK), NME (UK)

Image Credit

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