Deerhoof live in concert.
ON TOUR

Deerhoof

90
critic concert reviews
experimental

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
90
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
76
%
Based on 
5
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critics Consensus

Based on 90 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Deerhoof is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Deerhoof concert reviews describe live shows and performances as hypnotic, thrashing, abstract, haunting, psychedelic, raucous, and playful.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Deerhoof concerts? Deerhoof concerts usually last from 45 minutes to just over an hour.

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On tour

Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich, United Kingdom (May 8); The Bullingdon, Oxford, United Kingdom (May 10); Muziekcentrum TRIX, Antwerpen, Belgium (May 13); Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands (May 14); Vera, Groningen, Netherlands (May 15); MeetFactory, Praha, Czech Republic (May 19)

Artist Info

Genre
experimental
Origin
San Francisco, United States (1994 - present)
Bio
Deerhoof is an American independent music group formed in San Francisco in 1994.
Has Performed With
DJ Yamantaka Eye, Busdriver
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Cosmic Clash (USA)

October 8, 2025
%
Indie legends Deerhoof stopped at Radio East last weekend

The Skinny (UK)

July 29, 2025
80
%
Deerhoof remain a magnificent entity with no signs of slowing up, showing exactly why they remain cult heroes

Spectrum Culture (USA)

May 5, 2025
%
The premise of this tour is simple, though faulty: To celebrate 31 years together, rather than focusing on new album

Scenestr (Australia)

June 18, 2024
%
During Deerhoof's encore at Brisbane's The Zoo (14 June), drummer Greg Saunier made his way across the stage to bandmate Satomi Matsuzaki's microphone for what she calls "talk time".

musicOMH (UK)

August 30, 2023
80
%
Deerhoof at Concorde 2, Brighton

The Aquarian Weekly (USA)

May 20, 2022
%
Deerhoof at Elsewhere, May 9, 2022.

The Guardian (UK)

September 5, 2017
60
%
Mountain Moves is an opalescent thing, a series of delicately formed avant-pop soap bubbles, more than half of which feature guest vocalists – Juana Molina and Laetitia Sadier among them.

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Latest Release

"Friend Opportunities" Bonus Flexi Disc (7 November 2025)