Dinosaur Jr

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating

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Critic Consensus

Based on 190 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Dinosaur Jr is rated as a decent live performer, but their shows lack distinction. Dinosaur Jr concert reviews describe live shows and performances as thunderous, melodic, consistent, innovative, and glorious.

ON TOUR

Intuit Dome; Central Park, Inglewood, United States; Atlanta, Georgia, United States (October 11; May 3); Utah State Fair Park, Salt Lake City(, Utah), United States (May 10); Catton Hall, Catton, United Kingdom (May 23); La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain (May 24); Various Venues, Eindhoven, Netherlands (May 29); Paard, Den Haag, Netherlands (May 29); Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands (May 30); Festivalterrein Luttenbergerweg, Hellendoorn, Netherlands (May 31); Buitenvest eiland, Hulst, Netherlands (May 31); Plan B, Malmö, Sweden (June 4); Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden (June 7); Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo, Norway (June 11); Parco Bussola Domani, Lido di Camaiore, Italy (June 14); Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, MN, United States (September 4); Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL, US, United States (September 6)

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Latest release

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artist info

GENRE

rock

ORIGIN

Amherst, United States (1984 - present) (1984 ‚Äì present) (1984 – present)

BIO

Dinosaur Jr. is a rock band which formed in 1983 in Amherst, Massachusetts.

HAS PERFORMED with

Blur, My Bloody Valentine, Wild Style Lion, Redd Kross, Little Barrie, Henry Rollins, Easy Action, Built to Spill, Buffalo Tom

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Ambient Light (New Zealand)

March 2, 2024

Tonight’s show may be celebrating 30 years since the release of Dinosaur Jr’s fifth album, 1993’s ‘Where You Been’ but it’s been 34 years since I first saw Dinosaur Jr. at Tamaki Makaurau’s Powerstation on Oct0ber 4th, 1989.

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Scenestr (Australia)

February 26, 2024

In 1993, Dinosaur Jr. released their fifth studio album 'Where You Been’, which was heralded at the time as one of the crowning glories of slacker culture.

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Scenestr (Australia)

February 19, 2024

Dinosaur Jr. are known for being one of the loudest bands going 'round.

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The Music (Australia)

February 17, 2024

Dinosaur Jr @ Northcote Theatre

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Spectrum Culture (USA)

January 16, 2024

Being an asshole rock star was decidedly uncool in 1993. In the era of Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder, American indie music fans wanted their frontperson to be just like them – unassuming, honest and not interested in the trappings of fame.

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