Dirty Three live in concert.
ON TOUR

Dirty Three

31
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
31
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
7
critic concert
reviews

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Critics Consensus

Based on 31 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Dirty Three is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Dirty Three concert reviews describe live shows and performances as euphoric, playful, astonishing, and amazing.

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On tour

Neumos, Seattle, Washington, United States (March 21); Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, United States (March 23); Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, United States (March 26); Terminal West, Atlanta, United States (March 28); Le Gesu, montreal, Canada (April 11)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Melbourne, Australia (1992 - present)
Bio
Dirty Three is an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis (violin and bass guitar), Mick Turner (electric and bass guitars) and Jim White (drums). They formed in Melbourne, Australia in 1992.
Has Performed With
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

musicOMH (UK)

December 8, 2025
100
%
Dirty Three at Barbican, London review: “An overwhelming sensory experience”

Scenestr (Australia)

July 2, 2024
%
Violinist Warren Ellis has hocked up phlegm and spat it across the stage.

Scenestr (Australia)

June 26, 2024
%
"Nothing I tell you is untrue," frontman Warren Ellis tells us at one point during this epic three-and-a-half-hour performance (24 June), and this is basically as good an introduction as any to the world of Dirty Three.

The Music (Australia)

June 21, 2024
%
This is the sort of show you can believe the hype over.

The Music (Australia)

June 15, 2024
%
Dirty Three Live In Concert

The Music (Australia)

June 16, 2019
%
Odeon Theatre, Australia

The Music (Australia)

May 26, 2019
%
This concert will stand as a fitting monument to a group that Australia should be overwhelmingly proud of.

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Image Credit

Dirty Three [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Don't foget Yourself [Explicit] (12 August 2025)