Future Islands live in concert.
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Future Islands

226
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rock
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Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
226
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
76
%
Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews

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Critics Consensus

Based on 226 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Future Islands is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Future Islands concert reviews describe live shows and performances as memorable, cathartic, unforgettable, glorious, ethereal, career-spanning, and exuberant.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Future Islands concerts? Future Islands concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

On tour

Estadio San Marcos, Lima, Peru (November 20)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Greenville, United States (2006 - present)
Bio
Future Islands is a new wave synthpop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Has Performed With
Operators, Jenny Besetzt
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Strange Carolinas (USA)

May 23, 2026
%
Future Islands live in concert at Cat's Cradle

Full Review

Queen City Nerve (USA)

May 2, 2025
%
Future Islands Keeps It Moving at The Fillmore

Full Review

Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 17, 2024
%
Future Islands Live In Concert

Full Review

The Skinny (UK)

August 2, 2024
80
%
Future Islands transcend technical issues to give an inimitable performance at Kelvingrove Bandstand in Glasgow's West End

Full Review

The Arts Desk (UK)

August 2, 2024
80
%
US synth-pop rockers return to Glasgow on a ideal summer's evening

Full Review

Exclaim (Canada)

July 9, 2024
%
Future Islands Brought Out Ottawa Bluesfest's Inner Freak

Full Review

Twin Cities Media (USA)

July 2, 2024
%
Future Islands Enchant Palace Theatre

Full Review

Past critic reviews published in

Consequence (USA), The Music (Australia), Backseat Mafia, Buzz Magazine (UK), The Aquarian Weekly (USA) and more

Image Credit

Florian Koppe [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

From a Hole in the Floor to a Fountain of Youth (22 May 2026)

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