Garbage live in concert.
ON TOUR

Garbage

207
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
207
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
25
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Based on 207 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Garbage is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Garbage concert reviews describe live shows and performances as playful, memorable, powerful, electrifying, flawless, charismatic, and danceable.

How long are their concerts?

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

How much to book?

On tour

Iveagh Gardens, Dublin, Ireland (July 18);Orange County Great Park, Irvine, CA, United States (August 29)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Madison, United States (1994 - present)
Bio
Garbage is a Scottish-American alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. The group members are Shirley Manson (vocals, guitars), Steve Marker (guitars, keyboards), Duke Erikson (guitars, keyboards, bass), and Butch Vig (drums, percussion).
Has Performed With
Blondie, IO Echo, Cigarettes After Sex, Tears For Fears, Noel Gallagher, Metric
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Rockfreaks.net (Denmark)

June 6, 2026
60
%
Garbage Live In Concert In Denmark

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

March 29, 2026
%
Ironically, despite Placebo’s debut LP turning 30 this year, not a single song from the self-titled release featured. It didn’t matter.

Backseat Mafia

December 14, 2025
%
Garbage Return to Australia with a Powerful, Poised Night at the Sydney Opera House 14.12.2025

Rolling Stone (Australia)

December 12, 2025
100
%
Garbage put on a flawless set at what the outspoken Shirley Manson said might be the band’s last-ever Melbourne show

Rolling Stone (Australia)

December 6, 2025
70
%
All Time Low, Refused, Stand Atlantic, New Found Glory, and more also impressed at the first stop of Good Things 2025

Soundcheck SF (USA)

November 5, 2025
%
Garbage chose Los Angeles to end their 2025 tour on November 5th, and the Palladium got to be host, with the sold out crowd excited and ready for the band to play their final set of 2025. Which according to singer Shirley Manson, might be their final headlining set ever.

Music In Minnesota (USA)

October 5, 2025
%
Garbage Bids Farewell to First Avenue in Final Headlining Tour

Past critic reviews published in

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA), QRO Magazine, Rock Show Critique (USA), Glide Magazine (USA), The 13th Floor (New Zealand) and more

Image Credit

PitPony Photography [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

2005‐08‐23: PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL (17 August 2025)