Girls Aloud

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critic Consensus

Based on 13 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Girls Aloud is rated as a decent live performer, with shows that lack distinction.

ON TOUR

3Arena, Dublin , Ireland (May 17); 3Arena, Dublin , Ireland (May 18); The SSE Arena, Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom (May 20); The SSE Arena, Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom (May 21); AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 23); AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 24); AO Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (May 25); Utilita Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom (May 27); Utilita Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom (May 28); Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (May 29); Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (May 31); Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (June 1); Utilita Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (June 2); P&J Live, Aberdeen , United Kingdom (June 4); The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 8); The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 9); The OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 10); Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom (June 12); Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom (June 13); First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom (June 15); First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom (June 16); Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom (June 18); Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom (June 19); Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom (June 20); The 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom (June 22);

FESTIVALS IN 2024

Fabuloso 2024

August 3 - 4, 2024

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Latest Release

Jump EP (August 25, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre

electronic

Origin

London, United Kingdom (2002 - 2013) (2002 – 2013)

Bio

Girls Aloud were a critically acclaimed British-Irish girl group comprising Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding. The band was formed on the reality TV show Popstars: The Rivals, in which a girl band was pitted against a boy band in the race for the UK Christmas number one single in 2002.

Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

March 18, 2013

We seem to have gotten used to the idea of ‘reunions’ now. The cash-ins and fake smiles, the backstage bloodbaths, the aching dead-eyed misery etched into familiar faces as they canter once more round the circuit begging to be adored, desperately trying to invoke that sliver of genius that used to be summoned

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The Digital Fix (UK)

March 9, 2013

You remember Javine right? If as the defence would argue that the phone polling for ITVs Popstars: The Rivals was beyond reproach then Javine was the unluckiest girl in the country back in 2002.

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State Magazine (Ireland)

February 27, 2013

Even though much of the crowd have come armed with glowsticks and some are dancing around handbags like it’s 1999 there’s something odd about a band so recent doing a reunion tour and the half-empty arena seems to back this up.

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Express and Star (UK)

February 27, 2013

Skin-tight costumes, sky-high bouffants, spectacular stage effects and the most talked about new tattoo in the country - Girls Aloud are back. And they're back with a bang at that.

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The Guardian (UK)

February 23, 2013

Suddenly they're wearing evening gowns holding hands talking about journeys and Sarah Harding is crying.

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The Guardian (UK)

February 22, 2013

More than 10 years later their boyband rivals are long forgotten while Girls Aloud are part of the pop landscape.

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The Guardian (UK)

April 26, 2009

The larger-than-life aspect of seeing Britain's most enduring girl band in the flesh is furthered when Kimberley Walsh reminds everybody of what they've already achieved this year: won a Brit award and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.

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