Great Lake Swimmers live in concert.
ON TOUR

Great Lake Swimmers

21
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

73
%
Based on 
21
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
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Critic Consensus

Based on 21 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Great Lake Swimmers is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Great Lake Swimmers concert reviews describe live shows and performances as lively.

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Latest Release

Uncertain Country (Deluxe) (September 29, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Wainfleet, Canada (2003 - present) (2003 – present)
Bio
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian indie folk band which formed in 2003 in Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada. The band began with Tony Dekker (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Erik Arneson (banjo, guitar, harmonium), Bret Higgens (bass), Julie Fader (keyboards, vocals) and Greg Millson (drums).
Has Performed With
Kate Maki

Critic Concert Reviews

Knack Focus (Belgium)

December 3, 2018
80
%
Brussels, Belgium

Pass The Aux (USA)

November 8, 2018
%
Great Lake Swimmers folk up The Echo

Glide Magazine (USA)

June 11, 2015
%
The night kicked off with a solo performance by fellow Toronto musician Tamara Lindeman of The Weather Station.

Detroit Metro Times (USA)

May 16, 2015
%
Before Woven Tangles took the stage, the crowd anticipated a typical opener with eight songs to play and the same formulaic arrangements.

Exclaim (Canada)

April 24, 2015
80
%
This was the first of a double-header for the Toronto-based band and lively spectator participation thrived in the pews echoing off the vaulted ceilings of Toronto's intimate Randolph Theatre.

NOW Magazine (Canada)

June 5, 2012
60
%
The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, Canada

The Snipe News (Canada)

July 4, 2010
%
The West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Canada

Past critic reviews published in

The Scene (Canada), NOW Magazine (Canada), The Snipe News (Canada), musicOMH (UK), Westword (USA) and more

Image Credit

Lara Janssen [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons