Gruff Rhys live in concert.
ON TOUR

Gruff Rhys

69
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

87
%
Based on 
69
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
critic concert
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Real Live Certified  

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

Critics Consensus

Gruff Rhys is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 69 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Gruff Rhys is rated as an exceptional live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth watching. Gruff Rhys concert reviews describe live shows and performances as cheerful, whimsical, dramatic, haunting, and engaging.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Gruff Rhys concerts? Gruff Rhys concerts usually last about an hour and a half.

How much to book?

On tour

Future Yard, Birkenhead, United Kingdom (August 9); Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, G3 7LH, United Kingdom (August 16); Various Venues, Brighton, United Kingdom (August 29); Portmeirion, Wales, United Kingdom (September 18)

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Haverfordwest, United Kingdom (7/18/1970)
Bio
Gruff Rhys is the lead singer of the Welsh band Super Furry Animals. His first solo album, Yr Atal Genhedlaeth preceded his band's LP, Love Kraft, in winter '05.
Has Performed With
Y Niwl
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Buzz Magazine (UK)

April 1, 2025
100
%
GRUFF RHYS revives his AMERICAN INTERIOR album in an epic, intimate Cardiff show

Spectrum Culture (USA)

March 28, 2024
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What is it about Portland that just can’t quite seem to dial into Gruff Rhys? In the last decade of Portland performances by the Welsh singer-songwriter—both solo and with his band Super Furry Animals—the turnout has rarely been what one might call robust.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

March 11, 2024
80
%
Gruff Rhys Live In Concert In Scotland

musicOMH (UK)

February 8, 2024
90
%
Songs from the Super Furry Animals frontman’s new solo album, Sadness Sets Me Free, make for a wonderfully cathartic live experience

Leftlion (UK)

January 30, 2024
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Gruff Rhys at Rough Trade

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

January 26, 2019
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Last year XS Noizereviewed the best of In the Round which saw The Levellers triumph, performing an elated acoustic rendition of their hits spanning across a career which is now over thirty years old.

musicOMH (UK)

September 18, 2018
90
%
Gruff Rhys has never been a man bound by the book, and in typically about-face fashion he delivered his first solo gig at the Barbican in reverse order.

Past critic reviews published in

Buzz Magazine (UK), Buzz Magazine (UK), Manchester Evening News (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), Buzz Magazine (UK) and more

Image Credit

LuxTonnerre [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Silver Lining Lead Balloons (Radio Edit) (22 March 2024)