Gwar live in concert.
ON TOUR

Gwar

100
critic concert reviews
metal

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
%
Based on 
100
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
72
%
Based on 
4
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 100 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Gwar is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Gwar concert reviews describe live shows and performances as energized, soothing, and charming.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Gwar concerts? Gwar concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Gwar? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Gwar range from $15,000 - $50,000, with Gwar's current estimated booking fee to be around $35,000.

On tour

Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond, United States (July 24); Douglass Park, Chicago, IL, United States (September 19); Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA, United States (October 2)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Richmond, United States (1985 - present)
Bio
GWAR is a satirical thrash metal/punk band formed in 1985-1986 by a group of artists and musicians at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.
Has Performed With
Corrosion of Conformity, Amon Amarth
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Cosmic Clash (USA)

May 27, 2025
%
Metal madness with GWAR at Radio East

Strange Carolinas (USA)

November 13, 2024
%
GWAR… well, what can you say about GWAR, other than, holy shit!

V13 (Canada)

November 10, 2024
%
GWAR recently returned to Empire Live as “The Stoned Age Tour” made its way to Albany, New York, for a post-Halloween show filled with blood, sweat, and various other fluids.

New Noise Magazine (USA)

September 24, 2024
%
GWAR, The Native Howl, and Vore at JJ’s Live in Fayetteville, AR

Live in Limbo (Canada)

October 23, 2023
%
On Monday night Toronto was conquered and destroyed by the sickest band in the galaxy, GWAR! Bodies were stacked and packed into the Phoenix Concert Theatre where they would be brutalized in the mosh pit and soaked with the blood of their spacelord master’s carnage.

Twin Cities Media (USA)

August 29, 2023
%
Gwar Drench First Avenue With Their Signature Extreme Live Show

Soundcheck SF (USA)

August 19, 2023
%
Concord Pavilion witnessed a relentless display of metal mastery on August 19, 2023 as the enigmatic band Mudvayne took the stage.

Past critic reviews published in

Queen City Nerve (USA), Melodic Magazine, Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), Twin Cities Media (USA), The Aquarian Weekly (USA) and more

Image Credit

Jason White [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Battle Maximus (10th Anniversary Edition) (1 September 2023)