Hilltop Hoods live in concert.
ON TOUR

Hilltop Hoods

29
critic concert reviews
rap

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
29
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
%
Based on 
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 29 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Hilltop Hoods is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Hilltop Hoods concert reviews describe live shows and performances as exuberant, charismatic, crowd-pleasing, pleasing, and amazing. Hilltop Hoods is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Hilltop Hoods concerts? Hilltop Hoods 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 Hilltop Hoods? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Hilltop Hoods range from $300,000 - $500,000, with Hilltop Hoods's current estimated booking fee to be around $300,000.

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Artist Info

Genre
rap
Origin
Adelaide, Australia (1991 - present)
Bio
Hilltop Hoods are an Australian a hip hop group, formed in 1991, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their name refers to Hilltop Road In Blackwood, an Adelaide suburb in which they lived as children, and a part of Adelaide known by all the local B-Boys as The Hilltop.
Has Performed With
Thundamentals, Horrorshow
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Backseat Mafia

March 1, 2026
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Australian Music Celebrated as Hilltop Hoods Fill Arenas Decades After Debut – Qudos Bank Arena, Eora Land/Sydney, 28.02.26

Scenestr (Australia)

February 23, 2026
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You could feel the energy in the room as the crowd slowly filled the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

Rolling Stone (Australia)

February 15, 2026
100
%
Hilltop Hoods kicked off their Australian tour in Hobart on Saturday night. Rolling Stone AU/NZ was there for the ultimate hip hop party

Scenestr (Australia)

September 30, 2022
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There was a buzz in the air. Adelaide's home-town heroes the Hilltop Hoods were back.

The AU Review (Australia)

September 26, 2022
100
%
Hilltop Hoods finished their successful Australian The Show Business Tour in hometown Adelaide at a sold-out Entertainment Centre on Saturday night. The mood was one of excitement and anticipation.

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

September 4, 2022
80
%
The Hoods have still got it after a quarter of a century

Scenestr (Australia)

February 24, 2020
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On Sunday (23 February), the closing night concert for the Superloop Adelaide 500 saw G-Flip, Illy and Hilltop Hoods come together for a night of amazing Australian music.

Past critic reviews published in

Scenestr (Australia), Ambient Light (New Zealand), Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The AU Review (Australia), The Music (Australia) and more

Image Credit

Michael Spencer [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Fall From The Light (Expanded Edition) [Explicit] (28 November 2025)