"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 6/6/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 9 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Holly Johnson is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Holly Johnson concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Holly Johnson concerts? Holly Johnson concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.
Holly Johnson is an artist, writer and musician (born William Johnson on February 9, 1960 in Liverpool, England; name on passport William Holly Johnson). Some sources erroneously suggest he was born in Khartoum, a myth Johnson himself apparently started during an interview.
He’s been performing and releasing records since 1977 when he was a member of Big In Japan alongside the likes of Bill Drummond, Ian Broudie and Budgie – all of whom went on to great musical success.
Almost 30 years later the singer is the last Frankie standing (he wisely spurned an ill-conceived reunion fiasco a decade ago) but over four mostly lacklustre albums he’s squandered the vast reservoirs of Frankie goodwill.
Their singles Two Tribes and the innuendo-laden BBC-banned Relax were at No 1 and 2 while the Frankie Says … T-shirt became the year’s must-have fashion accessory.
The biggest band from the city since The Beatles and the most controversial in British pop since The Sex Pistols, for a short period they burnt brightly, leaving some of the most extraordinary sounding records of the 1980s as their timeless legacy.
