Johnny Marr live in concert.
ON TOUR

Johnny Marr

150
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

76
%
Based on 
150
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
13
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 150 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Johnny Marr is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Johnny Marr concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dynamic, satisfying, charming, entertaining, memorable, energized, and improvised.

ON TOUR

King John's Castle, Limerick, Ireland (June 24); Dreamland Ballroom, County Kildare, Ireland (June 25); National Concert Hall, Dublin, Ireland (June 26); Cannock Chase Forest, Staffordshire, United Kingdom (June 28); Werchter, Werchter, Belgium (July 4); Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain (July 10); Warwick Castle, Warwick, United Kingdom (July 21); Kelvingrove Bandstand and Amphitheatre, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow, G3 7LH, United Kingdom (July 25); Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, United Kingdom (August 24);

Latest Release

Spirit Power: The Best of Johnny Marr (November 3, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Ardwick, United Kingdom (10/31/1963) (10/31/1963) (10/31/1963)
Bio
Born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 to Irish immigrants in Ardwick Manchester, UK, Johnny Marr is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known for being the founder member, songwriter and guitarist in The Smiths.
Has Performed With
Blondie, Wet Leg, Self Esteem, The Killers

Critic Concert Reviews

Buzz Magazine (UK)

April 15, 2024
80
%
The effortlessly cool JOHNNY MARR is still the best to ever do it, live in Cardiff’s SU

UK Music Reviews (UK)

April 15, 2024
%
It was a superb double header at Rock City on Sunday night when Johnny Marr made a stop on his Spirit Power Tour to celebrate ten years of his solo career with special guest Gaz Coombes, the front man of Britpop icons Supergrass.

Louder Than War (UK)

April 15, 2024
%
Johnny Marr; Eventim Apollo, London, UK; 12th April 2024

Under the Radar (USA)

April 15, 2024
%
Johnny Marr at Rock City, Nottingham, UK, April 14, 2024,

The Upcoming (UK)

April 13, 2024
80
%
How Soon Is Now, The Answer, Panic

Manchester Evening News (UK)

December 8, 2023
80
%
"As if he even needed it, tonight, the culmination of a reflective year, is an affirmation that Marr is out there in front as the personification of UK indie royalty"

I Newspaper (UK)

December 8, 2023
80
%
For the first out-and-out rock concert at Aviva Studios, Manchester's £240m new arts complex, Marr delivered a set studded with classics

Past critic reviews published in

The Telegraph (UK), I Newspaper (UK), The Big Takeover (USA), God Is In The TV Zine (UK), Clash Music (UK) and more

Image Credit

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