King Creosote live in concert.
ON TOUR

King Creosote

50
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

79
%
Based on 
50
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critics Consensus

Based on 50 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that King Creosote is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. King Creosote concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic, eclectic, eccentric, ambient, soothing, haunting, and poignant.

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On tour

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, United Kingdom (June 25); Queen's Park Recreation Ground, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 26); St John-at-Hackney Church, London, United Kingdom (October 11)

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Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Anstruther, United Kingdom (1967)
Bio
King Creosote is the stagename of Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson (from Fife, Scotland). Anderson began recording albums under the name King Creosote in 1995.
Has Performed With
Jon Hopkins
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Leftlion (UK)

November 25, 2024
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King Creosote at Metronome, with Emily Barker

The Scotsman (Scotland)

February 8, 2024
80
%
King Creosote Live In Concert In Scotland

The Scotsman (Scotland)

November 14, 2023
80
%
King Creosote Live In Concert In Scotland

The Skinny (UK)

March 12, 2020
80
%
King Creosote @ Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 7 Mar

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 11, 2018
80
%
Leith Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Skinny (UK)

August 10, 2018
100
%
King Creosote delivers a warm set that tends towards the peppier moments in his discography in a perfect opening night for the Edinburgh International Festival's Light on the Shore gig series

Buzz Magazine (UK)

February 1, 2017
100
%
During these tough times I’ve been living by the mantra “when life gets shitter add more glitter” and it seems King Creosote have too.

Past critic reviews published in

The Upcoming (UK), Americana (UK), GoldenPlec (Ireland), The Skinny (UK), The Guardian (UK) and more

Image Credit

Danjwilson [CC BY-2.0 CC BY-2.5] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Please Come Back I Will Listen, I Will Behave, I Will Toe The Line (5 January 2024)