Lucinda Williams live in concert.
ON TOUR

Lucinda Williams

151
critic concert reviews
folk

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
%
Based on 
151
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
81
%
Based on 
10
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 151 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Lucinda Williams is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. Lucinda Williams concert reviews describe live shows and performances as poetic, compelling, breathtaking, emotional, confident, sassy, and heartfelt. Lucinda Williams is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Lucinda Williams concerts? Lucinda Williams concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Lucinda Williams? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Lucinda Williams range from $40,000 - $75,000, with Lucinda Williams's current estimated booking fee to be around $60,000.

On tour

PictureDrome, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (September 2); Larmer Tree Gardens, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom (September 3); Cadogan Hall, London, United Kingdom (September 5)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Lake Charles, United States (1/26/1953)
Bio
Lucinda Williams (born January 26, 1953) is an American rock, folk, and alt-country songwriter and singer. A three-time Grammy Award winner, she was named "America's best songwriter" by TIME magazine in 2002.
Has Performed With
Steve Earle, Doug Pettibone
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

January 27, 2026
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Americana legend Lucinda Williams empowers Dublin with songs of resistance at 3Olympia gig

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 9, 2025
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Both Kristi Noem and Lucinda Williams came to Portland on October 7th. Noem used her time to bar mainstream press from covering her visit, pacing on the roof of the “embattled” ICE building surveying “the destruction” and calling local leaders “pansies.

Glide Magazine (USA)

October 8, 2025
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Lucinda Williams Preaches Hope and Resistance During Rocking and Soulful Performance at Portland, OR’s Roseland Theater

The Music (Australia)

September 12, 2025
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It was part concert, part memoir, part cinema in the round, and full of joy, candour and resilience.

Rolling Stone (UK)

August 2, 2025
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Wilco honored Jerry Garcia on his birthday, Lucinda Williams covered the Beatles, Bob Dylan dug deep into his back catalog, and Willie Nelson closed out the night in stunning fashion

Exclaim (Canada)

July 15, 2024
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Lucinda Williams Set Winnipeg Folk Fest Alight

Strange Carolinas (USA)

January 28, 2024
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A while back, I texted a friend and asked him to convince me that I needed to go see Lucinda Williams when she came to the DPAC in Durham. We talked for a bit, but eventually he said “you won't regret it.” That turned out to be an understatement.

Past critic reviews published in

Glide Magazine (USA), Exclaim (Canada), Backseat Mafia, Hot Press Magazine (Ireland), Americana (UK) and more

Image Credit

Didier Moose [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

World's Gone Wrong (23 January 2026)