Mdou Moctar live in concert.
ON TOUR

Mdou Moctar

16
critic concert reviews
global

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
16
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.

Critic Consensus

Mdou Moctar is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 16 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Mdou Moctar is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Mdou Moctar concert reviews describe live shows and performances as mesmerizing and thrilling.

ON TOUR

Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw NC, United States (June 8); The Orange Peel, Asheville, United States (June 9); The Pour House, Charleston, United States (June 11); Bonnaroo Farm, Manchester, TN, United States (June 13); Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 26); Electric Brixton, London, United Kingdom (July 3); Vakantiepark de Groene Heuvels, Beuningen, Netherlands (July 5); Praia Fluvial do Taboão, Paredes de Coura, Portugal (August 14); Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany (August 19);

Latest Release

Niger EP Vol. 2 (October 25, 2022)

Artist Info

Genre
global
Origin
-1986 (1986)
Bio
Mdou Moctar (also known as M.dou Mouktar).
Has Performed With
Parquet Courts

Critic Concert Reviews

Exclaim (Canada)

July 26, 2023
%
Mdou Moctar Was Triumphant in Toronto Phoenix Concert Theatre, July 25

Gaffa (Sweden)

April 24, 2022
83
%
Mdou Moctar, Fasching, Stockholm.

Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)

April 23, 2022
80
%
Mdou Moctar Live In Concert In Sweden

Undertoner (Denmark)

April 20, 2022
75
%
Mdou Moctar, 19.04.2022, Valby Kulturhus

The Skinny (UK)

April 13, 2022
100
%
Nigerien guitarist Mdou Moctar transcends the language of rock on a Sunday evening in Glasgow.

The Arts Desk (UK)

April 9, 2022
80
%
Not something to be filed away as some quaint foreign sounds from a far-off land.

The Guardian (UK)

April 7, 2022
80
%
Moctar's Tuareg-language rock has been justifiably compared to Eddie Van Halen – it is utterly thrilling.

Past critic reviews published in

The Washington Post (USA), Glide Magazine (USA), Target Audience Magazine (USA), Shepherd Express (USA), Chunky Glasses (USA) and more

Image Credit

Rafael Ojea Perez [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons