"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 6/6/25)
77
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Based on
6
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 59 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Mercury Rev is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Mercury Rev concert reviews describe live shows and performances as memorable, anthemic, theatrical, psychedelic, dramatic, and graceful.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Mercury Rev concerts? Mercury Rev concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.
How much to book?
On tour
Yogibo META VALLEY, Osaka, Japan (September 10); Spotify O-EAST, Tokyo, Japan (September 11)
Mercury Rev is an American rock music group, that formed in 1989 in Buffalo, New York. Original personnel were David Baker (vocals), Jonathan Donahue (vocals, guitars), Sean "Grasshopper" Mackowiak (guitars, clarinet), Suzanne Thorpe (flute), Dave Fridmann (bass) and Jimy Chambers (drums).
Has Performed With
The Royal Northern Sinfonia, Nicole Atkins
Artist Website
Critic Concert Reviews
The Arts Desk (UK)
March 20, 2025
80
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Balance is maintained between the anticipated and the spontaneous
This was the second of two nights in London (they’d played Earth previously) for Mercury Rev, who seem to have decided that Europe is the place to be, as they were here at the end of last year and will be back again this Autumn. We’re blessed.
Mercury Rev are out touring their excellent new album “Born Horses” which raises all sorts of questions – the new album has a refreshed musical palette to support the new songs delivered by Jonathan Donahue in a more spoken word style. Is that what we’ll be getting in Cambridge?
Never has a venue and band been more perfectly suited than the Glee Club and Mercury Rev, particularly for this tour, which celebrates 20 years since the release of their seminal album ‘Deserter’s Songs’, with a stripped down ‘acoustic’ set featuring the album in full. I did wonder before the show, how they w
Pairing the psych-kissed theatrics of Mercury Rev with the hush of Marissa Nadler’s Gothic folk music may seem like a weird combination but two exceptional acts in one evening, rather than enduring a less-than-excellent opener, is a rare treat.
