Michael Kiwanuka live in concert.
ON TOUR

Michael Kiwanuka

94
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
%
Based on 
94
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
%
Based on 
critic concert
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 94 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Michael Kiwanuka is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Michael Kiwanuka concert reviews describe live shows and performances as soulful, charming, magical, heartfelt, cinematic, dazzling, and effortless.

ON TOUR

Parco Bussola Domani, Lido di Camaiore, Italy (June 14); Výstaviště, Praha, Czech Republic (June 20); Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 26); Lotnisko Gdynia-Kosakowo, Gdynia, Poland (July 3); Werchter, Werchter, Belgium (July 4); Vakantiepark de Groene Heuvels, Beuningen, Netherlands (July 5); Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland (July 5); Iberdrola Music, Madrid, Spain (July 10); Passeio Marítimo de Algés, Oeiras, Portugal (July 11); Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, United States (September 28);

Latest Release

Beautiful Life - Single (October 12, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Muswell Hill, United Kingdom (5/3/1987) (5/3/1987)
Bio
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is an English soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, Randy Newman, Terry Callier, and Otis Redding, as well as Van Morrison and the Temptations.
Has Performed With
Bedouine, Ainslie Wills

Critic Concert Reviews

Mondo Sonoro (Spain)

September 19, 2022
70
%
Michael Kiwanuka Live In Concert In Madrid, Spain

Gaffa (Sweden)

August 13, 2022
33
%
Michael Kiwanuka Live In Concert At Way Out West, Göteborg, Sweden

Musikknyheter.no (Norway)

August 12, 2022
100
%
Michael Kiwanuka Live In Concert At Oyafestivalen In Norway

The Skinny (UK)

August 11, 2022
80
%
Michael Kiwanuka opens this year's Edinburgh Summer Sessions series in Princes Street Gardens with a sincere and heartfelt performance

NME (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Unfortunate timing put celebrations of the star's superb third album on ice for two-and-a-half years, but this return to home turf offers ample satisfaction

The Upcoming (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Through dazzling lights, waves of lush instrumentation and the adoring cheers of thousands, Michael Kiwanuka made his long-awaited return to Alexandra Palace, two years after the pandemic put his gig on almost permanent delay.

NME (UK)

May 26, 2022
80
%
Unfortunate timing put celebrations of the star's superb third album on ice for two-and-a-half years, but this return to home turf offers ample satisfaction.

Past critic reviews published in

Evening Standard (UK), Mancunian Matters (UK), The Guardian (UK), Blues And Soul, Parklife DC (USA) and more

Image Credit

Paul Carless [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons