"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Mono is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 68 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Mono is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Mono concert reviews describe live shows and performances as serene, abstract, emotional, dynamic, cinematic, ethereal, and genuine.
ON TOUR
Le Trianon, Paris, France (October 22); Theaterzaal Vooruit, Gent, Belgium (October 23); Metropol, Berlin, Germany (October 24); St John-at-Hackney Church, London, United Kingdom (October 26); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (October 27); VEGA, Copenhagen, Denmark (October 28); Göta Lejon, Stockholm, Sweden (October 29); Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland (October 31);
As one of the more niche festivals within heavy music, there is a special affection for ArcTanGent. Curating an expansive bill that spans the breadth and depth of forward-thinking music within our world, the August weekender at Fernhill Farm is just as much a festival as it is a community of like-minded individuals.
Cinematic, elegiac, ethereal, glacial, fucking sonic cathedrals… Its so hard to avoid the typical language attached to post-rock when reviewing a gig by a band like powerhouse Japanese instrumental quartet Mono, because all the usual descriptors seems a genuine reflection of their immersive live sound.
Ten bands, playing across three venues, over two days. There was every indication ahead of time that Beyond The Past would exceed the scale of most anniversary events.