Pale Waves live in concert.
ON TOUR

Pale Waves

75
critic concert reviews
pop

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

74
%
Based on 
75
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
10
critic concert
reviews

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Critics Consensus

Based on 75 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Pale Waves is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with decent shows overall. Pale Waves concert reviews describe live shows and performances as electrifying, exciting, glorious, dreamy, energetic, amazing, and morose.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Pale Waves concerts? Pale Waves concerts usually last around 45 minutes.

How much to book?

On tour

Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany (March 23); Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden (March 29); Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany (April 2); PreZero Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland (April 4); Olympiahalle München, München, Germany (April 17); Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium (April 19); Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 20); Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom (May 2); The 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom (May 3); Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, United Kingdom (May 21)

Artist Info

Genre
pop
Origin
(2014 - present)
Bio
Pale Waves are an indie pop band which formed in 2014 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. The band consists of Heather Baron-Gracie (vocals, guitar), Hugo Silvani (guitar), Charlie Wood (bass) and Clara Doran (drums).
Has Performed With
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Buzz Magazine (UK)

October 20, 2025
80
%
Pride flags and alt-pop hits: PALE WAVES delight on their return to Cardiff

Music-News.com (UK)

October 18, 2025
100
%
Pale Waves, the pop-punk, indie-pop legends of this generation, played a sold out date in their home-city of Manchester at the O2 Ritz on Thursday and it was truly the definition of faultless from start to finish.

Leftlion (UK)

November 2, 2024
%
Pale Waves at Rock City

Dork

October 21, 2024
%
‘Smitten’ breathes something bigger into everything Pale Waves are about.

The Skinny (UK)

October 16, 2024
80
%
Tonight's sold out show from Manchester outfit Pale Waves is a celebration of queer love, queer joy and queer heartbreak

Backseat Mafia

October 15, 2024
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Pale Waves / Swim School – The Foundry, Sheffield 10.10.2024

Twin Cities Media (USA)

June 17, 2024
%
Pale Waves and PVRIS Rock the Uptown

Past critic reviews published in

Dork, Backseat Mafia, The Upcoming (UK), Backseat Mafia, Backseat Mafia and more

Image Credit

Justin Higuchi [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Smitten (27 September 2024)