Paradise Lost

How good are they LIVE?

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critics Consensus

Based on 96 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Paradise Lost is rated as a watchable live performer, with decent shows overall. Paradise Lost concert reviews describe live shows and performances as melodic and genuine.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Paradise Lost concerts? Paradise Lost concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

On tour

Circo Volador, Mexico City, Mexico (April 28); Ace of Spades Club, Bogota, Colombia (April 30); Memorial da America Latina, Sao Paulo, Brazil (May 2); El Teatrito, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina (May 8); Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile (May 11); Peppers Disco Club, San Jose, Costa Rica (May 13); The Rave / Eagles Club, Milwaukee, United States (May 15); The King Of Clubs, Columbus, United States (May 17); Lee's Palace, Toronto, Canada (May 18); Theatre Fairmount, Quebec, Canada (May 20); Brighton Music Hall, Boston, United States (May 21); Edison Lot, Baltimore, United States (May 22); (le) poisson rouge, New York City, United States (May 22); Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany (June 7); Schlachthof Wiesbaden, Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Germany (June 10)

Festivals in 2025

Dynamo Metalfest 2025

August 15 - 17, 2025

Graspop Metal Meeting 2025

June 19 - 22, 2025

Maryland Deathfest 2025

May 21 - 25, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1988 - present)

Bio

Paradise Lost (formed in 1988 in Halifax, UK) began as one of the premier bands of the death doom metal genre (along with their former Peaceville labelmates Anathema and My Dying Bride) and pioneered the sound of early gothic metal.

Has Performed With

Samael, Pallbearer, Lucifer, Lacuna Coil

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 5, 2022

It’s taken far longer than any of us expected – and it’s nowhere near back to pre-2020 levels – but the world is finally starting to heal. For some, tonight marks their first live show of the year, for others since the pandemic wreaked havoc across the world; in any event, despite the chill in the air there’s a buzz ar

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Backseat Mafia

February 19, 2022

So, the ‘Club’ was visibly swelling with palpable excitement and anticipation for the openers, Gothic Deities Moonspell, all the way from the warmer climates of the Iberian Peninsula, Portugal. As they strode onto the oversized step that is the stage, Ribeiro et al looked genuinely happy to be spending the evening in o

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

November 20, 2021

Damnation Festival is the festival most metal fans await for the most as each year passes. The mixture of different genres is at its most diverse here. From tech-death to black metal to doom, its guaranteed that there will be someone on the bill for everyone.

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 24, 2021

When festival season was wiped out last year thanks to the raging COVID-19 pandemic, for us music fans, it felt a hammerblow with our summer being quiet and solitary away from the buzz of a packed crown or the roar of amplified noise on an outdoor stage.

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

February 13, 2020

Kiev, Ukraine

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

March 3, 2018

Gorilla, Manchester, UK

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V13 (Canada)

February 16, 2018

Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, UK

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Past critic reviews published in

The Music (Australia), Distorted Sound Magazine (UK), Rockfreaks.net (Denmark), Reflections of Darkness (Germany), Distorted Sound Magazine (UK) and more