Perfume Genius

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

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103

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reviews

Last 12 Months Rating

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critic concert
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Critics Consensus

Based on 103 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Perfume Genius is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Perfume Genius concert reviews describe live shows and performances as charismatic, exciting, confident, intense, cathartic, powerful, and unforgettable.

How long are their concerts?

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

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Perfume Genius? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Perfume Genius range from $15,000 - $50,000, with Perfume Genius's current estimated booking fee to be around $35,000.

On tour

Brookside at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States (May 10); The Sofia, Home of B Street Theatre, Sacramento, United States (May 14); Utah State Fairpark, Salt Lake City UT, United States (May 15); Parque do Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, Brazil (May 22); The Van Buren, Phoenix, United States (May 30); 191 Toole, Tucson, United States (May 31); Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA, United States (June 5); Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, United States (June 6); 9:30 Club, Washington DC, United States (June 7); Union Transfer, Philadelphia, United States (June 8); Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, United States (June 10); Royale, Boston, MA, United States (June 12); Electric City, Buffalo, NY, United States (June 13); Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan (July 25)

Festivals in 2025

BBC 6 Music Festival 2025

March 26 - 29, 2025

Green Man Festival 2025

August 14 - 17, 2025

Just Like Heaven Fest 2025

May 10, 2025

Kilby Block Party 2025

May 15 - 18, 2025

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Artist Info

Genre

pop

Origin

Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States (9/25/1981)

Bio

Mike Hadreas, also known as Perfume Genius is a singer/songwriter from Seattle, Washington, US. Perfume Genius began when he moved from New York to his mother's home in Everett, WA.

Has Performed With

Parenthetical Girls, Aldous Harding

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Skinny (UK)

August 25, 2022

Perfume Genius brings true showmanship to a cathartic performance in the intimate surrounds of Glasgow's St Luke's

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Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

June 14, 2022

Perfume Genius Charismatic showman comes up smelling of roses

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Backseat Mafia

June 12, 2022

The lights dim and to the recorded sound of indigenous ululations, the musicians stride on stage. After performing an all too brief solo set, Hand Habits (aka Meg Duffy) has joined the band on guitar tonight.

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Ambient Light (New Zealand)

June 6, 2022

Being my first proper gig in many months I had some nerves about being confined to Auckland's Power Station with several hundred live bodies. It also felt like being a late teen again seeing my first big act outside of the proverbial covers-bands of the small Northland town I'm from.

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