Perturbator

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critics Consensus

Based on 21 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Perturbator is rated as an impressive live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Perturbator concert reviews describe live shows and performances as danceable, fierce, expansive, and consistent.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Perturbator concerts? Perturbator concerts usually last an hour and a half.

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On tour

Stocznia Cesarska, Gdansk, Poland (June 4); Boeretang, Dessel, Belgium (June 19); Festivalterrein, Ysselsteyn, Netherlands (June 26); Champ de Foire, Colombier-Saugnieu , France (July 4); L'Aeronef, Lille, France (November 6); O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom (November 7); BEC Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom (November 8); Arena Wien, Vienna, Austria (November 11); Durer Kert, Budapest, Hungary (November 12); SaSaZu, Praha, Czech Republic (November 13); Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany (November 14); Loftas, Vilnius, Lithuania (November 17); Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland (November 19); Fallan, Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden (November 21); Den Gra Hal, Copenhagen, Denmark (November 22); Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany (November 25)

Festivals in 2025

Damnation 2025

November 8 - 9, 2025

Graspop Metal Meeting 2025

Artist Info

Genre

metal

Origin

Paris, ile-de-France, France (1/22/1993)

Bio

Perturbator is James Kent, a French electronic musician from Paris. A producer of dark and retrofuturistic music inspired by the 80's often referred to as synthwave or retrowave.

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Critic Concert Reviews

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

August 24, 2023

Perturbator Live In Concert At Radar Festival 2023 In The UK

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

July 4, 2023

Perturbator Live In Concert At Download Festival 2023

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

December 6, 2022

In the dark times of 2020, Bristol venue SWX was deliberately set alight by a conspiracist in protest of the possibility of COVID passports being introduced for live events. They were jailed, but it left the premises in jeopardy; would it be resurrected into the force it was before the torching?

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Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

November 4, 2022

Zaklete Rewiry, Wroclaw, Poland

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Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

September 7, 2022

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.

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Ambient Light (New Zealand)

April 1, 2020

Like many a creative mastermind, James Kent, the man behind French synthwave act Perturbator, was influenced by an array of music, film and family, each piece absorbed, re-coded, and then expelled from his being throughout his formidable discography.

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The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

February 5, 2020

Perturbator performed at Aucklands Neck of The Woods last night, where the French synthwave artist poured almost 90 minutes of unrelenting, metal-infused darksynth into the packed crowd.

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