Perturbator

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Critics Consensus

Based on 24 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

Paribu Art, Kadıköy/İstanbul, Turkey (May 21); Plovdiv Rowing Canal, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (July 17); Ghimbav, Ghimbav, Romania (July 27); Vojenská pevnost Josefov, Jaroměř-Josefov, Czech Republic (August 5); Festivalgelände Im Langen Lande, Sulingen, Germany (August 13); Site de Kerampuilh, Carhaix-Plouguer, France (August 13); Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin, United Kingdom (August 19); The Tivoli; University of NSW Roundhouse, NSW; Forum Theatre; Metropolis Fremantle, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Sydney, Australia; Melbourne, Australia; Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia (September 18; Sep 19; Sep 20; Sep 26)

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

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

December 4, 2025

Perturbator Live In Concert (Hamburg 2025)

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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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