"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 4/12/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 11 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Redd Kross is rated as a watchable live performer, with shows that lack distinction. Redd Kross concert reviews describe live shows and performances as eclectic, visceral, and droning.
ON TOUR
Mosswood Park, Oakland CA, United States (July 6); Various Venues, Carrboro, NC, United States (July 24);
Hawthorne, United States (1980 - present) (1980 – present)
Bio
Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne, California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve McDonald while the brothers were still in middle school. With the addition of friends Greg Hetson and Dave Keller on guitar and John Stielow on drums, the band's first gig was opening for Black Flag.
Has Performed With
Bed Wettin' Bad Boys
Critic Concert Reviews
Glide Magazine (USA)
October 22, 2019
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On Monday night (10/21), the Melvins and Redd Kross brought the eclectic Escape From L.A.
will come later this year), but they did have some free time, which has often been the obstacle for coming up north. Instead, this tour was dedicated to the 2016 CD reissue of their fan favourite
Jeff and Steve McDonald have been around the block and back both as Redd Kross and as the Tourists staying alive through three decades of changes to the scene and still bringing a visceral show to the stage.
Thirty years later the kind of loud, fuzzy rock that thrilled the young Californian teenagers finally seems to be seeping back into the Sydney scene and both this gig's supports did a pretty good job of it.