Rhiannon Giddens live in concert.
ON TOUR

Rhiannon Giddens

48
critic concert reviews
folk

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

86
%
Based on 
48
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
80
%
Based on 
8
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critics Consensus

Based on 48 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Rhiannon Giddens is rated as an excellent live performer, with noteworthy shows that are worth seeing. Rhiannon Giddens concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stunning, soulful, seamless, lovely, amazing, and spirited. Rhiannon Giddens is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Rhiannon Giddens concerts? Rhiannon Giddens concerts usually last just over an hour and a half..

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On tour

The Caverns Above Ground Amphitheater, Pelham, TN, United States (August 2);De Roma, Antwerpen, Belgium (September 23); Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (September 24); Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (September 29); Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland (September 30)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Greensboro, United States (2/21/1977)
Bio
Rhiannon Giddens (born February 21, 1977) is an American musician. She is known as the lead singer, violinist, banjo player and a founding member of the Grammy-winning country, blues and old-time music band Carolina Chocolate Drops.
Has Performed With
Eric Avery
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

February 6, 2026
80
%
Grammy-winning Giddens fused folk, opera, jazz, pop and classical elements in a recital ‘honouring composers who don’t often get called composers’

Variety (USA)

June 20, 2025
%
Rhiannon Giddens’ All-Star Roots Revue at the Bowl Has Steve Martin, Our Native Daughters and Others Covering the Full Banjo Spectrum, From Black Consciousness to Comedy

Local Spins (USA)

May 14, 2025
%
Rhiannon Giddens delivers seamless, emotionally charged ‘front porch’ folk in GR

Dallas Observer (USA)

May 1, 2024
%
The acclaimed singer-songwriter made her first Dallas appearance in nearly a decade, bringing with her pleasure, pain and a deep well of American inspiration.

The Santa Barbara Independent (USA)

April 29, 2024
%
Surveying the Rhiannon Landscape

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

February 27, 2024
%
Rhiannon Giddens is transcendent at Vicar St

Americana (UK)

May 11, 2023
%
There are unarguably few more prominent figures in the world of folk, roots and americana than Rhiannon Giddens.

Past critic reviews published in

The Scotsman (Scotland), The Skinny (UK), The Arts Desk (UK), WKNC (USA), Americana (UK) and more

Image Credit

Bruce Baker [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Hope is the Thing with Feathers (18 September 2026)