Roddy Woomble live in concert.
ON TOUR

Roddy Woomble

14
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
%
Based on 
14
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 14 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Roddy Woomble is rated as an impressive live performer, with many notable strengths. Roddy Woomble concert reviews describe live shows and performances as seamless.

ON TOUR

Glee Club, Glasgow, United Kingdom (June 6);

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Lo! Soul (May 20, 2021)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Irvine, United Kingdom (8/13/1976) (8/13/1976)
Bio
Roderick Woomble (born 13 August 1976 in Irvine, Scotland) is the lead singer of Scottish rock group, Idlewild. Woomble has worked with several musicians including Kate Rusby, his wife Ailidh Lennon, and songwriter Karine Polwart (to whom he presented the Horizon Award at the BBC Folk Awards 2005).
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Under the Radar (USA)

April 4, 2022
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Yet as he stepped from behind a flimsy cloth curtain, in front of a modest but welcoming audience, he seemed just as comfortable on the cosy Boileroom stage.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

December 16, 2019
80
%
I like Christmas, explained Roddy Woomble, the smartly turned-out 43-year-old frontman of once snarling young Scottish post-grunge scruffs Idlewild, because its the only time of year I can be a Michael Buble fan and not get mocked for it.

Bristol Live (UK)

October 24, 2017
80
%
THERE are few more self-effacing rock stars than Roddy Woomble, lead singer of Idlewild and purveyor of high-quality Scottish folk rock in his own right.; With four solo albums now comfortably under his belt, it was no surprise that the Thekla was almost full on Saturday night, as brave souls faced up to Stor

Nottingham Post (UK)

October 19, 2017
%
The sound of his latest album The Deluder, is more indie and experimental than his previous folk solo albums, which made it questionable how they would blend together seamlessly with his very different backlog of work.

GetIntoThis (UK)

September 3, 2017
%
Back in the day, Idlewild were right on the verge of being the biggest band in the UK.

The Scotsman (Scotland)

September 12, 2016
80
%
Glasgow, Scotland

Rave Child (Scotland)

September 15, 2014
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Oran Mor, Glasgow, Scotland on September 10, 2014

Past critic reviews published in

Soundblab (UK), Rave Child (Scotland), The Line Of Best Fit (UK), eGigs (UK)

Image Credit

Nick Bramhall [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons