"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Sonic Youth is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 56 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Sonic Youth is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. Sonic Youth concert reviews describe live shows and performances as spontaneous, exciting, cohesive, anthemic, consistent, engaging, and noisy.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Sonic Youth concerts? Sonic Youth concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to two hours.
Sonic Youth was an influential experimental rock band which formed in New York City, New York, United States in 1981 and are currently on an indefinite hiatus. The last lineup consisted of Thurston Moore (vocals, guitar), Kim Gordon (vocals, bass, guitar), Lee Ranaldo (vocals and guitar), Steve Shelley (drums) and Mark Ibold (bass).
The stage is bathed in angelic light the backdrop consisting of what appears to be three large-format Yves Klein ‘burn’ paintings; vaguely human vaguely erotic outlines singed brown into white mattresses.
The gig marked an exciting period in the band's lifetime as they've returned to the independent scene they basically instituted with a new album on Matador.
