Sylvan Esso live in concert.
ON TOUR

Sylvan Esso

83
critic concert reviews
pop

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

88
%
Based on 
83
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
83
%
Based on 
4
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Sylvan Esso is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 83 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Sylvan Esso is rated as an exceptional live performer, with many notable strengths. Sylvan Esso concert reviews describe live shows and performances as powerful, energized, dynamic, genuine, mellow, layered, and accessible.

ON TOUR

MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, United States (June 28)

Latest release

Live At Electric Lady (May 24, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
pop
ORIGIN
Durham, United States (2012 - present)
BIO
Sylvan Esso is a Durham, NC, USA duo of vocalist Amelia Meath and electronic musician Nick Sanborn. Their debut was the double A-side 12" Hey Mami / Play It Right (16 Jul 2013), featuring a capella and instrumental versions of each song.
HAS PERFORMED with

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Dallas Observer (USA)

September 19, 2023
%
It was a euphoric, intimate concert when Sylvan Esso took to a less-than-filled The Factory on Sunday night.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

August 27, 2023
%
With their intricate, minimal machine beats, thick fuzzy synths and powerful sub-bass mingling with the salmon and cotton candy sunset over McMenamins Edgefield’s idyllic rolling greens

Twin Cities Media (USA)

August 21, 2023
%
Sylvan Esso Bring The Dance Party To The Armory On Saturday Night

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

August 5, 2023
%
The Revivalists, Sylvan Esso, Suki Waterhouse and the many rainy delights of Lollapalooza

Shepherd Express (USA)

September 15, 2022
%
Sylvan Esso's Return to Cactus Club

The Portland Press Herald (USA)

May 27, 2022
%
The dance-pop duo from North Carolina performed the first concert of the outdoor venue's season on Thursday.

Parklife DC (USA)

November 15, 2021
%
The Anthem

Past critic reviews published in

303 Magazine (USA), Indy Week (USA), We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA), Substream Magazine (USA), Chunky Glasses (USA) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Philipp Geisler [CC BY-4.0] via Wikimedia Commons