The Jesus and Mary Chain live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Jesus and Mary Chain

146
critic concert reviews
experimental

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
146
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Based on 146 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Jesus and Mary Chain is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. The Jesus and Mary Chain concert reviews describe live shows and performances as amazing, abrasive, intense, noisy, genuine, nostalgic, and astonishing.

ON TOUR

Brookside at the Rose Bowl; Brudenell Social Club, Pasadena, United States; Leeds, United Kingdom (May 11; Mar 21); Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 22); Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 23); Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (March 25); Limelight 1, Belfast, United Kingdom (March 26); Usher Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (March 27); Roundhouse, London, United Kingdom (March 29); Amager Bio, København S, Denmark (April 2); Pustervik, Göteborg, Sweden (April 3); Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway (April 5); Plan B, Malmö, Sweden (April 7); Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany (April 9); Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany (April 11); Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (April 12); Élysée Montmartre, París , France (April 13); Post Tenebras Rock (PTR) - L'Usine, Geneva, Switzerland (April 15); Alcatraz, Milano, Italy (April 17); Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands (April 18); Halle 02, Heidelberg, Germany (April 20); Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium (April 23); Paard, Den Haag, Netherlands (April 24); Brookside at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States (May 11); La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain (May 24)

Latest release

Sunset 666 (Live at Hollywood Palladium) (August 4, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
experimental
ORIGIN
East Kilbride, United Kingdom (1984 - present)
BIO
The Jesus and Mary Chain are a chaotic, noisy indie quartet formed in Scotland, blending the Beach Boys' sunny pop with the Velvet Underground's black-leather cool. Brothers Jim Reid and William Reid, from East Kilbride, Glasgow, Scotland were the primary songwriters.
HAS PERFORMED with
Flyying Colours, Cold Cave

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

The Scotsman (Scotland)

August 15, 2022
80
%
Kelvingrove Bandstand, Glasgow, Scotland

Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)

November 30, 2021
60
%
The Jesus and Mary Chain Live In Concert In Sweden

Aftonbladet (Sweden)

November 30, 2021
80
%
The Jesus and Mary Chain Live In Concert In Sweden

Gaffa (Denmark)

November 27, 2021
67
%
The Jesus and Mary Chain, Den Grå Hal, Copenhagen

Backseat Mafia

November 22, 2021
%
We've had The Manics tour The Holy Bible, The Breeders with Last Splash, various anniversary tours by The Wedding Present, who by coincidence are also in town tonight, playing Sea Monsters and many others.

Louder Than War (UK)

November 20, 2021
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From within, the dome of The Roundhouse looks like the inside of a spacecraft. A circular construction that once served as a turntable engine shed was converted into an arts venue in the ‘60s.

The Arts Desk (UK)

November 16, 2021
80
%
Here they sounded revitalised, dark-hearted and dangerously sexy

Past critic reviews published in

X-Press Magazine (Australia), The Music (Australia), The 13th Floor (New Zealand), Libel (New Zealand), MAGNET Magazine (USA) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Gaelen Hadlett [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons