The Mountain Goats live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Mountain Goats

131
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

84
%
Based on 
131
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
78
%
Based on 
6
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critics Consensus

Based on 131 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that The Mountain Goats is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. The Mountain Goats concert reviews describe live shows and performances as anthemic, upbeat, funky, haunting, spirited, ambitious, and seamless. The Mountain Goats is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are The Mountain Goats concerts? The Mountain Goats concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book The Mountain Goats? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for The Mountain Goats range from $25,000 - $40,000, with The Mountain Goats's current estimated booking fee to be around $25,000.

On tour

BLUE NOTE TOKYO, 東京都, Japan (April 5); BLUE NOTE TOKYO, 東京都, Japan (April 6); Double Whammy Bar, Auckland, New Zealand (April 10); Meow Nui, Wellington, New Zealand (April 11); The Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia (April 13); The Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (April 14); Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (April 17); Freo.Social, Fremantle, Australia (April 19); Venice Island Performing Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States (May 1); The Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring, MD, United States (May 15); College Street Music Hall, New Haven, CT, United States (May 17); Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH, United States (May 21); Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte, United States (May 29); St John-at-Hackney Church, London, United Kingdom (October 21); Kuudes Linja, Helsinki, Finland (October 5); Vulkan Arena, Oslo, Norway (October 8); Metropol, Berlin, Germany (October 11); De Centrale, Ghent, Belgium (October 13)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Claremont, United States (1991 - present)
Bio
The Mountain Goats is the musical project of singer-songwriter, novelist, pianist and guitarist John Darnielle. He has the distinction of being named by the The New Yorker magazine as 'America's best non-hip-hop lyricist'; in its June 2006 issue, Paste magazine dubbed Darnielle one of the '100 Best Living Songwriters'.
Has Performed With
Oh Pep, Catherine Traicos, Blank Range
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

December 11, 2025
%
The ingredients felt right for an elemental performance. An atmospheric river drenched Oregon, triggering floods in parts of the state. Meanwhile, John Darnielle and the Mountain Goats came to town promoting their new record

V13 (Canada)

August 12, 2025
%
Guster and The Mountain Goats closed out their summer co-headline tour with an inspired show at Pier 17 in New York City on August 4th, 2025.

The Skinny (UK)

May 27, 2024
80
%
Cult favourites The Mountain Goats are in fine form at their biggest Scottish show yet

XS Noize (Northern Ireland)

May 23, 2024
%
As the stage went dark, The Divine Comedy’s “Bad Ambassador” played, signalling the arrival of The Mountain Goats with a subtle rather than dramatic buildup. The lighting was modest, with no elaborate backdrops, allowing the music to take centre stage.

Music In Minnesota (USA)

April 20, 2024
%
The Mountain Goats Delight Palace Theatre

Spectrum Culture (USA)

March 5, 2024
%
You don’t want to mess with ardent Mountain Goats fans. They will travel from city to city when John Darnielle tours – which is quite frequent.

Spectrum Culture (USA)

August 13, 2023
%
John Darnielle stood alone on a massive stage on the edge of Pioneer Courthouse Square. “This is maybe the most autobiographical song I’ve ever written,” he said, before talking about an innocuous afternoon during his year as a drug-addicted youth in Portland

Past critic reviews published in

New Noise Magazine (USA), The Aquarian Weekly (USA), WKNC (USA), Spectrum Culture (USA), The Skinny (UK) and more

Image Credit

Klim Levene [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Short Reflection Regarding the St. Petersburg Show (14 December 2023)