The New Pornographers live in concert.
ON TOUR

The New Pornographers

117
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

71
%
Based on 
117
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 117 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The New Pornographers is rated as a watchable live performer, but their shows lack distinction. The New Pornographers concert reviews describe live shows and performances as career-spanning, inventive, varied, glamorous, consistent, chaotic, and dynamic.

ON TOUR

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Latest release

Turn (20th Anniversary Edition) (May 4, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
rock
ORIGIN
Vancouver, Canada (1997 - present)
BIO
The New Pornographers are a Canadian indie rock group formed in 1997 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Their sound is influenced by that of such power pop bands as The Cars and Cheap Trick, but they use much more sophisticated rhythms and chord changes.
HAS PERFORMED with
Waxahatchee, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Born Ruffians

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Parklife DC (USA)

May 23, 2023
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f you weren’t familiar with The New Pornographers, you might have found their show at the 9:30 Club on Friday evening — the first of two nights at the venue — surprisingly clean. Despite their name, there wasn’t a single moment of obscenity

Backseat Mafia

May 16, 2023
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The New Pornographers/Wild Pink – Wall Street Theater

The Music (Australia)

March 1, 2020
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Case shined on Mass Romantic, which ended the main set brilliantly.

Scenestr (Australia)

February 28, 2020
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Anyone whos been paying attention to Sydneys live circuit in the past 18 months is already well across Georgia June – after all, theyre the kind of band that do everything within their power on stage to shift your focus their way.

X-Press Magazine (Australia)

February 26, 2020
80
%
I have a confession to make. This is the first time I’ve seen Canadian indie rock supergroup The New Pornographers live.

Utah Concert Review (USA)

February 25, 2020
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The New Pornographers February 16, 2020, The Depot

The Bay Bridged (USA)

February 6, 2020
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Review + Photos: The New Pornographers at the Fillmore

Past critic reviews published in

Spectrum Culture (USA), We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA), Vanyaland (USA), Twin Cities Media (USA), Soundblab (UK) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

Steven Pisano [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons