The Rural Alberta Advantage live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Rural Alberta Advantage

31
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

83
%
Based on 
31
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
%
Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critic Consensus

The Rural Alberta Advantage is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 31 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Rural Alberta Advantage is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth watching. The Rural Alberta Advantage concert reviews describe live shows and performances as amazing and powerful.

ON TOUR

(empty)

FESTIVALS IN 2024

No items found.
see more festivals

Latest Release

THE RISE & THE FALL (October 6, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Toronto, Canada (2005 - present) (2005 – present)
Bio
Toronto-based trio The Rural Alberta Advantage (Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole, and Paul Banwatt) play indie-rock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta.
Has Performed With
Midnight Reruns

Critic Concert Reviews

Americana (UK)

December 4, 2023
%
After over 15 years as a trio, with five albums plus a trio of EPs, the three members of Rural Alberta Advantage (namely, Nils Edenloff lead vocals, guitar, keyboard; Amy Cole multi-instrumentalist and vocalist and Paul Banwatt on drums) feed off each other effortlessly and after a five-year absence from Europe

The Skinny (UK)

March 19, 2018
80
%
The Rural Alberta Advantage pull from across their back catalogue in front of an ecstatic Edinburgh crowd

We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA)

December 13, 2017
%
On November 4 the band returned to Bowery Ballroom for a performance in support of the new record (they also played at Rough Trade NYC the night before).

Diandra Reviews It All (USA)

November 6, 2017
%
The Rural Alberta Advantage Play To Hope At Bowery

The Skinny (UK)

January 27, 2017
100
%
Broadcast, Glasgow, Scotland on January 24, 2017

We All Want Someone To Shout For (USA)

January 5, 2017
%
This juncture of tour was my first time seeing the band with new member Robin Hatch, who has stepped in for longtime member Amy Cole who left the band in September.

Exclaim (Canada)

March 28, 2015
80
%
The last time the RAA made it out to Halifax was in late 2011 playing a Pop Explosion set before a capacity crowd at St.

Past critic reviews published in

BeatRoute Magazine (Canada), Shepherd Express (USA), Radio K (USA), Ride the Tempo (Canada), Panic Manual (Canada) and more

Image Credit

Moses [CC BY 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons