The Smile live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Smile

42
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
42
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
77
%
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.

Critic Consensus

The Smile is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 42 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Smile is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall. The Smile concert reviews describe live shows and performances as stunning, dazzling, expansive, dynamic, memorable, and thrilling.

ON TOUR

3 Arena, Dublin, Ireland (March 7); O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 7); O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 9); Eventim Apollo, London, United Kingdom (March 10); KB Hallen, Frederiksberg, Denmark (March 13); Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Brussel, Belgium (March 15); AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands (March 16); Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom (March 18); Eskelunden, Viby J, Denmark (June 6); Stadtpark Open Air, Hamburg, Germany (June 8); Palladium, Cologne, Germany (June 9); Verti Music Hall, Berlin, Germany (June 11); Forum Karlín, Praha, Czech Republic (June 12); Hangar, Belgrade, Serbia (June 14); Arena, Pula, Croatia (June 15); Arenele Romane, Bucuresti, Romania (June 17); Arena Sofia - Velodrome, Sofia, Bulgaria (June 1

Latest release

Europe: Live Recordings 2022 / Live at Montreux Jazz Festival (August 25, 2023)

artist info

GENRE
rock
ORIGIN
BIO
HAS PERFORMED with

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

March 8, 2024
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The Smile deliver scintillating post-rock at 3Arena

The Pitch Kansas City (USA)

July 25, 2023
%
Radiohead side-project The Smile brought space station jazz to Midland

Parklife DC (USA)

July 7, 2023
%
The best thing about secondary market tours is the chance to see large bands in smaller venues than they normally play. Case in point, The Smile — Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood along with former Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner — played to a capacity crowd of just 1,500 Wednesday night at The National

Miami New Times (USA)

June 30, 2023
%
The Smile Turned Miami Music Fans' Frowns Upside Down

The Austin Chronicle (USA)

June 27, 2023
%
Free-flowing trio kept diehards guessing on second night at ACL Live

Consequence (USA)

June 26, 2023
%
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood remind us that they're masters of their craft at Austin's Moody Theater

MAGNET Magazine (USA)

December 28, 2022
%
To coin a phrase: 2022 came in like a lion and went out like a … puzzle with a couple of pieces lost?

Past critic reviews published in

The Orange County Register (USA), Spectrum Culture (USA), Glide Magazine (USA), Buzz Bands LA (USA), Dallas Observer (USA) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

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