"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 1/30/26)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Based on 7 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that The Thing is rated as an incredible live performer, with spectacular shows that are worth watching. The Thing concert reviews describe live shows and performances as fierce. The Thing is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers.
How long are their concerts?
How long are The Thing concerts? The Thing concerts usually last around 45 minutes.
The Thing is a Norwegian/Swedish jazz band, consisting of Mats Gustafsson (saxophones), Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten (double bass), and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). The trio was established in February 2000 during a series of concerts in Stockholm and a recording of Don Cherry-compositions that was released in Sweden by the label Crazy Wisdom/Universal.
Has Performed With
Joe McPhee
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Critic Concert Reviews
Americana Highways (USA)
October 20, 2025
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Stopping in Hawaiʻi on their way to Australia, The Thing delivered a blistering early-evening set that reaffirmed the power of real rock and roll. The band, originating from New York City played an intimate show that proved their raw garage-psych sound travels well beyond the city that shaped it.
They are at the tail end of a gruelling North American tour but you wouldn't know it as this sax/bass/drum power trio basically peeled the paint off the rooms they played in Toronto.
Opening group lll人consisting of Paul Abbott (drums) Seymour Wright (alto saxophone) and Daichi Yoshikawa (electronics) unleashed a fiercely textural saw toothed assault on the Cafe Oto audience.
