The Waifs live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Waifs

12
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

78
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12
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LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Waifs is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. The Waifs concert reviews describe live shows and performances as predictable, confident, and provocative.

ON TOUR

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Latest release

Ironbark (February 24, 2017)

artist info

GENRE
folk
ORIGIN
Albany, Australia (1992 - present)
BIO
The Waifs (originally styled as The WAiFS) are an Australian folk rock band formed in 1992 in Albany, Western Australia, by Josh Cunningham (guitar, vocals), and sistersVikki Thorn (nee Simpson) (harmonica, guitar, vocals) and Donna Simpson (guitar, vocals). Their tour band includes Ben Franz (bass) and David Ross Macdonald (drums).
HAS PERFORMED with
Mama Kin

CRITIC concert REVIEWS

Backseat Mafia

August 6, 2023
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The Waifs and special guest, Jordie Lane at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 04.08.2023

Parklife DC (USA)

August 21, 2019
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"With every passing year, many of them watch as the other people their age achieve the predictable milestones of normal life — the car, the family, the house, the nest egg.

The Music (Australia)

March 19, 2017
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The Waifs Live In Concert In Australia

The West Australian (Australia)

March 3, 2017
80
%
It was an auspicious evening in the history of the Waifs, the opening night of their 25th anniversary tour.

The AU Review (Australia)

November 6, 2015
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It seems a curiously long time ago that “London Still” peaked at number 3 in the 2002 triple j Hottest 100. Not least because it’s so hard to imagine a song of similar sound getting anywhere near the top 10 these days, but also because The Waifs still feel so familiar – an integral part of the Australian musi

The Music (Australia)

November 5, 2015
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Backed by driving drums, Dyson showed us what it's like to let go and step confidently into the dark, exploring hard truths and diving into the mess of life with simple-yet-provocative lyrics in songs like When The Moment Comes.

The AU Review (Australia)

September 20, 2015
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There was wolf whistling mass sing-alongs and I’m pretty sure I spied some dancing in the aisles – not your typical concert hall crowd at all.

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