Wardruna live in concert.
ON TOUR

Wardruna

35
critic concert reviews
metal

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

85
%
Based on 
35
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
81
%
Based on 
7
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critics Consensus

Based on 35 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Wardruna is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. Wardruna concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dramatic, poetic, and mesmerising. Wardruna is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

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On tour

Vojenská pevnost Josefov, Jaroměř-Josefov, Czech Republic (August 5); Sibeliustalo, Lahti, Finland (October 13); Tampere-talo, Tampere, Finland (October 14); Finlandia-talo, Helsinki, Finland (October 15); Alexela Kontserdimaja, Tallinn, Estonia (October 16)

Artist Info

Genre
metal
Origin
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (2003 - present)
Bio
Wardruna is a Norwegian music group founded by Einar Kvitrafn Selvik. In 2009 Wardruna enchanted their listeners with their mesmerizing debut album 'gap var Ginnunga', which also was the first part of a planned trilogy.
Has Performed With
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Spectrum Culture (USA)

September 15, 2025
%
Near the end of Wardruna’s majestic performance at Portland’s Keller Auditorium, singer Einar Selvik paused the show to share his diagnosis of our collapsing world. Even though his group, which imbues its music with Nordic historical traditions and instruments, focuses on nature as both a healing and destructive force

The Arts Desk (UK)

March 20, 2025
80
%
Operatic neo-pagans' magnificent show is an uplifting call for unity

Scenestr (Australia)

January 29, 2025
%
Wardura brought their unique brand of Norse-inspired, ambient folk to the heart of Brisbane, delivering an unforgettable performance that blended ancient rituals with contemporary artistry.

Backseat Mafia

January 27, 2025
%
Wardruna Brings Nordic Folk Mysticism to Enmore Theatre – 25.01.25, Gadigal Land, Sydney

Reflections of Darkness (Germany)

February 26, 2023
80
%
Rockhal, Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg

Distorted Sound Magazine (UK)

April 12, 2022
100
%
Between a few fancy banker's buildings and a brash ornate library is a building housing Birmingham's Symphony Hall, designed to carry acoustics right past the very inner core of the ear and into the beating heart of the music lovers who sit upon its 2262 seats, from the front row stalls right up to the gods.

The Arts Desk (UK)

March 23, 2022
80
%
Kravik-lyres, drums and voices built the sound upwards and upwards in a dramatic fashion.

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Image Credit

Astrid Tonella [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Birna (24 January 2025)