Wiley live in concert.
ON TOUR

Wiley

15
critic concert reviews
rap

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
15
critic concert
reviews
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Critic Consensus

Based on 15 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Wiley is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Wiley concert reviews describe live shows and performances as playful, infectious, and graceful.

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Latest Release

Mute the Noise Freestyle [Explicit] (September 20, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rap
Origin
Bow, United Kingdom
Bio
Wiley, also known as Eskiboy (real name Richard Kylea Cowie, born 19 January 1979) is a Grime MC and producer from Bow E3, East London. Wiley has created his own musical genre, which he calls "Eski", and which is largely associated with the Grime genre.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

February 22, 2018
80
%
On the night the Brit awards celebrated grime, the genre’s originator shows how his uniquely off-kilter flow facilitated its success

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

February 22, 2018
%
Academy 2, Dublin, Ireland

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

January 28, 2018
%
Grime was somewhat of an underdog of genres, often condemned for its violent, misogynistic and obscene lyrics.

Resident Advisor

February 14, 2017
%
Both are elder statesmen of grime playing their biggest London shows to date almost immediately after releasing the most commercially and critically successful albums of their careers.

The Times (UK)

February 14, 2017
80
%
The lyrics whip between angry perceptive frustrated and playful; it’s urgent infectious poetry under a heavy bassline.

Financial Times (UK)

February 12, 2017
80
%
Roundhouse Camden, London, UK

Gig Junkies (UK)

February 9, 2017
%
Roundhouse Camden, London, UK

Past critic reviews published in

Financial Times (UK), Gig Junkies (UK), Buzz Magazine (UK), Mancunian Matters (UK), The Arts Desk (UK) and more

Image Credit

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