Yard Act live in concert.
ON TOUR

Yard Act

36
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

81
%
Based on 
36
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
81
%
Based on 
18
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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

Critic Consensus

Yard Act is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 36 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Yard Act is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Yard Act concert reviews describe live shows and performances as glorious.

ON TOUR

The Crocodile, Seattle, WA, United States (June 8); Worthy Farm, Shepton Mallet, United Kingdom (June 26); Vakantiepark de Groene Heuvels, Beuningen, Netherlands (July 5); North Byron Parklands, Wooyung, New South Wales, Australia (July 19); Park Olmenhof, Herk-de-Stad, Belgium (July 19); Hill Farm, Oxford, United Kingdom (July 26); Hillsborough Park, Sheffield, United Kingdom (July 26); Millenium Square, Leeds, United Kingdom (August 3); Tøyenparken, Oslo, Norway (August 6);

Latest Release

The Trench Coat Museum (Arthur Baker Remix) (August 28, 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Bio
Yard Act are a minimalist rock group based in Leeds, UK. Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham (Bass) and James Smith (Vocals) started creating minimalist rock tracks using a primitive drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. Later drafting in George Townend on drums, and Sammy Robinson on guitars whom they met at their spiritual home.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Mondo Sonoro (Spain)

April 10, 2024
80
%
Yard Act Live In Concert In Spain

Backseat Mafia

March 29, 2024
%
The uprising of Yard Act has been a rapid one and Brighton showed that off as well as any city. From playing a sold out Patterns only 2 years ago, the band were back playing the spectacular Brighton Dome.

NME (UK)

March 28, 2024
80
%
Yard Act live in London: James Brown and ‘Young Americans’ glamour via Yorkshire

Buzz Magazine (UK)

March 28, 2024
100
%
Yard Act Put On Night Of Post-Punk Brilliance At Y Plas

The Skinny (UK)

March 21, 2024
80
%
As part of their current tour celebrating the disco-fuelled Where’s My Utopia?, tonight we’re welcomed to step into Yard Act’s ace office and it’s mostly class

Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

March 21, 2024
%
Yard Act deliver barnstorming Vicar Street headliner

Birmingham Live (UK)

March 17, 2024
%
In-stores tend to be strange affairs. This one was no different. The Vault is a new location in Dale End and I was struggling to remember what was in the building before HMV came along. As Yard Act singer James Smith mentioned this has to be the biggest HMV he, or any of us, has been in.

Past critic reviews published in

The Guardian (UK), Knack Focus (Belgium), Dork, Undertoner (Denmark), Gigwise (UK) and more

Image Credit

Paul Hudson [CC BY-SA 2.0] via Wikimedia Commons