Yard Act live in concert.
ON TOUR

Yard Act

22
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

81
%
Based on 
22
critic concert
reviews
LAST 12 MONTHS RATING  
79
%
Based on 
4
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 22 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Yard Act is rated as an impressive live performer, with enjoyable shows overall. Yard Act concert reviews describe live shows and performances as glorious.

ON TOUR

Pryzm, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom (February 29); Rough Trade, Bristol, United Kingdom (March 1); Rough Trade East, London, United Kingdom (March 3); Rough Trade East, London, United Kingdom (March 3); Rough Trade, Nottingham, United Kingdom (March 5); The Nick Rayns LCR, Norwich, United Kingdom (March 13); Rock City, Nottingham, United Kingdom (March 14); O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom (March 15); O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom (March 16); Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom (March 1

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

Undertoner (Denmark)

June 2, 2023
67
%
Yard Act Live In Concert In Denmark

Gigwise (UK)

May 15, 2023
%
A 6Music fever dream

The Upcoming (UK)

May 5, 2023
80
%
Yard Act Live in Concert In the UK

The Arts Desk (UK)

April 30, 2023
100
%
These were songs that sound so large now, and yet are still full of heart

The AU Review (Australia)

February 4, 2023
100
%
On a warm summer night in February, a small English band lit up a small Sydney stage in a display of class, wit and banter. This could be the start of a joke, but Yard Act are no joke; they’re the real deal.

Brighton Source (UK)

December 2, 2022
%
Rechargeable hand warmers. The Ninja Air Fryer.

Riot Magazine (UK)

November 24, 2022
%
In a year of what seems like one long, relentless tour for the Leeds post-punkers, Yard Act have returned to Newcastle for the second time in 2022 for a headline show at the city’s finest university basement.

Past critic reviews published in

Under the Radar (USA), Backseat Mafia, NME (UK), Knack Focus (Belgium), musicOMH (UK) and more

IMAGE CREDIT

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