Check out these critical reviews of live shows by Lionel Richie in St. Paul, Minn.; Twenty One Pilots in Columbus, Ohio; Iron Maiden in Houston; Sigur Ros in Pittsburgh; and LeAnn Rimes in Buffalo, N.Y.
Luis Collado / Aton Chile via AP – Lionel Richie
Festival De Vina Del Mar, Quinta Vergara Amphitheater, Vina Del Mar, Chile
Lionel Richie @ Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., June 22 – “In his first show since his canceled winter tour, Richie, 68, proved to be an unstoppable, crowd-pleasing entertainer with a can’t-miss collection of hits. Too bad his voice is diminished.” – JonBream / StarTribune
Twenty One Pilots @ The Basement in Columbus, Ohio, June 20 – “Never mind that at 28 and 29, Joseph and Dun are long past high school. Their success lies primarily in how handily they still tap into those feelings of loneliness, purposelessness and anxiety. … High points happened when Dun quieted his manic drumming and Joseph toned back his yelping to sit behind a beat-up piano.”– Julia Oller / Columbus Dispatch
Adam Bielawski / AdamBielawski.com – Steve Harris of Iron Maiden
United Center, Chicago, Ill.
Iron Maiden @ Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, June 21 – “Iron Maiden show an amount of consistency in their live performances that you should wish on all bands you enjoy. In a world where heavy metal rarely packs arenas, it’s a shame that Iron Maiden isn’t the rule. They know who they are and what it is they do, and they are masters at that. I’ll take a winning formula over easy-to-digest nostalgia any day.” – Cory Garcia / Houston Press
Sigur Rós @ Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 22 – “This was Sigur Ros’ third and most jaw-dropping stop in Pittsburgh. If there’s been a more beautifully designed art-rock show, I can’t imagine what it is.” – Scott Mervis / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mary Andrews / ConcertLivewire.com – LeAnn Rimes
Fox Tucson Theatre, Tucson, Ariz.
LeAnn Rimes @ Buffalo & Erie Botanical Gardens in Buffalo, N.Y., June 21 – “This time around, Rimes was not only healthy, but she seemed to be genuinely having fun on stage. In between her songs, which spanned the last two decades of her catalogue (hard to believe the 34-year-old has been performing for a quarter century) she laughed, danced, blew kisses, and appeared at ease and at peace with herself on stage in a way that has been missing in the past.” – Matt Chandler / The Buffalo News