Over the years Joan’s concerts have been reviewed around the world, from the UK and Ireland to North America,
South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Here is a selection of reviews from various tours and performances.
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Featured Reviews

 

Auckland, New Zealand (2014)

"On Promised Land her guitar chimed and her voice soared".
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South Africa  (2015)

“Armatrading caresses each instrument like a lover, and they respond accordingly.”
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Birmingham Town Hall  (2015)

“She filled the Town Hall stage with the force of her personality, the power of her playing and, of course, that voice in a million.”
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Perth Australia (2015)

“Armatrading has a disarmingly relaxed manner which instantly makes a room full of strangers feel like friends.”
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Usher Hall Scotland (2018)

“The powerful and emotional The Weakness in Me brought a lump to the throat.”
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Liverpool philharmonic (2015)

“Her voice has carried many over the threshold of insecurity and delivered them into soft, warm arms, ready to embrace and be kept safe.”
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