An ecstatic audience has turned out to witness PJ Harvey perform at the Paris Olympia with a combination of old hits and nuggets from her tenth studio album: “I Inside the Old Year Dying”. A magnetic, no-nonsense performance.
PJ Harvey is back with a concert film that captures a performance from this past fall.
Directed by Antoine Carlier and shot by Walter Films in collaboration with Arte Concerts, the concert was filmed at L’Olympia in Paris, France on October 13th, 2023. Over the course of a 22-song setlist, Harvey and her bandmates — John Parish, James Johnston, Giovanni Ferrario, and Jean-Marc Butty run through “I Inside the Old Year Dying” album, as well as a handful of “oldies,” including “Down by the Water,” “White Chalk,” and more.
Throughout the show, Harvey’s distinct artistry is displayed, as the visuals, lighting, costumes, and arrangements seamlessly come together to create an entrancing vibe. The concert film premiered on Arte Concerts’ YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 6th, and, according to press materials, “will be further broadcast on Arte channels” next year.
“I Inside the Old Year Dying” arrived this past July and was Harvey’s first full-length release in seven years. The album is a “masterful rebirth” that “transports listeners through an intensely vivid journey, presenting a different side to Harvey’s creative genius, one that proves profound art cannot be forced.”
This past fall, Harvey wrapped her 2023 dates in support of the album
Setlist : 0:57 Prayer at the Gate 5:40 Autumn Term 9:13 Lwonesome Tonight 13:46 Seem an I 16:56 The Nether-Edge 20:57 I Inside the Old Year Dying 23:01 All Souls 27:38 A Child’s Question, August 31:08 I Inside the Old I Dying 34:32 August 37:18 A Child’s Question, July 40:41 A Noiseless Noise Band Only 45:00 The Colour of the Earth Oldies 47:55 The Glorious Land 51:49 The Words That Maketh Murder 55:50 The Garden 1:01:10 The Desperate Kingdom of Love 1:04:09 Man-Size 1:07:30 Dress 1:11:12 Down by the Water 1:15:35 To Bring You My Love Encore 1:23:20 White Chalk
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