Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a live album, Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall. The collection was recorded at London’s Royal Albert Hall during the band’s 2025 Hidden in Pieces Tour.
A digital edition of the album, featuring 13 songs recorded
at Royal Albert Hall, is available now. The physical version will be released on Oct. 23 along with a digital deluxe edition.
“Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall was born out of a need to commune with our band and fan family in 2025, after the election,” Karen O said in a statement. “In the past, YYYs haven’t often chosen when to be back at it and out there, it often chooses us. It, being the times. We turn to live music when we need that specific quality of depth and light to see us through the times.”
She continued, “We worked on these arrangements in February of ’25 at Sonic Ranch in an impossibly small window of time. Our string arranger Jherek Bischoff dove straight into the deep end with us as we arranged almost 24 songs for a quartet and acoustic instrumentation in less than a week. The stakes were high, the Royal Albert Hall was the 3rd play of the tour, most of this record is live from the hall. It was our first time performing there and the hype leading up to it was overwhelming, but ladies and gentleman we believe the hype now we’ve done it. The pipe organ moment in ‘Skeletons’ was no less than immaculate vibrations. We felt the spirits of all legends past swirling around us. Nick remarked that he felt as though his fingers were guided on the guitar neck. The real alchemy happened when we played the hall, it clicked into place. All the shows we performed on this small tour were extraordinarily vulnerable. We hope that translates.”
The band also released Hidden in Pieces, a 22-minute visual companion piece to the live album, via the Criterion Channel. The black-and-white short film was directed by filmmaker Barnaby Clay. It will be screened in select venues in the U.K., Australia, Japan, and the U.S.
“I wanted to create a film that not only captured the live performance but also felt close to the spirit of what the band was going for with their shows; something delicate and dream-like, like a precious memory, timeless, emotionally charged and shrouded in mystery,” Clay said.
Karen O added, “Barney Clay has made a stunning film of the live performance that takes you there in the moment with us in the most heavenly way. Thanks to all the fans in attendance who’s frequency lives on this record, and thanks to the fans who continue to make our music possible. Thanks also to David Lynch for his everything. His passing came a month before we began this journey and the performance begins with an ode to his legacy.”
Tickets for the screenings go on sale Sept. 3. Some screenings will be paired with a film of the band’s choosing.
Hidden in Pieces Double Features
9/21 – London, UK @ Rio Cinema Dalston (with Night of the Hunter)
9/21 – Melbourne, AUS @ The Lido (with Mulholland Drive)
9/21 – Sydney, AUS @ The Ritz (with Mulholland Drive)
9/23 – New York City, NY @ The Roxy (with Wings of Desire)
9/23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Vidiots (with Eraserhead)
Hidden in Pieces Screenings
9/22 – Mexico City, MX @ Cine Tonalá
9/23 – Mexico City, MX @ Cine Tonalá
9/24 – Mexico City, MX @ Cine Tonalá
9/24 – Tokyo, JP @ Human Trust Cinema Yurakucho
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