Kim Deal Announces Live Album 'Live at the Barbican' for November 13
On November 13, Kim Deal will unveil 'Live at the Barbican,' a live album capturing her sold-out performance at London’s Barbican on March 1, 2025. This concert showcased specially arranged tracks from her debut solo album, 'Nobody Loves You More,' which was released on November 22, 2024, along with selections from The Breeders and her solo work. The event concluded with a standing ovation and was entirely recorded. Notably, this was Deal's first orchestral performance, featuring a 25-piece ensemble. The idea emerged while she was mixing her album in Hackney, leading her to contact Chris Sharp at the Barbican. The ensemble included the Shards choir and musicians like Mando Lopez and Susan Voelz. A concert film directed by Cuan Roche will also be released, with a trailer now available.
Key facts
- Live album 'Live at the Barbican' by Kim Deal will be released on November 13.
- The concert took place on March 1, 2025, at the Barbican in London and was sold out.
- Deal performed specially orchestrated versions of songs from her solo album 'Nobody Loves You More' (released November 22, 2024), as well as The Breeders and solo material.
- The performance featured a 25-piece ensemble, marking Deal's first time performing with an orchestra in her decades-long career.
- The concert was recorded and will be released as a live album, mixed at Studio Black Box and mastered by Heba Kadry.
- The idea for the orchestral concert came to Deal while mixing her solo album in Hackney; she contacted Chris Sharp, who was at the Barbican and had previously worked with her at 4AD.
- The band included Mando Lopez (The Breeders), Susan Voelz (Poi Dog Pondering), Lindsay Glover, Nick White (Phoebe Bridgers), and Rob Bochnik (The Frames), with special guest Raymond McGinley (Teenage Fanclub), plus the Shards choir.
- A concert film directed by Cuan Roche accompanies the album, with a trailer available now.
Entities
Artists
- Kim Deal
- Chris Sharp
- Mando Lopez
- Susan Voelz
- Lindsay Glover
- Nick White
- Rob Bochnik
- Raymond McGinley
- Heba Kadry
- Cuan Roche
Institutions
- Barbican
- 4AD
- The Breeders
- Poi Dog Pondering
- Phoebe Bridgers
- The Frames
- Teenage Fanclub
- Shards
- Studio Black Box
- Artistikrezo
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hackney