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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Cap Off Hidden in Pieces Tour With Sold-Out Beacon Theatre Residency

Their 25th-anniversary residency paired intimate orchestral arrangements with career-spanning deep cuts to spotlight emotional openness.

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Overview

  • The Hidden in Pieces tour concluded with three sold-out nights at the Beacon Theatre, featuring nightly setlist changes and a jubilant farewell.
  • Orchestral and acoustic arrangements of both classic hits and deep cuts highlighted frontwoman Karen O’s belief that vulnerability is “punk rock.”
  • The Yeah Yeah Yeahs were accompanied by a string section and additional musicians, including guitarist Imaad Wasif and musical director Jherek Bischoff.
  • Grace Bergere opened the July 30 show, which saw fans deliver standing ovations and sing along to tracks like “Cheated Hearts.”
  • The band returned for an ecstatic encore performance of “Zero,” tossing eye-shaped beach balls into the crowd to cap off their anniversary celebration.