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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Live Album From Royal Albert Hall

The surprise digital release is paired with a Barnaby Clay short film and presents the band’s communal response to the 2025 election.

Overview

  • The band released Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall digitally on Tuesday with a 13-track set drawn from their intimate 2025 Hidden In Pieces tour.
  • A 22-minute black-and-white concert film by Barnaby Clay is streaming now on the Criterion Channel and will screen at select international theaters this month.
  • Secretly Canadian will issue a physical deluxe edition on Oct. 23, 2026 that bundles the 13-track live album with additional bonus recordings from U.S. shows.
  • Karen O said the project grew from a need to commune with fans after the 2025 election, and the band credited quick arrangements at Sonic Ranch and string work by Jherek Bischoff for the reimagined live set.
  • The release is the group’s first major offering since 2022’s Cool It Down and gives fans immediate access to vulnerable live performances while promising expanded archival material in the fall.