Björk

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Sunday 3 July 2011

Jul 3

Campfield Market Hall

Liverpool Rd
Manchester M3 4
United Kingdom
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This summer, Björk introduces Biophilia, an extraordinary immersive project and her most ambitious work to date. The multi-media endeavour encompasses her music, installations and live shows, and celebrating the use of modern technology by utilising the internet. The project aims to explore ideas like how sound works, the infinite expanse of the universe, from planetary systems to atomic structures.

The world premiere of Björk’s Biophilia live show will be held at Manchester International Festival for a three-week residency - across six intimate shows in the Campfield Market Hall for audiences of 1800, as her first UK dates in over three years. For these six special shows, Björk will be performing new tracks from the forthcoming Biophilia studio album as well as with a small group of unique musical collaborators. The show will feature a range of specially conceived and crafted instruments, among them a bespoke digitally-controlled pipe organ; a 30 foot pendulum that harnesses the earth’s gravitational pull to create musical patterns - creating a unique bridge between the ancient and the modern; a bespoke gamelan-celeste hybrid; and a one-off extraordinary pin barrel harp.

In a special collaboration with MIF, the Biophilia live show will travel to major cities around the world following the Manchester premiere. MIF will also be working with young people in Manchester to explore the musicological, scientific and technological ideas behind the project. In a series of educational workshops schoolchildren will be given the unique opportunity to experience the world of Biophilia first hand, and to immerse themselves in the endlessly rich and inspiring place where cutting edge technology, music and nature meet.

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rhvlx

Setlist: Thunderbolt / Moon / Crystalline / Hollow / Dark Matter / Unravel / Mouth's Cradle / Isobel / Virus / It's Not Up To You / Sacrifice / Sonnets/Unrealities IX / Hidden Place / Where Is The Line / Mutual Core / Cosmogony / Solstice Encore: One Day / Jóga / Declare Independence

July 2011
humanfactors

YESSSSS ! loved it :D

July 2011
sktrbrn

Bloody brilliant. Want to see it all over again.

July 2011
thetrousers

In-depth review of last night's official world premiere of Biophilia live http://www.wearsthetrousers.com/2011/07/bjork-biophilia-live-at-manchester-international-festival/

July 2011
bestiario

URGENTE: Cambio dos billetes del 10 de julio a las 16h00 para ver a Björk en Manchester por otros dos el dia 16 de julio. GRACIAS!!! URGENT: Exchange two tickets from 10th july at 16h00 to Bjork's concert in Manchester for two on the 16th july. THANK'S URGENT: Echange deux billets pour 10 juillet à 16h00 pour voir Björk à Manchester pour deux le 16 Juillet. MERCI! mail:bernal.javier@yahoo.es

June 2011
c-child

Lp released via apps and interactive games. Intrestin.

June 2011
memenme_1

Just heard a HQ snippet of her new single (Crystalline) = Utterly brilliant!

June 2011
Kining

Still selling my ticket!

June 2011