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Author:  Kuk91 [ Thu Jun 02, 2016 5:09 pm ]
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"James after day one of Production Rehearsals, London May 2016." [camera] by PJ Harvey.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGKHxTnTT9P/

Author:  Kuk91 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:52 pm ]
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"PJ Harvey Production Rehearsals, May 2016 London." [camera] by Jeremy Herbert.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BGMh_HTTT1r/

Author:  head's_bullet [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:25 pm ]
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^ Does anyone know if that panel behind them is part of the stage art for the tour or is Bikini's interior design?
A rehearsal in London, May, either is wrong info or she is bringing that colossus with her all around, interesting I would say as her stage is often so "bleak"

Author:  Kuk91 [ Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:31 pm ]
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I think she's transporting it with her. Here's a few big photos from this venue (2015, 2016):

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Instagram photo is also taken by Jeremy Herbert, the designer of the stage for this tour:

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Ian Rickson, stage director: "It's a big band for this tour, a 10-piece. The theatre designer Jeremy Herbert, who designed most of Sarah Kane's plays, has done a very simple, bold design. We're trying to make the space really pure and rough, so that Polly is like this tribal queen or something, with this big tribe and this fantastic sound coming underneath it."

From "Uncut" article, March 2016.


But I guess it's only for big solo shows, not for (all) festivals.

Author:  Kuk91 [ Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:29 pm ]
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"Self portrait, June 2nd Toulouse."

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Author:  moon_ [ Mon Jun 06, 2016 5:23 pm ]
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This woman drives me crazy... Seriously, I can't deal with all this beauty!!! :faint:

Author:  Kuk91 [ Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:20 pm ]
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"Mick and first unrolling of coat of arms. Toulouse June 1st." [camera] by PJ Harvey.

Author:  Yes_No_Maybe_So [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 2:05 am ]
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head's_bullet wrote:
^ Does anyone know if that panel behind them is part of the stage art for the tour or is Bikini's interior design?
A rehearsal in London, May, either is wrong info or she is bringing that colossus with her all around, interesting I would say as her stage is often so "bleak"


In conjunction with the praising comments about the sound quality of the show from Geoff Barrows of Portishead (I may have butchered his name), I'm wondering if there is a primarily acoustical correcting element to the geometric design of the background. It reminds me of some acoustical tiles I've seen. Some combination of absorption and diffusion, for example.

Moving from venue to venue, there's not too much an artist can do to improve the acoustics, but the stage background is the one thing you probably could exert some control over if you're willing and financially able to give it some proper attention.

I suspect the "colossus" can be deconstructed square by square for tidier and less expensive transportation.

Author:  Kuk91 [ Thu Jun 09, 2016 1:53 pm ]
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Yes_No_Maybe_So wrote:
...I'm wondering if there is a primarily acoustical correcting element to the geometric design of the background. It reminds me of some acoustical tiles I've seen. Some combination of absorption and diffusion, for example.

Moving from venue to venue, there's not too much an artist can do to improve the acoustics, but the stage background is the one thing you probably could exert some control over if you're willing and financially able to give it some proper attention. <...>

You might be right, and I don't know anything about acoustics, but I just wanted to say what this thing is starting to rise up during the 2nd song ("The Ministry Of Defence"), and usually folds back in during "River Anacostia", after which they sometimes doing encore (I haven't seen any videos of encore from the first two shows, so we couldn't be sure if the backdrop is gone or not). I mean, it would be a bit strange if they wouldn't care about acoustics during the first song or the encore.

Author:  Kuk91 [ Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:20 am ]
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"PJ Harvey rehearsals Bristol 2016" (35s video)

Author:  Kuk91 [ Fri Jun 10, 2016 5:35 pm ]
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"Toulouse, June 1st, 8.45pm"

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Author:  Kuk91 [ Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:10 pm ]
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"John Parish at soundcheck. Primavera Sound Barcelona, June 2016." [camera] by Alessandro Stefana

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Author:  Kuk91 [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 5:16 pm ]
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Few photos from Kenrick Rowe's account:

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https://www.instagram.com/p/BGrOe3VppgX/

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"Jean-Marc Butty and John Parish taking a break during our rehearsals for the PJ harvey tour, Bristol 2016"

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"Alain Johannes with his famous Cigar box, PJ Harvey rehearsal, May 2016"

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"Down by the water, Barcelona 2016, PJ Harvey tour"

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Author:  Kuk91 [ Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:42 pm ]
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"James Johnston, Porto June 2016." [camera] by Alain Johannes

Author:  Kuk91 [ Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:40 pm ]
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"Hotel room, Lyon, June 15th" [ video by Polly ]

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Alain Johannes and John Parish are playing "The Glorious Land".
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Terry Edwards: "Weather's been great in Helsinki until PJ Harvey's arrival. This seems a safe bet #glastonbury2016".

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