PJ Harvey has announced her first proper tour of North America since 2017. The new shows in support of I Inside the Old Year Dying begin in September. See Harvey’s upcoming tour dates, including spring and summer performances across Europe and the United Kingdom, below.
Harvey’s 2017 tour of North America included a performance at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. She developed her current live show with theater director Ian Rickson, set designer Rae Smith, lighting designers Paule Constable and Louisa Smurthwaite, and fashion designer Todd Lynn. She performs on tour with bandmates John Parish, Jean-Marc Butty, Giovanni Ferrario, and James Johnston.
Along with the tour news, Harvey has shared the music video for “Seem an I.” The visual, filmed at England’s Kennel Farm, was directed by Colm Bairéad and stars Ruth Wilson. Watch it below.
“Ruth and I became friends after working together on Clio Barnard’s film Dark River,” PJ Harvey said in a press statement. “I have always greatly admired Ruth’s work as an actor, so had long harboured a dream that we might work together again in some way. When the opportunity to work with Colm Bairéad came up I knew him to be a director Ruth thought highly of, as I did, so it felt right to ask her if she would star in the film. I find the resulting short film beautiful and moving for having Ruth’s magical presence, and Colm’s unique vision.”
Ruth Wilson added, “I have always been a huge fan of PJ, so it was a great privilege to work alongside Colm and Polly to bring ‘Seem an I’ to visual life in this mysterious and hypnotic short film. There is no better way to spend a day in the magical world of PJ Harvey.”
I Inside the Old Year Dying earned PJ Harvey a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2024 Grammy Awards. It was the eighth nomination of the British musician’s career; she’s yet to win a Grammy.
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PJ Harvey:
06-01 Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Barcelona
06-06 Porto, Portugal – Primavera Sound Portugal
06-07 Madrid, Spain – Noches del Botánico
06-09 Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands – Best Kept Secret 2024
06-12 Bergen, Norway – Bergenfest 2024
07-04 Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival 2024
07-12 Carhaix, France – Les Vieilles Charrues 2024
08-07 Oslo, Norway – Øyafestivalen
08-08 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-10 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-13 Berlin, Germany – Zitadelle Spandau
08-15 Charleville-Mézières, France – Cabaret Vert
08-18 London, England – Gunnersbury Park
08-20 Halifax, England – The Piece Hall
08-22 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Custom House Square
08-25 Paris, France – Rock en Seine
09-11 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
09-13 Philadelphia, PA – The Met
09-15 New York, NY – Terminal 5
09-16 New York, NY – Terminal 5
09-18 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall Fenway
09-21 Laval, Quebec – Place Bell
09-25 Toronto, Ontario – History
09-26 Toronto, Ontario – History
09-28 Detroit, MI – Masonic Cathedral Theatre
09-30 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
10-02 Minneapolis, MN – Palace Theatre
10-06 Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre
10-07 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
10-10 San Francisco, CA – Masonic
10-11 San Francisco, CA – Masonic
10-14 Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
Source : Pitchfork