Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release New Live Album and Concert Film
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs have released a live album, "Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall", alongside a separate 22-minute concert film titled "Hidden in Pieces". The album documents the band's first ever performance at the historic London venue, part of their 2025 "Hidden in Pieces" tour, during which rare deep cuts and reworked classics were rearranged with acoustic guitars, strings and piano. Frontwoman Karen O said the project emerged from a need to reconnect with bandmates and fans in 2025 following the US election, calling the shows "extraordinarily vulnerable".
The 13-track digital live album is out now via Secretly Canadian, with a physical edition and expanded 22-track digital deluxe version, adding recordings from other tour stops, due on 23rd October. The accompanying film, directed by Barnaby Clay and shot at Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre during the band's 25th-anniversary tour, is streaming on the Criterion Channel and will also screen in selected cinemas across the US, UK, Australia, Mexico and Japan, with tickets going on sale on 3rd September.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs release live album from Royal Albert Hall debut show
- Companion concert film "Hidden in Pieces" now streaming and touring cinemas
- Physical/deluxe album and worldwide film screenings arrive in October
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American rock band, fronted by singer Karen O, known for blending punk energy with more experimental and tender songwriting over a career spanning 25 years. In 2025 they toured under the banner "Hidden in Pieces", performing stripped-back versions of their songs with acoustic guitars, strings and piano rather than their usual full-band sound.
The tour included the band's first ever show at London's Royal Albert Hall, a well-known concert venue, and performances at other venues including Los Angeles's Orpheum Theatre. Karen O has said the shows were emotionally significant for her, describing them as a way of reconnecting with her bandmates and fans during a difficult period in 2025.
Secretly Canadian is the independent record label releasing the material, while Criterion Channel is a subscription streaming service known for classic and arthouse film that is hosting the accompanying concert film. Together, the live album and film aim to capture and preserve these reworked performances for audiences who could not attend the shows in person.
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