Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release Royal Albert Hall Live Album & Film

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have unleashed a new live album, titled Hidden in Pieces Live at the Royal Albert Hall. Captured during the band’s 2025 Hidden in Pieces Tour, the digital edition featuring 13 songs recorded at the legendary London venue is available right now, with a physical release and digital deluxe version slated for October 23.

The Story Behind the Albert Hall Show

According to Karen O, the project emerged from a collective desire to connect with fans and bandmates following the 2025 election. “In the past, YYYs haven’t often chosen when to be back at it and out there, it often chooses us,” she said in a statement. “We turn to live music when we need that specific quality of depth and light to see us through the times.”

The band whipped up the arrangements in February 2025 during a brief stint at Sonic Ranch. Working alongside string arranger Jherek Bischoff, they adapted nearly 24 songs for a quartet and acoustic instrumentation in less than a week. The Royal Albert Hall marked just the third play of the tour, serving as the band’s first time performing at the iconic venue.

“The pipe organ moment in ‘Skeletons’ was no less than immaculate vibrations,” Karen O added. “We felt the spirits of all legends past swirling around us. Nick remarked that he felt as though his fingers were guided on the guitar neck. The real alchemy happened when we played the hall, it clicked into place.”

A Companion Short Film and Screenings

Alongside the audio release, the band dropped a 22-minute visual companion piece titled Hidden in Pieces via the Criterion Channel. Directed by Barnaby Clay, the black-and-white short film is scheduled for select screenings across the U.S., U.K., Australia, and Japan, with tickets going on sale September 3.

Several of the screenings will be paired with feature films chosen by the band, including double features with Night of the Hunter in London, Mulholland Drive in Melbourne and Sydney, Wings of Desire in New York City, and Eraserhead in Los Angeles.