Organized by cph:dox, GY!BE visited Christiania in Denmark for a two-part event consisting of a screening of 1976 Japanese movie, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and a concert. At Christiania’s cinema Byens Lys, Efrim Menuck introduced the film and elaborated on why he was was inspired by the movie to use the name for the band. Listen to Efrim’s intro below:

After the movie the band took stage at Den Graa Hal, providing one of the strongest performances I’ve yet to experience by GY!BE. Even within the current tour there was a clear (and unexpected!) improvement from their first concert in Hamburg half a year earlier.

Listen to the Christiania performance below:

Setlist:

1) ‘Hope Drone’

2) Lift Yr. Skinny Fists, Like Antennas to Heaven… [Storm]

3) Gathering Storm [Storm]

4) Peasantry or ‘Light! Inside of Light!’

5) Lambs’ Breath

6) Asunder, Sweet

7) Piss Crowns Are Trebled

8) Chart #3 [Static]

9) World Police and Friendly Fire [Static]

10) NewSong1

11) The Sad Mafioso [East Hastings]