In August 2021 Brian Eno and Roger Eno performed live together for the first and only time at the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Acropolis in Athens at the annual Epidaurus Festival. It has just been announced that a film of the rare concert will be screened for one night only in cinemas across the UK on Thursday 2nd March.
In front of a sold-out audience and against the backdrop of Brian Eno’s haunting images projected onto the walls of the amphitheatre, Brian and Roger performed music from their highly regarded 2020 album, Mixing Colours, solo pieces and fan favourites, as well as premiering brand new music from their respective 2022 album releases – Brian Eno’s FOREVERANDEVERNOMORE and Roger Eno’s solo debut The Turning Year. The band featured Roger’s daughter and Brian’s niece Cecily Eno supplying ethereal vocals, ukulele and mandolin, Leo Abrahams on guitars and Peter Chilvers on keyboards.
“I don’t perform live very often, but I couldn’t miss the chance to perform in what may be the world’s oldest theatre, located at the birthplace of Western Civilisation. I’m grateful to Roger, Cecily, Leo and Peter who made this rare appearance memorable for me, and to the great film-maker Tilo Krause who managed to make a beautiful documentation of the whole event.” – Brian Eno.
You can book tickets here.
Main image credit: Cecily Eno.