Beck spent Fourth of July at London’s Barbican, where he performed his Song Reader album live for the first time. He was joined by a number of high-profile guests, including Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand, Beth Orton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, The Mighty Boosh, and more. Watch fan-shot performance footage of six songs below.
“Don’t Act Like Your Heart Isn’t Hard”:
“I’m Down”:
“Do We? We Do”:
“Why Did You Make Me Care?” w/ Jarvis Cocker:
“Just Noise” w/ Charlotte Gainsbourg
“Rough on Rats” w/ everyone:
Next on Beck’s schedule are a string of performances along the Eastern Seaboard beginning later this month. He also has two new albums on the way, which follow the release of recent one-off singles “Defriended” and “I Won’t Be Long”.
Beck 2013 Tour Dates:
07/27 – Wantagh, NY @ Americanarama Festival *
07/28 – Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/30 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre #
08/02 – Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion #
08/03 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Festival
08/04 – Brooklyn, NY @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn) #
* = w/ Bob Dylan, Wilco, Ryan Bingham
# = w/ full band/electric show
Photo by Jeremy D. Larson
