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Performance Details

Recorded on: 25/7/2008

Bjork – Declare Independence | Auditorium Parco della Musica
VOLTA TOUR
25 Luglio 2008

This video is part of “My Gigs (I was there!)” collection by m.cammuso.it. A visual and sonic record of the best live performances personally recorded during concerts.

Date: July 25th, 2008 (Friday, 9:00 PM)
Venue: Cavea, Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
Tour: Volta Tour – First Italian date
Festival: Luglio Suona Bene 2008

Band Lineup:

• Björk Gudmundsdóttir – vocals
• Mark Bell (LFO) – beats, electronics, computers, keyboards
• Damian Taylor – electronics, synthesizers, programming, Reactable
• Jónas Sen – keyboards, piano, harpsichord, church organ
• Chris Corsano – drums, percussion
• Wonderbrass – 10-piece all-female Icelandic brass section:
  • French horns: Særún Ósk Pálmadóttir, Bergún Snæbjörnsdóttir, Erla Axelsdóttir
  • Trumpets: Sylvía Hlynsdóttir, Björk Níelsdóttir, Valdís Orkelsdóttir
  • Trombones: Harpa Jóhannsdóttir, Sigrún Kristbjörg Jónsdóttir, Sigrún Jónsdóttir
  • Tuba: Brynja Gumundsdóttir

Album & Tour Context:

Promoting “Volta” (2007), an album returning to the energetic sound of her early work with political themes. Collaborators on the album included Timbaland, Antony Hegarty (Antony and the Johnsons), and Konono N°1.

Special Notes:

First Roman performance in seven years. Support act: Ricardo Villalobos (DJ set). Part of ticket proceeds donated to UNICEF’s “Born Free from HIV” campaign. The song “Declare Independence” became a political statement throughout the tour, dedicated to various independence movements.