Perfume Genius gave six songs from new album ‘Glory’ their live debut at a show in London this week – watch footage below.
Mike Hadreas’ latest full-length was released on Friday (March 28), the seventh Perfume Genius album and the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Ugly Season’.
One night earlier, he played a show at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, where he opened the show with the first ever stage performances of the album’s singles ‘Clean Heart’, ‘No Front Teeth’, which features Aldous Harding in the recorded version, and ‘It’s A Mirror’.
The other new songs ‘Left For Tomorrow’, ‘In A Row’ and ‘Capezio’ also received their live debuts, while Hadreas played fan favourites ‘Queen’ and ‘On The Floor’, as well as a cover of Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’.
Check out fan-captured footage from the show below.
Perfume Genius played:
‘It’s A Mirror’
‘Clean Heart’
‘No Front Teeth’
‘Left For Tomorrow’
‘Valley’
‘Slip Away’
‘On The Floor’
‘Describe’
‘Otherside’
‘In A Row’
‘Capezio’
‘Eye In The Wall’
‘My Body’
‘Fade Into You’
‘Queen’
Perfume Genius also played a headline show at the BBC 6 Music Festival on Saturday night (March 29) in Manchester, and have announced a string of four UK shows for November, with appearances set for Glasgow, Leeds, London and Bristol. Tickets for those go on sale on April 5 here, and find pre-sale options here.
Other shows lined up for 2025 include an extensive list of dates planned for North America this summer, a slot at Green Man festival on August 16 and some follow-up shows across Europe. Visit here for international tickets.
Earlier this month, Hadreas spoke to NME about the inspiration behind ‘Glory’, as well as describing how those in the music industry need to ensure their own wellbeing when in the spotlight.
“I think one of the things that makes me shy in my daily life is that I’m not gonna be taken seriously because I’m little or have a different way of communicating,” he said looking at the lyrics to ‘It’s A Mirror’.
“I was thinking how there’s no way that I’m gonna talk to a neighbour; it would just be too anxiety-producing. And yet I play shows and sing in front of people and I’m not terrified of that anymore,” he added. “I’ve felt a sense of purpose about the job that’s made me work on that. I’ve been really serious about [my music] and been rewarded by the fact that people are taking it seriously.”
