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PJ Harvey at the Royal Albert Hall – live stream

Here's the full stream of Polly's October 2011 show, featuring tracks from the Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake
  
  

PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey … Photograph: Brian Rasic/Rex Features Photograph: Brian Rasic / Rex Features

Our Live for 2014 series has so far included sets from artists such as Nick Cave, Kelis, Paul Weller and Disclosure, and to end this first run of streams is a spectacular performance from PJ Harvey at the Royal Albert Hall. Recorded on 31 October 2011, the concert was part of the artist's wildly acclaimed Let England Shake tour, following the release of her Mercury award-winning album.

The venue's stateliness heightens such an intense and sombre album, as the Guardian noted in its five-star review: "The building, riven with social history, was an appropriate setting for Let England Shake's songs, which narrate the grim effects of war on ordinary soldiers … there's a resonance to hearing her examine the state of her nation and the tangled-up feelings of love and bitterness it elicits in this opulent bastion of Britishness."

Below is the full stream of the gig, in association with Lovelive and Spotify, featuring songs from her 8th studio album, as well as classic tracks such as Big Exit, C'mon Billy and Nina in Ecstasy.

 

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