Avatar announce 10th anniversary performance of Feathers And Flesh at the Royal Albert Hall

Avatar are playing their 2017 album Feathers And Flesh in full at London’s Royal Albert Hall in celebration of its tenth anniversary.

The special one-night-only performance will take place on March 30, 2027 and according to a press release promises to be “a monumental evening of music, pipe organs, dancers and theatrics.” They’ll also have orchestral arrangements and a live choir to create a special one-of-a-kind show.

“Feathers & Flesh changed the entire trajectory of how we work," explains vocalist Johannes Eckerström. "Once you’ve started to think of the big picture in your work, you can’t put that genie back in the bottle. We’ve done all kinds of albums since then, and we will continue to do whatever the muses tell us to do. The thing they have in common, whether they’re comedy concept albums or satanic sock hops, is that we view them as paintings. They are cohesive pieces of work with a point."

Drummer John Allfreddson adds: “I end up in a rollercoaster ride, emotions run through every bone of my body. Half my mind ends up in another time and life in Dresden with this crazy lady laughing, painting owls, playing with microphones and water, hysterically and joyfully clapping her hands. The other half is in this dreamlike forest that only exists in my own mind… I ask myself, did we really create this?”

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday, July 8, at 1pm UK time.

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