Ed O’Brien

The renowned Radiohead guitarist unveils his new record, performed alongside a collective of musicians.

Ed O’Brien announces An Evening With… Blue Morpho, in a special performance for Belfast International Arts Festival at the Ulster Hall on Monday 19 October.

Blue Morpho finds O’Brien beginning anew. With its moments of hypnotic psych-folk, radiant guitars, beguiling trip-hop and luminous stillness, it reveals an artist moving beyond familiar structures.

The Blue Morpho live experience brings together a collective of musicians who performed on the album’s recording sessions, including musical director Dave Okumu. Rather than simply recreating the record in its studio form, the live show is conceived as a fluid and immersive experience – a celebration of the music in which each performance will evolve and take on a life of its own.

Led by O’Brien as the central figure, the band draws inspiration from the expansive, exploratory spirit of artists such as Sly and the Family Stone, Miles Davis and Phish.

Blue Morpho, Ed’s second solo album, and the first released under his own name, is released on Friday 22 May via Transgressive.

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