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Bjork – review

Campfield Market Hall, ManchesterFrom Take That's 60ft robot to Coldplay's illumination of the Glastonbury pyramid, 2011 is the year of the visual pop spectacular, although Bjork's Biophilia showcase – which began a three-week Manchester International Festival residency – is another thing entirely.Set in a Victorian market hall, the audience encircled a stage housing a 24-piece Icelandic choir in gaudy blue and gold dresses, and very unusual instrumentation. A bespoke digital pipe organ, "ga...

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23:00 on June 30 2011

Bjork revealed as final Bestival headliner

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23:51 on June 30 2011

Bjork – review

Guardian Music — Campfield Market Hall, ManchesterFrom Take That's 60ft robot to Coldplay's illumination of the Glastonbury pyramid, 2011 is the year of the visual pop spectacular, althou... more info

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15:08 on July 1 2011

LISTEN: Bjork Biophilia Live In Manchester

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20:15 on July 1 2011

Bjork debuted 'Biophilia' (live video & pics from Manchester, new album info & songs & a 'tentative' NYC show timeframe)

Brooklyn Vegan — photo via PurplePR Music The opening of Bjork's ambitious new multimedia project 'Biophilia' at Campfield Market Hall, Manchester, last night (June 30) was ushered in wit... more info

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