Watch Anohni and the Johnsons play their first show in nine years

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Anohni and the Johnsons played their first show in nine years in Athens last night (June 13) – read on to see the footage.READ MORE: Anohni – ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ review: a sublime soul reinventionThe group last performed live in June 2015, the final show taking place in Hobart, Australia.

That absence came to an end in the Greek capital’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Thursday with a show that took in material from across their career, as well as Anohni’s 2016 solo album ‘Hopelessness’.The group were introduced by the renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic, and gave live debuts to a number of songs, including ‘It Must Change’, ‘Can’t’ and ‘Why Am I Alive Now?’Check out footage below:ANOHNI and the Johnsons @ Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis.

pic.twitter.com/KGVWpor7RM— Shambles (@sewalsh) June 13, 2024Anohni and the Johnsons shared their new single ‘Breaking’ this week, a track taken from the sessions that produced last year’s album ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’.

In a four-star review of the record, NME wrote: “It should come as no surprise that Anohni has cited Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ as one of the guiding lights for this project.“As well as sonic touchpoints – there’s much of Gaye in the record’s smooth melodic momentum – both are proof that music that is warm, inviting and tender can still be vital and engaged; that beauty, hope, rage, disillusion, dejection, sorrow and joy can not only co-exist, but thrive in one another’s company.”Anohni will also be embarking on an extensive North American tour later in the year with the Johnsons.“It is my first time touring since 2016, and first time with a band in 14 years,” ANOHNI said.