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2026-04-16 15:15:00

Part Gig, Part Documentary: Public Service Broadcasting Live

UK band Public Service Broadcasting don't really play traditional concerts. Instead, they build full audiovisual shows out of archives, radio transmissions, and historical footage.They return to Shang...

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BY CALVIN CHUA |
Based in Shanghai since 2016, mostly eating, exploring, and pretending to be busy. Big on animals, good restaurants, cool events, and organizing life with spreadsheets just to feel in control.

UK band Public Service Broadcasting don't really play traditional concerts. Instead, they build full audiovisual shows out of archives, radio transmissions, and historical footage.

They return to Shanghai on their 2026 tour, bringing a set built around The Last Flight, which traces Amelia Earhart's final journey through electronics, spoken-word samples, and tightly synced visuals. There's no frontman, just historical recordings stitched into cinematic electronic compositions.

Think The Chemical Brothers' scale meets Mogwai's emotional build: part rave, part post-rock film score, part documentary unfolding in real time.

Across albums like The Race for Space and Every Valley, PSB have consistently turned history, space travel, industry and war into immersive, propulsive soundscapes that feel almost cinematic live.

Supporting them is Sweet Sister Session, a Wuhan psychedelic band with a hazy 60s-inspired, spacey edge.

This isn't just a gig, you're essentially watching history get remixed on stage.

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