Perth’s Kings Park was graced with a special performance from PJ Harvey last week, as part of Perth Festival 2025. The set was split between haunting new material and beloved classics, opening with the ethereal “Prayer at the Gate” and weaving through tracks like “Seem an I” and “A Child’s Question, August”, Harvey delivering a masterclass in music and poetry under a cavernous night sky.
A standout moment came with complete silence from the audience as Harvey played “The Desperate Kingdom of Love”, immediately juxtaposed by a huge, penultimate dancing finale with “C’mon Billy”.
See the full setlist and gallery below by Eloise Coomber.
You can read Branden’s review of the gig HERE
Setlist:
Prayer at the Gate
Autumn Term
Lwonesome Tonight
The Nether-Edge
I Inside the Old Year Dying
A Child’s Question, August
I Inside the Old I Dying
A Child’s Question, July
A Noiseless Noise
The Colour of the Earth
The Glorious Land
The Words That Maketh Murder
50ft Queenie
Black Hearted Love
(PJ Harvey & John Parish cover)
The Garden
The Desperate Kingdom of Love
Man-Size
Dress
Down by the Water
To Bring You My Love
Encore:
C’mon Billy
White Chalk
