Laibach VIII - Love Is Still Alive Tour

Even at risk to become repetitive: Every Laibach gig is surprise and joy. No exception in 2023.

Rating: 5/5

Buddy: David Zimba

Merch: Hoodie

Again? you can bet

If you like gigs that surprise and impress, Laibach are always a safe bet. I do not remember one gig of them that met my expectations. It is always different. Ok, there is one pattern in Laibach gigs since many years: The first part is solely dedicated to the current album, then comes an intermission with a countdown. The second part is then other songs - but never really the same. Even songs that you know from previous gigs are performed differently. Expect the unexpected and
enjoy.

Also pleased to see that this gig saw much more visitors than in recent years. The sound is impeccable as always - certainly with some backtracking going on, but that's ok for this band. The mid section saw some heavy industrial content. The encores then were on the more melodic side with great tunes from the Iron Sky soundtracks.

To be honest, the merch is prohibitively expensive, but come on, it's Laibach and it's not plain vanilla Chinese stuff that you purchase. 

See you again, for sure.

Setlist:

LOVE IS STILL ALIVE

Love is Still Alive I (Moon, Euphoria)

Love is Still Alive II (Venus, Libidine)

Love is Still Alive III (Mercury, Dopamine)

Love is Still Alive IV (Neptune, Oxytocin)

Love is Still Alive V (Uranus, Prolactin)

Love is Still Alive VI (Saturn, Insomnia)

Love is Still Alive VII (Jupiter, Tristitia)

Love is Still Alive VIII (Mars, Dysphoria)

-- Intermission --

WAR

Ordnung und Disziplin (Müller versus Brecht)

Ich bin der Engel der Verzweiflung

Das Nachtlied I

Als Geist

Glück Auf!

Lepo - Krasno

Smrt za smrt

Krvava guada - plodna zemlja

Ti, ki Izzivas

REPENT

The Future (Leonard Cohen)

Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones)

The Coming Race

ENCORE

The Engine of Survival