20th Anniversary of Bjork’s live debut
January 1st, 2003 by Koldo Barroso
10 years ago today, on the 1st of January 1993, Bjork played her official live debut at The Academy in Manchester, UK. Her supporting band was formed by Ike Leo (bass), Leila Arab (keyboards), Guy Sigsworth (keyboards & programming), Dan Lipman (Sax, flute, tambourine), Tansay Omar (drums), and Talvin Singh (tablas and percussion).
Bjork later said to Vox magazine: “The first show was a rehearsal and it was 10 %. And it’s gone so obviously like 20 %, 30 %…The show in Manchester I’m really proud of, and in many ways it was better than the record. I’ve always been a big fan of live things. Then again, I’m a big fan of synthesizers.”