Behemoth became the first-ever metal band to play the Philharmonie de Paris in Paris, France tonight, April 30. The career-spanning set was livestreamed in full thanks to ARTE Concert, which you can check out in all its blasphemous glory above.
"Legions! Today is the day!" wrote Behemoth prior to the performance. "Join us in person or online at the legendary Philharmonie de Paris for the venue's first metal show EVER. We've prepared a very special setlist of deep cuts in celebration of this historic event and 33 years ov Behemoth!"
The set included some deep cuts, and ran as follows:
- "Once Upon a Pale Horse" (First time as the show opener)
- "Ora Pro Nobis Lucifer"
- "Demigod" (First time in front of a live audience since 2017)
- "Conquer All"
- "Ov Fire and the Void"
- "From the Pagan Vastlands" (First time in front of a live audience since 2009)
- "Cursed Angel of Doom"
- "Lasy Pomorza" (First time in front of a live audience since 2017)
- "Chwała mordercom Wojciecha (997-1997 dziesięć wieków hańby)"
- "Messe Noire" (First time since 2018)
- "No Sympathy for Fools"
- "Bartzabel"
- "Decade of Therion"
- "Versvs Christvs"
- "Christians to the Lions"
- "At the Left Hand ov God"
- "Chant for Eschaton 2000"
- "O Father O Satan O Sun!"
As for new Behemoth, frontman Nergal recently noted he was working on it. In a interview with the Everblack podcast from December 2023, Nergal revealed that his focus in 2024 will be exclusively on making new Behemoth music.
"Well, the plan is to focus on Behemoth mainly next year. I'm doing like a short run with Me And That Man in late March, or early April and that's it. And all the rest, it's gonna be dedicated like full-on Behemoth." he said.
"I have no Me And That Man music in me for some reason anymore. Eventually, it's gonna come back. It's like tides — it's off and on and off and on, and when it happens, you've gotta catch that tide, that wave, and just jump on it and surf," Nergal said. "But there's no surfing now for Me And That Man. There's surfing for Behemoth for sure."
When asked if Behemoth's new music was on the way anytime soon, Nergal didn't divulge specific details about the musical direction or themes of the upcoming release but confirmed there were developments, in a laconic fashion: "There's new music. Next question."
