Big Thief Opens a Free Archive With 10 Full Concerts

Big Thief has opened a free online live archive with 10 complete concert recordings, giving listeners a new way to follow how the band’s songs change from one night to the next. The collection spans performances from 2019 through 2026 and includes shows in London, Berlin, Dublin, New York, Los Angeles, Texas and Ohio.

The group says it began recording all of its concerts around 2019. Rather than treating the archive as a one-time release, Big Thief plans to add another show on the second Tuesday of every month. Visitors can play full sets or combine individual performances from different dates into their own playlists.

Inside the Big Thief live archive

The initial selection includes three April 2026 nights at London’s Brixton Academy, a Berlin performance at Columbiahalle and earlier recordings from venues including Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa and the Athenaeum in Columbus. That range makes the site more than a greatest-hits package: it documents different lineups, arrangements and stages of the band’s touring history.

Front-of-house engineer Alice Wilder and monitor engineer Aleda Deroche recorded the concerts, while 4AD in-house engineer Fabian Prynn handled the mixes. Drummer James Krivchenia’s interest in the Grateful Dead’s extensive live catalog helped inspire the project, a natural reference point for a band known for changing set lists and reshaping songs onstage.

Big Thief described each concert as having its own energy and said the archive was designed to capture the evolving life of the music over time. The free access and playlist tools also make the collection useful to both longtime followers and listeners who want an entry point beyond the studio albums.

Alongside the launch, the band released an official live version of “Incomprehensible,” recorded at Dublin’s 3Arena on April 29, 2026. The song originally appeared on Double Infinity, and the new performance places it inside the wider idea behind the archive: not simply preserving set lists, but showing how material can shift after it leaves the studio. With monthly additions promised, the project is built to keep growing rather than remain a fixed snapshot.