The Beachland Ballroom | IDLES | From The Basement

[@tickbox_]

Jesus fucking christ Joe’s screams of “damage” has actually gotta be one of the most genuinely heart-wrenching things ever put to music and seeing the intensity he puts into it live just brings it to another level. Astonishing performer.

[@MarcoVilela]

and yet little over 8,000 views, we who watch this over and over again must be doing something right.

[@elliedavies8022]

@@MarcoVilela guilty

[@garno154]

Me too. What the fuck is wrong with people that the screams of damage doesn’t make them want to cry yet are life affirming…

[@nickmokrzewski]

He’s just oozing with passion. Saw them in Toronto last night, they’re all just something else

[@dinoclimaco3780]

Wonder if we can Meme the clip Emotional Damage 😂😂

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

The soul and post-punk crossover we didn't know we needed.

[@franciscomendonca2494]

Melhor comentário!!!! Idles é uma banda de post Hardcore com influencias do pos punk e agora aparecendo ate influencia de soul music. Perfeito!!!

[@sarahboyles8067]

Amen

[@NateBuker]

Well put.

[@walterconcrete9671]

Apt description

[@maxinecass8903]

Not true

[@helendavidsonthompson6739]

Nearly seventy, my favourite song.

[@Nicholasyeahbruh]

34 mine to Godbless and never give up

[@Grendel1018]

I could watch this video a million times and never get tired of it. Intesity innit!!!

[@user-hx7xz9rt8k]

This is so much more powerful than the studio recording… Raw

[@footballgirl263]

I can’t listen to the studio version after coming across this

[@cecildungaroogoldenapple4741]

I have no lie probably watched this 60+ times in the past week.

[@Nicholasyeahbruh]

It’s fucking brilliant

[@ajvxlii]

This has to be the most raw, most real, most genuine pieces of music I've ever heard. Absolutely Stunning.

[@KateMaguire-Gamet]

I’m 67 and Idles have lit a fire 🔥 in my soul. Love this song 🎵 and their music 🎼, lyrics, Joe, is feckin brilliant. The drummer 🥁 is totally amazing. Their energy is so powerful makes me feel completely alive. Thank you Idles. I was hoping to see you in Belfast but sadly that’s not gonna happen this time around. Please 🙏 God you guys will come back to Belfast and I’ll be rocking it in my wheelchair 🦼 YES! ❤

[@KateMaguire-Gamet]

I managed to get tickets for the November gig YES! See you guys soon 😀👍

[@juanregis9524]

This is more than a song. Makes me cry every time I listen to it. It's like learning to love yourself through pain. I waited two years to see IDLES in Mexico City, what a fuckng night it was, cried my heart out. This is the power of music.

[@omarorozco2261]

y ahora vienen de nuevo al corona

[@angelceballos9385]

Amén. ¡Veámoslos una vez más en el Corona!

[@davidslavictoire5374]

You nailed it. It is learning to love yourself through pain.

[@Darrenski]

The toughest blades are forged by fire and repeated heavy blows.

[@Staticaged]

Jesus Christ, this song has been making me tear up since the album dropped, but seeing Joe belting out "DAMAGE!" with clenched fists like that was so intense I don't think I took a breath for a full 30 seconds afterwards.

[@lucianotrono1381]

Dude drops on a knee, nearly fainting while trying to stand up after the scream. This man is gold he gave everything he had.

[@Darrenski]

Don't take the Lords name in vain.... 'But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken'

[@Darrenski]

Unless you're one of those people who came from monkeys.

[@runnerhigh]

@@Darrenskiwho gives a fuck

[@omarmega4093]

I'm so fucking obsesed with this performance.

[@Teh_Akod]

IDLES is the best rock band right now.

[@plainshark7609]

Viagra Boys, Protomartyr

[@serenitatis2191]

I'd argue that the fontaines are, but idles are definitely strong

[@ProduccionesPAZPER]

I think the best band right now is King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard...and then IDLES

[@R_pain]

You really can't compare them.

[@redesalecs]

probably the best one of tha last 22 years

[@cs5384]

I feel like this song is pulling something directly out of my chest and it's something I've been needing to get rid of anyway. It's meditation. It's therapy.

[@StuTheDon17]

100% how I felt when I first heard it and still feel.

[@Moore4Georgia]

Yes!!!!

[@kevinij1164]

Joe gives all the damn heart in this song, amazing 🤯

[@tillscheller]

Business destroyed music for most serious listeners, but every once in a while something raw and untamable slips through. There are some things in the world, no one can fake. I'm really happy to have found this band and this performance in particular. It reminds me of the early days of Rammstein and Coldplay, when their music seemed so well written and passionate. I have to add though, the album recording lacks most of the audio quality this live set has. If possible, you should consider publishing this recording to streaming services.

[@jamesmartin6737]

Ain’t that the fucking truth. There are certain things in this world you can’t just fake, and while you can’t quite describe it to someone, you fucking know it instantly when you hear it.

[@daveh3766]

One of the best rock performances of all time. That's right, all time.

[@MarcoVilela]

Joe went somewhere on this performance and took us along for the ride and it was sublime and I felt crushed and cleansed and powerful and thankful and I can't get enough of it.

[@dustinpace848]

You can see Joe come back to earth and realize what they've done at 4:18

[@JasonDuBois-d6v]

My brother recently passed but I’ve found that whatever the mood, this song is how I feel.

[@lucianotrono1381]

Had the same feeling friend.. discovered the song when my dad died. It's the perfect representation of that initial burning stage of grief. Wish you well and stay strong

[@victortheoneandonly]

Im so sorry for your lost

[@Tugboat_City]

Mark Bowen forgetting where his guitar is at 2:17 gets me every time. 😋

[@Toasty_Britches]

Ahh I wasn't the only person who noticed that! Ahahahaha

[@mtthwwhtwrth]

Walks into a room... what did I come in here for?

[@faelkie]

Couldn't find it because it's transparent

[@4lch3m1st1]

This performance of this song hits me hard. Raw and honest. Coming back to myself after loss. Remembering I was right to not try to fix it when the rush went away. Shedding a tear for the things that were. Taken a knee to gather my strength back and happy for today. Thank you, Idles. You have no idea how much your music means to people. Thank you.

[@raveandsweets]

I dont think theres better encapsulation of emotions considering surviving and healing through trauma than this song,like,when u look back and realise what a way you have crawled through and got there where you are now,and you now come over as such a whole,shiny person,but you and the people who were here to witness,just know how much substance there is to the light that is a prize and not a given characteristic of your character. So much damage that you have bled and sweated to repair,and although youre doing much better,you just know that its there,that you can just turn around and see the dark woods youve crawled out of on your fours and you can always tap into that feeling that he transmits,screaming damage and pounding his chest with the clenched fist. The turmoil, though transformed,will always be a part of you

[@raveandsweets]

And the combination of DAMAGEE with that haunting falsetto GOD DAMN IT

[@stuartthomson2846]

My favourite song of theirs, so much raw emotion, always one to be turned up loud. Man is lyrically blessed

[@vladlabyrinth6335]

phenomenal vocal, guitar and bass parts, and drumming... everything

[@kylemcd2815]

Touched my soul. Gave me a little bit of healing

[@Gabrielaselavy]

Raw and visceral. Glad I found this gem when I really needed it.

[@guy8029]

As much as I love the studio version, the sheer emotion and visceral screams in this version are absolutely unmatched

[@darrynhughes8526]

Im 53 it's like finding music all over again..awesome

[@killagain85]

This is by far the most convincing live performance I have ever seen. Fucking hell.

[@Dbdilly]

This is one of my all time favorite vocal performances

[@the_sinner8610]

I love the intensity he sings with. It always gives me chills

[@andrewbrookes4144]

Therapeutic... Can you imagine just letting everything go and just screaming? DAMAGE!

[@crucifire9224]

Everyday

[@juliamarianna742]

Bro, seriously... I listened to a little piece of this song randomly on instagram and decided to download it on spotify and I just loved it! It turns out, I went to recommend this song to my boyfriend now and decided to look here on youtube to send him the link and bro: WHAT A WORK OF ART! Seriously. I got goosebumps, I cried... I got very moved. What a performance! It's very difficult for a band to totally indulge in a song nowadays. The way you played/sung, feeling the real music, LIVING the music, BEING the music, allowing yourself to live all these mixtures of feelings that the music emanates... bro, surreal. SURREAL! I recently discovered this song and bro, I've already become a fan. You guys are surreal! Now that's a real art. You guys are amazing! Come and do a show in Brazil, I beg you!

[@keneteco]

Eles fizeram um show no Lolla nesse ano ainda (22), eu fui e simplesmente presenciei, na minha opinião, um dos melhores shows do Lolla22. A energia que eles passam no palco é de outro mundo! Eu já gostava do album deles, depois de ver ao vivo eu me apaixonei pela arte dos caras.

[@juliamarianna742]

@@keneteco eu imagino!!!!!! eles são incríveis

[@mateogutierrez1157]

What a song

[@Icedancer_0]

They could hear me scream for miles The silence ringing for days The wind that turns the trees Made me sway, made me sway Made me sway Doberman, they stood proud The ferns loomed as I lay The waves slapped like shins to wood And I laid, I laid, I laid Inch by inch, foot by foot I was on my knees for days And then I set on all fours And I made, I made, I made, I made I'm not praying, baby I'm not begging, darling I'm not praying, baby I'm not begging, darling Soon as the rush went away I need not look for a way Damage, damage, damage If you see me down on my knees Please, do not think that I pray Damage, damage, damage Soon as the rush went away I need not look for a way Damage, damage, damage If you see me down on my knees Please, do not think that I pray Damage, damage, damage Damage, damage, damage

[@graemekeable8461]

Magnificent performance. David Bowie once sang "ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry", well this is one of a few. The look on their faces at the end if wonderful, they knew they had done something very special

[@paulcreed-r2n]

One of our bucket list bands to see & got tickets for December Birmingham.

[@thagingerrrr]

Discovered this song two weeks ago and I think I’ve listened to it 20 times now. This version made me tear up, the soul is incredible. I can feel his pain so much more deeply after seeing it performed live. Excellent work

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

I'm new to this band and I did not know that the singer had this voice in his toolbox. This band is exhilarating

[@dustinpace848]

Thank you for uploading this on its own. Not that the rest of the set isn't just as amazing...but this right here... Massive emotion.

[@angiematthias9214]

This is the most gut wrenching, intense, hauntingly beautiful song.

[@hannahnl189]

They are so beautifully vunerable and raw and powerful together. This song says it all....so I don't have to.

[@Plexor_76]

Agree 10000% Pure beauty, vulnerability and power all together

[@clerknumberone]

I really needed this song. I never heard about this band til yesterday. I can't stop listening to this song, can't help but tear up and on the 2nd listen to it, I broke down and cried. This song really hit me hard and at the same time it's like a relief. Thank you for this song.

[@davidslavictoire5374]

This song is ineffable. I can watch this video many times in a row and it is still so powerful. Round 2 now.

[@StacyPerkins-dm8ty]

I simply love the musicianship, his vocals and lyrics but the musicicians...makes me so happy, they are certainly unique, refreshing, I'm thankful.

[@biggerg9450]

It's not often I comment on videos, but this is one of the most incredible live performances I've seen. IDLES, you absolutely smashed that out the park!

[@Meiception]

Alright imma leave a checkpoint here for the times when this stuff is considered old frickging good retro stuff, see you in approximately 50 years or so

[@chrisefc3579]

This 4 minute performance is the equivalent of a 600+ page book that blows your fucking mind after each paragraph. Christ this is insane.

[@JoeValenti1968]

Arrived as a blessing to me... real as a punch, deep as love.

[@markszawlowski867]

Explosively good, damnit.

[@coleberggren1346]

Such punishing emotion. Answers the question, "Can souls bleed?" Clearly. This is monstrously great work...

[@gavmc]

The whole set is absolutely phenomenal... but I'm gonna be coming back here a lot!

[@erickelias6560]

Best performance I’ve ever heard in years period🫡

[@junioremmerick2426]

What I just witnessed at 2:29 onwards is simply apotheotic, magnificent, absolutely brutal and thrilling. What a performance, I'm stuck in this video in an eternal loop. IDLES is definitely one of the best rock bands at the moment! God bless 👏🏻👏🏻

[@LittleGrayMouse]

I can't get over this. I can't get through it without breaking down, every single time, but it's like... purifying.

[@pezcore2142]

theres so much i love about this... so wonderful to see him screaming his pain. were all damaged in someway. even if ya havent physically dropped to your knees, you do know or are aware of the feeling of that fall. we all need a time to scream or shout that pain out. hes done a wonderful thing for himself, having such an outlet every time the song presents itself on a setlist

[@moontoon28]

Caught this when it first aired, this song made me a new fan. Wonderful work lads

[@guniegunieguniegunieguniegunie]

pure emotion nothing else as it should

[@vickysmith3816]

Joe, you showed your soul in this song. And its the most beautiful soul ive ever had the privilege of seeing. I can literally feel your pain when i hear you sing this song! Seen you twice in concert, Newport ky and Nashville TN. And ill be there in Chicago this year! I ❤ IDLES Edit: I have a piece of Joe dress hanging on my wall from Tennessee! And Adam's autograph on a T-shirt from KY!

[@madmayo9418]

Hands down this is one of the best tracks ever made. Playing this tune since two weeks on repeat (while I’m down on my knees)…Really love you guys…means a lot to me, helps me get through, love is the fing. ❤

[@daveholland6231]

The realest band for the last 4 years. All is love ❤

[@mekuhn41]

Phenomenal. Just fucking phenomenal

[@daniel_amado]

This is no doubt my favourite song from them, I can taste the pain in his voice and the great company of the music it's just magnifique. This one makes me cry every the time I hear it.

[@ttyo7051]

Hand on my heart - I am so grateful for you're voice and soul. The power you guys have - gives me a sense of understanding - ease - peace for 4 minutes and 45 seconds. Thankyou 🙏🏾

[@mico5003]

Shivers through my spine!

[@santiagofongquintero2703]

Everyone is so expresive in this song, the bedt song of their last album and probably their best performance, long live Idles

[@DBdilly123]

One of my all time favourite live performances. I keep coming back to this. I got to see them live in Cardiff and they were so fun and it was a happy eclectic mix of people dancing and getting along. A lot of drugs but maybe that's Cardiff

[@perasperas]

Beautiful! The best performance of this song, so far.

[@aaronsymondson7250]

Goose-bumps, watery eyes

[@tims7250]

Probably the best mainstream song, amazing performance. Lot of heart

[@iAmSantiCruz]

In 30 years we look back at this performance as a Masterpiece

[@jonflynn1]

This song is such a masterpiece

[@s4mmylou868]

This should deserve more likes. What an heartfelt song. Joe is such a passionate soul in this ❤️

[@RenQuark]

Joe going from a falsetto to those fries WHILE giving a heartbreaking performance 😢 3:29 Idk how personal the song is for him or them all but it's so damn powerful

[@Roke_404]

it is very powerful indeed

[@DrGeta666]

gives me goosebumps every time I listen.

[@TomAbbott-pz8wo]

This is one of the best things I’ve ever heard

[@franzjuarez5729]

I played this song a couple times on the Highway singing in traffic, really putting my heart on my sleeve. ❤️

[@carriekmms]

The feeling I get at the end of this song.... Damm.

[@vegahunter8]

Massive performance!! Rock is 💀, long live rock!

[@psfilmsbob]

Thanks so much to John Cena who produced and curated the music for WWE 2K23, which included Idles' song "Grounds", because it led me to dive headfirst into their catalog, and this might be one of the best performances I've ever heard.

[@sk8083r]

Fucking masterpiece, there's hope in music. So much emotion.

[@StėphaneDeCarli]

So strong so authentic, best Joe's perf I have ever seen.

[@RachelPlague]

Pure, raw, devastating emotion. Grateful this song and performance exist. It’s a marker of excellence that others can only hope to reach.

[@ambertrylch784]

this song hits with so much feeling and soul. i love it!

[@JStack]

Saw them live a few months ago and when they played this song and Samaritans it was the first time I’ve cried in years and I still think about it fondly

[@ezequielsm]

i love this song so much

[@volpemarroneveloce5928]

My fav song from 2021, simply overwhelming

[@andyupdate]

Your performance is very incredible, thank you mister.

[@rodolfoantoniogonzalezbaha135]

Passion, power and energy

[@andrewconnolly4084]

How can this be so good and so hard to listen to at the same time

[@damotheman4196]

Cos it's real, brother.

[@handstamp630]

Joe’s performance on this is incredible.

[@Babs_Rnn]

Wow, I can't take this amount of feelings 🤯❤️🇦🇷

[@beanie1089]

Holds as the best to come outta this past year. Not knocking brilliant releases and artists that've come out, but this is gut wrenching, heart exploding catharsis and trauma put into one song with a crescendo that is at the top of Talbot's register. It literally does damage to the performing vocalist. It's a masterpiece. Really.

[@bartjesurf]

Top band What a emotion in this song Goose bump and a little tear all over

[@joshegert6784]

this is my favourite thing in the entire universe

[@kuguar13]

Please add this on Spotify, this version is amazing

[@AngelaFontao]

Soul-crushing rawness ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DKHD176]

So powerful. Gives me chills to listen.

[@JamonLink]

seeing them live was absolutely fucking crazy they are so talented, thank you Joe

[@LifeandTimesPhotography]

This is the soundtrack to my Monday morning. And I seem to be getting to Friday much easier as a result.