No, that headline isn’t clickbait. Heilung legitimately are the most invigorating, immersive and awe-inspiring live force currently active. It’s an opinion I’ve been working my way towards for quite some time, having seen them headline Arctangent 2023 and play the second stage of Download last year, but the ‘Amplified History’ ensemble’s ceremony at Brixton Academy on Tuesday (April 15) only reaffirmed the power of their time-travelling stage show.
Going into the first date of Heilung’s spring UK and Ireland tour, I couldn’t help but worry that their magic would diminish this time around. Late last year, the Danish enigmas announced they’d go on an extended hiatus after the summer, citing fatigue in typically mystical-sounding language.
