Antony and the Johnsons is the type of band you want to see in a spectacular setting, with fanfare and billowing fabric. So if they are going to play only one venue in North America this year, Alice Tully Hall in New York City is as good a place as any.

Set for October 30th, the band will be performing with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Chiaki Nagano’s film “Mr. O’s Book of the Dead” starring Kazuo Ohno will be featured during the performance. The show is a part of Lincoln Center’s White Light Fest and tickets can be purchased here.

Antony and the Johnsons newest album Swanlights will be released on October 12th in the US on the label Secretly Canadian. And for super fans, Abrams Image will simultaneously release a special edition of “Swanlights” which will include the CD inside a 144-page hard cover book containing Antony’s paintings, collages, photography and writing. “The album only version of “Swanlights” on Secretly Canadian will also include the song “Flétta”, a duet with Björk. The album and book are a continuation of Antony’s work exploring his connection to the natural world.”