First Aid Kit returned to London’s Royal Albert Hall on September 29 for the first time in 12 years, and they brought a 65-piece orchestra with them. The Swedish duo performed their 2014 album“Stay Gold”in full alongside the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, turning the iconic venue into something between a concert and a film score.
The emotional peak came at the end, when Klara and Johanna Söderberg closed the show with Dolly Parton’s“I Will Always Love You.”They dedicated the performance to“one of our biggest heroes,”a tribute that landed just weeks after Parton’s death at age 80. The sisters also covered Simon&Garfunkel’s“America,”recalling the time they performed it for Paul Simon in 2012.
First Aid Kit’s tribute joins a growing list that includes Taylor Swift and U2, whose new song“Torn”features Parton’s final recorded vocal. Between the orchestra, the venue, and the song choice, this might be the most breathtaking Dolly tribute yet.
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