Unearthed Mirrors: In a strange glade: a photo gallery of No Future & Lukas Häger live in Helsinki

No Future live in Helsinki
by Riku Hyötyläinen

No Future rarely play live, this we all know very well: they may remain silent, or at least so it seems from the outside, for a long while, but what happens in their inner cosmo of creative minds remain behind the curtains and then at one point, they reappear like an unexpected spring of water among the rocks, you didn't see it before but now it's there.
And so it happened also this time, in September of last year when, after about 8 years from their previous show, they announced two live dates in Finland in February 2025: then it was only a matter of a few weeks until they premiered their song "Motherhood", which immediately carried the listeners back into their peculiar and bittersweet atmosphere, making it seem like no time had really passed since their previous release.

A No Future show is then, as we were saying, a strange and rare occasion, and additionally, this time Lukas Häger (who also plays guitar in No Future) was opening both shows, further enriching the evenings with his captivating solo guitar live set.
So, when we saw some striking photographs of their live appearance in Helsinki (shout out to Club Lupercalia not only for organizing the event, but also for sharing some of these images), captured by talented photographer Riku Hyötyläinen, we felt right away that we had to ask his permission to feature them here on Unearthed Mirrors.

He kindly agreed and we are very glad to be sharing this visual account of both No Future and Lukas Häger playing live at Lepakkomies on February 15th, 2025.
These are not only excellent shots - we find that they truly narrate the intensity of these moments, and the intertwining of the light with the musicians and their instruments looks very akin to the unique nature of No Future and their music, elusive yet striking, reflective yet at the same time instinctive and wild.

Join us here below for a glimpse into the strange world of a No Future show as seen through the lens of Riku Hyötyläinen.
To see his other photographic works you can visit and follow his Instagram profile at: @roku_wasting_film
He has taken the photos seen in this gallery using:
Leica M6 + Kodak Tri-X and: Nikon F5 + Portra 800

"Laugh in contempt in the face of all agents and devices of indifference and apathy. All waits in a strange glade." - Pelle Åhman, interview about No Future on El Perro de Maldoror, 2017