Hoped it'd be something about a new album.

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PORTISHEAD TOUR DATES:

October 1 & 2 IBYM, Asbury Park, NJ

October 4 Hammerstein Ballroom NY

October 5 Hammerstein Ballroom, NY

October 7 Jacques Cartier Pier, Montreal

October 9 Sound Academy, Toronto

October 10 Sound Academy, Toronto

October 12 Aragon, Chicago

October 15 Mexico, Corona Festival

October 18 Shrine LA


October 21 Greek, Berkeley, SF

October 23 WaMu, Seattle

October 24 PNE Forum, Vancouver

October 27 1st Bank Center, Denver

North America only ?

I saw them live at main square festival this year, they KICK ASS ! A mindblowing experience, they sure are as awesome as Massive Attack.

they should play europe also. no... they HAVE to.

I need to make it to that Chicago date! I'm only 2 hours away And my birthday is near then.

Last time i see them it was one of the best concerts i've been to. The atmosphere was awesome - even better then watching Massive Attack in front of Cologne Cathedral.

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ThePumisher, on 14 July 2011 - 5:39 AM, said:

I'm going to see them on Oct. 12th
It's going to be a 3 hour drive, but it's going to be so worth it, yeah? Fuuuuuck, I'm excited. It's so soon!

Probass, on 22 September 2011 - 7:20 AM, said:

Bootleg please!

Probass, on 22 September 2011 - 7:20 AM, said:

I don't know for you. For me it was a 20min drive with the local subway. I think you have seen the Roseland NYC DVD - so that's what is going to happen there (without the orchestra). Geoff & Adrian are playing their instruments/synthesizer/whatever and Beth is going to sing (and smoking cigarettes one by one). But it has this special atmosphere which is priceless. For me it was well-invested 37,40€ and i would pay it again if they come nearby.

Probass, on 22 September 2011 - 7:20 AM, said:

19 days ! 19 DAYS !

http://www.roughtrad...=sku&sku=344735

ThePumisher, on 23 September 2011 - 8:25 AM, said:

10 days

inchemwetrust, on 08 October 2011 - 2:14 AM, said:

4 Days! Ah jeez, I'm so tired right now. Saw Ladytron on the 4th, and yesterday I had to drive 1.5 hours to work a 12 hour shift, so the prospect of traveling to see Portishead too is a bit tiring to consider. But... PORTISHEAD! Legends, and I shall be in a cozy venue to see them

Probass, on 08 October 2011 - 12:38 PM, said:

We've all done it Probass! Most of the time I've been to gigs is when I just got off from work or i'm as tired as hell to even walk into the venue, but since I already bought the tickets, I might as well finish what I started........right!

At least try to get somebody to go with you! Let them drive, take a nap in the car, then wake up when you get to the parking lot!

inchemwetrust, on 08 October 2011 - 11:10 PM, said:

word!

Sorry to report late!

I guess L.A woke up for this show cause everybody showed love! Crowd was really into! (L.A. just lacks motivation sometimes in cheering for bands or singers) They did Chase the Tear, Machine Gun (BLEW ME AWAY), etc. Really Really wish they did Humming though!

Beths posture and tone got the crowd to dig deep to her words. Threads brought out such scatterness and hollowness to the lyrics. Her singing was similar to a woman grabbing your head by the hair and letting you know how that she has your soul while singing you ardent lullabies!



The first night they did Nylon, but switched it the next night to Hunter!

I got a recording of their perfomance at Main Square Festival if you want, it's more or less the same setlist.

inchemwetrust, on 25 October 2011 - 2:18 PM, said:

Nice, that must have been something to see Nylon live, but Hunter is also quite good!

Okay, here is my review/ramblings concerning the Portishead show at Aragon Ballroom, Chicago.

I cut my timing between getting off work and traveling to Chicago short, since I felt more comfortable getting to the venue and knowing how long it would take based off my experience the previous week seeing Ladytron. However, I just barely made it in time to see the show. After driving around the inevitable traffic jam that is Chicago's I-90 into the downtown during the evening, and navigating the spindly downtown streets for 5 miles, I made it to the venue. Parking was a problem, but I was ready - I headed off into a residential area nearby, and I found some street parking 7 blocks away. A brisk backtrack to the Aragon Ballroom brought me to a busy sight -- A grand hall tiled like a subway. On the left is a line for beer; on the right is a line to buy Portishead shirts. To the back were the bathrooms, and I was in a bit of a panic to use one. I bought a T-shirt - I had to buy a T-shirt both to represent and clothe, but also to support them. Back to the other side, and I successfully got a cup of Miller. A grand staircase at the end opposite from the entrance leads up both to the right and left - the floor to the stage sits, spaciously, above the subway-esque tunnel below. It's filled with people, and for good reason. I moved about the side of the audience and followed a man bigger than myself into the crowd, around the middle.
Not five minutes after arriving at my spot, Portishead was on stage and my beer was finished. I'm ready. Like Third, the show begins with Silence; swift and beat-filled, it is over as soon as the guitar riffs swoop in. The Portishead "P" formed on the screen, and now the song ends in a swirling, echoing vision of a member of the band - perhaps it was Beth. Hunter begins: "And if you should fall, would you catch me? Or would you pass me by? Oh you know that I'd ask you for nothing, just to stay for awhile." One of the more despairing, worrying songs on Third, but beautiful and heartfelt.

Mysterons! An oldy, the first of many that would be played! But it is overshadowed in many ways by The Rip; certainly not a better song, but the visuals! A crudely animated, bizarre scene featuring macabre skulls with worms. But then, we're soaring and skydiving and an orgy is below. It fascinates and the soaring synthesizers that arrive match it quite well.

What's this? Sour Times! Oh, it's good to hear. The spindly beginning sounds rather odd live, as it is approximated by one of the percussionists, and it sounds a bit off. Yes, it is! And it is quite different from Roseland NYC - sadly, it does not end in such a definite and sinister way as that recording, but Beth is saving such a performance for another song later
The powerful Machine Gun eventually plays. The audience is walking down a small, impoverished urban street; the architecture is foreign, as it older than the United States, but also less claustrophobic than many of the older European cities. Slowly, we march, and then the enemy open fire and we're pounded by sonic bullets and our ribcages shake. It's hard to breathe, and we examine condition in which we live, the choices chosen for us. The assault has finished, and it's Over.
Glory Box, lovely Glory Box. I sing along, regardless of whether I'm a man or not.

A winding synth-line - what is? I've heard this lately. I had, on their first TV show in over 10 years on Fallon. Chase the Tear! That's it! And it is superior live, but it's hard to remember, as it the studio recording never held my interest for long. I appreciate hearing it now.
Cowboys and glorious record scratching! Yes! One of my favorite tracks from my, likely, my favorite album. The crowd becomes excited - this track may be the most energetic track that they played, and it's great. Threads, and it seems to be the end. I love this track, and it's quite good - Beth tries to twist the final verses of it to 11, and it reminds me of the sinister ending to Sour Times which I earlier referenced, but I did not get the sense and feeling that the studio recording gives.
They're gone, but the clapping does not stop and the floor begins to rumble as the crowd stomps. Water is placed strategically on stage and it becomes apparent that the encore is soon.
Roads begins, and the light on stage shines down into the crowd - it's right on me, and I'm surrounded and blinded by it. The light rises back up and so begins We Carry On. Quite an epic finisher. Where is Beth? The band goes into a Jam interspersed with Solos, and the light is once again in the audience, but now the front. Beth is in the audience, and she is touching those who were lucky enough to be in the front, and she receives hugs, and she looks... joyous? This is quite the contrast to the chain-smoking, solemn Beth whom I've known, and yet it's triumphant to see her enjoying the experience of being consumed by the audience, and the omen that the song and their actions reveal is good - Portishead will remain strong for some time, and another 90's gem will remain entertaining. I love it.

The bloke off the internet, on 25 October 2011 - 6:05 PM, said:

I would like this recording!

Just Awesome review Probass! Very detailed POV and vids! I also did the sing-a-long for Glory Box, but then again. I pretty much sang for most of them! Beer line was pretty much empty when I got there, so I took two with me! When the show started 7pm, there was an opening act! WTF! It was dreadful and brutal. I standed there for 2 hours and half till Portishead came on! (my beer buzz was gone by then) But it was worth it! Hunter has a depressing tone but the lyrics play out like a cinematic score to sorrowful climax. It does have a beautiful arrangement, but I like when Beth has this usual way of presenting her voice. She slightly bends over with her arms bent fully, while delicately holding the mic like a bouquet of flowers. I kind of juxtapose her and the crowd, but when she either finishes a song or pauses between lyrics, the crowd just claps and cheers her on!

I was shocked she did Wandering Star! Good acoustic! I think that song brought the show to the 'hey bro, you should of been at last nights show' status!

Did a lot of headbopping to Over! Nasty-ass Scratching that was sick! Overall, the show was intimate and immaculate!

But after all these shows that are left on the tour, I can only hope that they wont pull another 'Sade'....if you know what i mean!