The return of Portishead

Portishead_ATP_flyer The return of Portishead

No more rumors, here is something substantial!

As reported by Portishead’s website:

Portishead are to be the next curators and will be performing exclusively at All Tomorrow’s Parties, Nightmare Before Christmas in December 2007.

They will be playing their first full live set featuring new material in nearly 10 years at the event which is set for December 7, 8 & 9 at Butlins Holiday Camp at Minehead.

“We have always loved the All Tomorrow’s Parties set up and we’re happy our first shows will be there. It’s great to have the opportunity to introduce bands we love or have influenced us. We’ve chosen a diverse collection of artists to play with us and we’re really looking forward to it”

Details of the line up will be announced here and at the All Tomorrow’s Parties site www.atpfestival.com

Wow. I wish I was living in England right about now (or about December, rather)! Portishead is about as epic as it gets for us.

Here’s some Portishead stuff (including remixes and Geoff Barrow / Beth Gibbons side projects) to celebrate their return to form:

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MP3: Depeche Mode - In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix) (Portishead remixed, 1993)

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MP3: Portishead - Wandering Star (1994)

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MP3: Portishead - Glory Box (Mudflap Mix) (1997)

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MP3: Portishead - Cowboys (Instrumental) (1997)

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MP3: The Baby Namboos - ancoats2zambia (Geoff Barrow Remix) (1999)

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MP3: Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Tom the Model (2002)

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MP3: Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man - Funny Time of Year (2002)

…and that’s enough. You want more, check Amazon or your fav. spot and I’m sure they got you.

If you want to see some recent Portishead video, check this YouTube vid for what appears to be an small and impromptu February 2007 performance in Bristol, UK.

Portishead have a MySpace and are in the process of redoing their website (click the P’s).



6 Responses to “The return of Portishead”


  1. 1 Unkeldude

    SIIIICK, ITS ABOUT DAMN TYME!!!

  2. 2 stanley

    that’s a good news … AT LAST !!!

  3. 3 Chaz

    Portishead! Yay, let’s hope they create another short spy film… was just watching to killa dead man last week… guilty pleasures. Beth you’re a sick sick woman for making us men wait so shlong to hear your voice all tripppppped up.

  4. 4 R3NDR

    well, i hope this one sticks. back in 2005 there was promise of an album that same year, Portishead has a n old way of doing things, business-wise…but yeah, this is something to be excited about nonetheless.

  5. 5 disaster

    either way, me & my portishead mouse pad are excited!

  6. 6 Whitey

    That Geoff Barrow remix is great. Any chance of posting up the Dillinja remix of ancoats2zambia? Cheers.

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