According to consequence.net, on June 5 Massive Attack returned for their first show in five at Gothenburg Film Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden. To mark the occasion, the band brought out longtime collaborators Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins and reggae singer Horace Andy to perform several songs each. With Fraser, Massive Attack performed their signature hits “Teardrop,” “Black Milk” and “Group Four.” But the most memorable moment was when the band played “Song to the Siren” for the first time together.
Originally recorded by Tim Buckley, the best known version of “Song to the Siren” is This Mortal Coil’s 1983 cover featuring Fraser and Cocteau Twins guitarist Robin Guthrie. Besides Fraser and Andy, Massive Attack were joined by Young Fathers for “Voodoo in My Blood” and Deborah Miller for “Safe from Harm” and “Unfinished Sympathy.”
Setlist
Risingson
Girl I Love You (with Horace Andy)
Black Milk (with Elizabeth Fraser)
Hymn of the Big Wheel (with Horace Andy)
Take It There
Future Proof
Voodoo in My Blood (with Young Fathers)
Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover) (with Elizabeth Fraser)
Inertia Creeps
ROckwrok (Ultravox cover)
Angel (with Horace Andy)
Safe from Harm (with Deborah Miller)
Unfinished Sympathy (with Deborah Miller)
Karmacoma
Teardrop (with Elizabeth Fraser) (Intro)
(Intro) Levels (Avicii cover)
Group Four (with Elizabeth Fraser)
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna
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