Trio Massive Attack started their Mezzanine tour with a high intensity performance joined by singer Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday night. Together they performed tracks off the Mezzanine album “Black Milk,” “Teardrop” and “Group Four.”
Massive Attack’s three-month European and North American tour celebrates the 20th anniversary of their album Mezzanine. Released in 1998, Mezzanine marks Massive Attack’s departure from the sounds of Blue Lines and Protection into an incorporation of more rock elements. For many, it is considered one of their greatest achievements to date.
The tour features an innovative audiovisual production produced by film maker Adam Curtis as shown in a Pitchfork article.
Fraser, singer of classic Mezzanine single “Teardrop,” performed with Massive attack in the opening show making it her first tour since 2006. Fraser rarely performs publicly since the Cocteau Twin’s end 20 years ago. In 2012 she did three concerts in London, her first ever solo shows, and first complete concert in 14 years.
Massive Attack 2019 Tour Dates:
01/29 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
01/31 – Brussels, BE – Palais 12
02/01 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live
02/04 – Frankfurt, DE – Jahrhunderthalle
02/05 – Munich, DE – Zenith
02/06 – Milan, IT – Mediolanum Forum
02/08 – Rome, IT – Palalottomatica
02/09 – Padua, IT – Kioene Arena
02/11 – Paris, FR – Zenith
02/12 – Paris, FR – Zenith
02/13 – Nantes, FR – Zenith de Nantes Metropole
02/14 – Bordeaux, UK – Bordeaux Metropole Arena
02/16 – Barcelona, ES – Sant Jordi Club
02/18 – Lisbon, PT – Campo Pequeno
02/19 – Lisbon, PT – Campo Pequeno
02/22 – London, UK – O2 Arena
02/24 – Dubline, IE – 3Arena
03/01 – Bristol, UK – Steel Yard
03/11 – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts
03/12 – Toronto, ON – Sony Centre for the Performing Arts 03/14 – Boston, MA – Boch Center
03/15 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
03/16 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
03/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Metropolitan Opera House
03/20 – Washington DC – The Anthem
03/22 – Detroit, MI – Detroit Masonic Temple
03/23 – Chicago IL – The Chicago Theater
03/24 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theater
03/28 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
03/29 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
03/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
03/31 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
04/02 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
04/06 – Toluca, MX – Ceremonia Festival
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna