Portishead comeback shows 2007!

Friends of mine, who are in band 'Portishead' anounced that they WILL be performing again this year.
The group are to curate and perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas event, which is due to take place in Minehead, England in December 2007.

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Cult British band Portishead will play their first official concert for nearly 10 years at a Butlins holiday camp. "We've chosen a diverse collection of artists to play with us and we're really looking forward to it," said the band via their Myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/PORTISHEADALBUM3

Band Background:
The trip-hop pioneers, from Bristol, England won the Mercury Prize for their debut, Dummy, in 1995. Featuring menacing beats combined with jazz samples and singer Beth Gibbons haunting vocals, the record went on to became an international success.

The follow up, Portishead, was released in 1997, after which the band seemingly ground to a halt.

Portishead Performs Live in Bristol in Feb '07!
In February, the group made an impromptu acoustic appearance at Bristol concert venue Mr Wolf's, where they previewed their new material, watch a clip of the performance here:



But the Butlins gig, in December 2007 will be their first full performance since the 1990s.

The group will also choose the line-up for the three-day festival, which was set up as an alternative to the likes of Glastonbury and Reading in 1999.

"We have always loved the All Tomorrow's Parties set-up and we're happy our first shows will be there," said the band in a statement. "It's great to have the opportunity to introduce bands we love or have influenced us."

Previous curators of All Tomorrow's Parties events include indie bands Mogwai and Sonic Youth in the UK and Simpsons creator Matt Groening in the US.

Expect a new album from Portishead.. soon! :)