Massive Attack
The only thing missing was the weather. That could be the one comment to detract from a fantastic show. Great Music, flawless vocals, exhilarating visuals and a fantastic venue all for gratis.
This is the third time I've seen Massive attack, but the first since Mushroom left. I was worried that with a set heavy with new, unreleased tracks this may be a stagnant affair but the new stuff worked well among the classics even if they weren't quite up to the same calibre. It certainly is a leap forward from the durge of 100th Window was gratefully ignored throughout the set.
Becks did a great job of setting the venue out perfectly and a notable absence of scally's made it a more comfortable affair. It would be brilliant if Manchester had something like this each year that would fill the gap left by d-percussion. Especially when it brings along such a great list of acts.
Reviewed: Wed, 10 September, 2008
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Inebriated Pantheist
Manchester
10/09/08 16:53
Cracking event and impressive use of the castlefield arena! Great sets from both Midnight Juggernauts and Santogold; as well as massive attacks brilliant performance. Even the DJ that you passed when you when to the bar or for a gypies was class, banging out MGMT and Late of the Pier tracks.
Hope they do it again next year.
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Fat Eskimo
Manchester
10/09/08 15:17
The only thing missing was the weather. That could be the one comment to detract from a fantastic show. Great Music, flawless vocals, exhilarating visuals and a fantastic venue all for gratis.
This is the third time I've seen Massive attack, but the first since Mushroom left. I was worried that with a set heavy with new, unreleased tracks this may be a stagnant affair but the new stuff worked well among the classics even if they weren't quite up to the same calibre. It certainly is a leap forward from the durge of 100th Window was gratefully ignored throughout the set.
Becks did a great job of setting the venue out perfectly and a notable absence of scally's made it a more comfortable affair. It would be brilliant if Manchester had something like this each year that would fill the gap left by d-percussion. Especially when it brings along such a great list of acts.
This review is the opinion of a CityLife reader and not that of CityLife itself
Fuchsia Groan
Gormenghast
10/09/08 14:40
Top day... it certainly deserved more than a cliche-packed review full of bad grammar and statements of the tediously obvious.
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