Massive Attack announce first live UK show in five years

nme.com:

Massive Attack are set to perform their first live UK show in five years in 2024 with a summer climate action event in Bristol.The trip hop collective have announced Act 1.5, an all-day “large-scale climate action accelerator event” taking place August 25, 2024 at Clifton Downs in their hometown of Bristol, which will see Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall play their first concert on UK soil in five years.The event will mark 25 years of climate activism for the band, and it’s set to be the lowest carbon show of its size ever staged.

Special guests are also due to be announced to join the line-up for the event.Fans can sign-up for pre-sale tickets here by entering the first half of their postcode when asked.

A localised ticket pre-sale will start 10 GMT Wednesday (December 6), before general sale tickets go on sale Friday (December 8), with the live time set to be confirmed.Massive Attack’s Del Naja, AKA 3D, shared in a statement: “We’re chuffed to play our home city again and to be able do it in the right way.

In terms of climate change action there are no excuses left; offsetting, endless seminars and diluted declarations have all been found out – so live music must drastically reduce all primary emissions and take account of fan travel.