While nowadays they make headlines more for their political activism, Massive Attack are still one of the most respected electronic acts in the UK, and they still love a good live show. The Bristol trip-hop duo have today announced a run of 5 live shows across Europe later this year on their “xLive 2026” tour, their first European solo excursion in 7 years.

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Formed in 1988, Massive Attack sprung from Bristol’s Wild Bunch sound-system collective, part of the city’s electronic music scene throughout the 80’s. The culture brought DJing, rapping, and graffiti art together to create an underground movement that transcended the music. Currently consisting of just two members, Robert “3D” Del Naja and Grant “Daddy G” Marshall, their sound is a shifting mix of slow, atmospheric electronic music, with influence from early hiphop and an assortment of diverse vocal features. Their success has included two UK Number One Albums with ‘Mezzanine’ in 1998 and ‘100th Window’ in 2003, as well as winning Best British Dance Act at the 1996 Brit Awards.

The collective have a reputation for speaking out on global issues, especially climate change, conflict and corporate greed. Their website is a testament to this, ditching the usual news and tour information in favour of displaying their mission statement on their crusade to reduce the environmental impact of live shows. One of their most high-profile cases was last year’s run in with music streaming giant Spotify. In September, they started by signing onto the protest movement “No Music For Genocide”, which requested that streaming services cease from allowing their music to be played in Israel, due to the ongoing humanitarian disaster in Gaza. They then took things further by motioning that Spotify remove their full discography altogether, after it was revealed their billionaire CEO Daniel Ek was investing money in a weapons company linked to Israel.

After a five year break, Del Naja and Marshall returned to playing live in 2024, holding a “Climate Change Accelerator” show in their home city Bristol that August, where they worked with local businesses to reduce the carbon footprint of the event. On their website, they say “the Bristol show is widely predicted to be the lowest carbon show of its size ever staged”, and express intent to continue this ethos into all of their future shows.

Until this morning, their 2026 plans only consisted of appearances at Primavera Sound festivals in both Barcelona and Portugal this June. They announced the new European dates earlier in a post on social media, their first headline tour on the continent since 2019. Stopping over May and June in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium, the full run of the tour looks like this:

• Veikkaus Arena, Helsinki – 27/05
• Dalhalla, Rättvik – 30/05
• Royal Arena, Copenhagen – 01/06
• Zitadelle, Berlin – 07/06
• Forest National, Brussels – 08/06

While there is no announcement for British shows, fans can still hope for at least something this year. Speaking to NME in 2024, when asked about future releases Del Naja said “We do have some new music which we’ve been sitting on for four years… dispute at the label – that’s a different article altogether.” Whatever the drama, there appears to have been a breakthrough since, as Massive Attack shared a post last November revealing their intent to release “a cache of work created in the recent past” at some point in 2026.

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According to BristolLive, demolition work in the area had completed in January, paving the way for the new construction in the Brabazon Hangars, the site in Filton Airfield where supersonic airliner Concorde was developed in the 50s and 60s. They hosted a party to break the news of the new name on Thursday the 19th of February, held at Aerospace Bristol. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Tom Grennan ripped through a 6-song performance with the last Concorde to take to the skies suspended above him.

During the exhibition, CGI images of the prospective Aviva Arena were shown to the audience, with Grennan remarking “I’ve been coming to Bristol for 10 years on tour, traveling, and it’s such a great place for music, so bringing something like this here is going to change the whole city. And it’s going to be amazing.” The new name is a result of a multi-million pound partnership with British insurance firm Aviva, who also hold naming rights with Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, home to their national rugby union team. Aviva Group CEO Dame Amanda Blanc said “Bristol is an important city for Aviva, and we are proud to back this new world-class arena which will have such a positive community impact. Aviva Arena will further strengthen Bristol’s position as one of Europe’s great creative cities and become a landmark destination for the South West of England.”

The project is set to be enormous, opening 2000 new jobs during construction with 500 more when the facilities are operational, and setting out to meet a deadline of opening by late 2028. In addition to the Aviva Arena, which will occupy one of the Brabazon Hangar units, they intend to build a conference space and 6,500 new houses. Transport links to the area are being established, with a new North Filton train station due to open in the Autumn this year. Currently YTL forecast that the arena will bring 120 events a year, with excess of 1.4 million attendants, earning the city’s economy over £1 billion in its first 10 years.

The Aviva Arena’s ambitions stretch far beyond Bristol, where its surrounding venues are lacking in one way or another. Their largest stadium, Ashton Gate, boasts a capacity of 32,000 for their summer shows, but is only available when football and rugby have wrapped for the season. The city’s O2 Academy only holds 1,600, and nearby in Cardiff, the Utilita Indoor Arena can host just 7,500. The Aviva Arena’s 20,000 tops Birmingham’s max of around 15,000, matches London’s O2 Arena, and only falls short of Manchester’s Co-op Live and Manchester Arena, both of which allow over 23,000.

With the long wait until its 2028 opening ahead, you can find more about this exciting project on the Aviva Arena website here.

The Joiners, located in Southampton, and The Croft, located in Bristol, are historic grassroots venues that have seen artists such as Ed Sheeran, Oasis, and Coldplay play at the early stages of their careers.

MVP focuses on removing iconic grassroots venues from vulnerable commercial leases and placing them into community ownerships. This allows them to have long-term stability as MVP sets rent rates, ensures annual contributions towards maintenance, and ongoing support in the areas such as financial sustainability.

The two grassroots venues will now have permanent protected status. Named The National Trust for Grassroots Music Venues, Music Venues Properties focuses on removing venues from vulnerable leases by purchasing the building and being responsible for the maintenance.

Ricky Bates, the venue operator said, “We want to thank every single person who has bought a share in the scheme and ensured The Joiners’ future. As one of the most important live music venues ever to exist in the UK this is a win for all independent live music across the globe.”

“There are still more venues that need to be secured so please do invest if you can.”

World Famous Dive Bars’ Marc Griffiths said, “The Croft reopened recently but the future was still very uncertain.”

“Now, with MVP as the landlord, we know that this legendary venue will be part of Bristol’s unique music ecosystem for generations to come.”

Since launching in 2022, the Own Our Venues campaign has raised almost £4 million through community investment, with music fans buying shares from as little as £50, and funding from cultural partners.

The current phase of the Our Own Venues campaign has reached 82% of its £1.5 million target to bring seven more vital grassroots music venues into permanent community ownership.

COO Own Our Venues Matt Otridge said, “The purchase and securing of The Joiners and The Croft, two iconic buildings that have launched international carriers and sit at the heart of their communities, marks a historic milestone for Music Venue Properties.”

“But the work isn’t over and there are still more venues under threat… Every contribution helps us to secure more venues and each investor can then stand alongside those who already proudly say: we own these venues.”

Music fans can continue to invest and support the campaign here, which is live until November 14.

Once the target has been hit, Music Venue Properties hope to purchase the remainder of targeted venues, as well as announce the next phase of fundraising.

To achieve this, Massive Attack has implemented a range of innovative measures. The concert will be powered entirely by renewable energy sources, with solar panels and wind turbines providing the necessary electricity. The stage and lighting equipment will be energy-efficient, utilising the latest technology to minimise energy consumption.

Transportation to and from the event will also be environmentally friendly. Massive Attack has partnered with Train Hugger, a company that promotes sustainable travel, to offer discounted train tickets to concert-goers. Additionally, the band has collaborated with Ecotricity, a green energy supplier, to provide electric vehicle charging stations at the venue.

In terms of waste management, the Act 1.5 event will prioritise recycling and composting. Attendees will be encouraged to bring reusable water bottles and food containers, and there will be designated areas for waste separation. The concert organizers have also committed to offsetting the carbon emissions associated with the event through various initiatives, such as tree planting and investment in renewable energy projects.

Furthermore, the Act 1.5 event will serve as a platform for education and engagement. Massive Attack has invited climate scientists and experts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research to give talks and presentations on the urgency of climate action. There will also be interactive exhibits and workshops where attendees can learn about sustainable practices and how to reduce their carbon footprint.

By organizing Act 1.5, Massive Attack aims to set a new standard for environmentally friendly live music events. They hope that their efforts will inspire other artists and event organizers to prioritize sustainability and take meaningful action to combat climate change. Through their music and activism, Massive Attack continues to use their platform to drive positive change and create a more sustainable future.

Massive attack have used their social media platform to support their work but more importantly the causes they stand by and stand up for. Most recently they posted a copy of a letter that was addressed to the President from the band, to which they highlighted, what they believed to be a responsibility of the international community to end this crisis. It read,
“The international community has a responsibility to use all its influence to prevent further escalation and end this crisis. I urge the members of the Security Council  to press to advert a humanitarian catastrophe. I reiterate my appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire to be declared. This is urgent. The civilian population must be spared from greater harm. With an humanitarian ceasefire the means of survival can be restored and humanitarian assistance can be delivered in a safe and timely manner across the Gaza Strip.”

Don’t miss the highly anticipated Massive Attack concert with special guests at Clifton Downs in Bristol on August 25th, 2024. Gates open at 14:00, so get your tickets now for an unforgettable experience. Purchase here.

Meshuggah will be supported by artists including Animals As Leaders, And So I Watch You From Afar and Three Trapped Tigers. Festival-goers will also be treated to performances by Textures, Curse These Metal Hands, Plini and many, many more.

The festival celebrates all forms of rock music, becoming labelled as “three days of expansive exhilaration” and “a haven of progressive music across the spectrum of all things heavy.”

2024 will mark the festival’s 10th anniversary, with a special 30% off deal on tickets available until the end of 2023, or until tickets sell out. To celebrate the anniversary, festival organisers took to social media to christen the show as “Arc10Gent.”

// Were you waiting for the icing on the cake after last week’s first 2024 announcement? Arc10Gent comes but once in a lifetime so we’re pulling out all the stops…

Headlining the Friday of #ATG10 is the mighty @meshuggah, alongside the amazing @AnimalsAsLeader! pic.twitter.com/WvhXShSMzf

— ArcTanGent (@ATGFestival) November 16, 2023

Organisers also put together a YouTube playlist for metal fans to enjoy ahead of time, “featuring the greatest hits of all the newly announced bands” for the 2024 lineup.  

// Did you catch the big news yesterday? Happy goddamn birthday to us. Follow our YouTube playlist featuring the greatest hits of all of the newly announced bands for #ATG10. https://t.co/QSOFSO0o9x pic.twitter.com/woq14n8S2C — ArcTanGent (@ATGFestival) November 17, 2023

ArcTanGent organiser James Scarlett shared more on the plans for the 10th anniversary of the festival, saying, “To celebrate our 10th birthday we wanted to invite back some of our all-time favourite bands from over the years. We drew up a list of all the bands that have ever played ATG that we’d like back and, as it was probably the best thing I’ve ever seen at ATG, naturally Meshuggah was top of that list.”

Scarlett continued, “Animals As Leaders last played way back in 2016 so they weren’t far behind! We’re stoked to be welcoming both bands back in even bigger fashion than last time, to celebrate 10 years of ATG.”

ArcTanGent will be the only UK show that Meshuggah will play in 2024, as well as being the only European show for Animals As Leaders.

// Fans take note – this is a UK exclusive. It will be the only UK show Meshuggah play in 2024, and the only European show of 2024 for Animals As Leaders.

— ArcTanGent (@ATGFestival) November 16, 2023

More acts are set to be announced as excitement for the ArcTanGent 10th anniversary builds. Tickets are available to purchase here.

Our new single How To Swim Down is out now, alongside an incredibly moving music video directed and animated by Boy Tillekens.

Watch here: https://t.co/L3xl29kMWJ” pic.twitter.com/HKciGko1rR

— Svalbard (@Svalbardband) August 15, 2023

“How To Swim Down” is the third single Svalbard have shared in anticipation of the album’s release, after previous sharing “Following Eternal Spirits” (a song written in tribute of ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison) and “Faking It.” The song presents frontwoman Serena Cherry opting for a complete clean vocal performance and, for the first time, guitarist Liam Phelan featured on violin. The song represents a departure in sound for what the band are usually known for and offers a perfect glimpse into what The Weight Of The Mask has to offer.

Svalbard have also released a beautifully animated video created by Boy Tillkens to accompany the new single. Cherry has stated that the animation captures the emotions of the song delicately and is a moving creative piece to watch.

Speaking of the song, Cherry said, “this song is about the exquisite pain and sorrowful beauty of unrequited love. I think it’s the saddest, most heartbreaking song we’ve ever written. Lyrically, the starting point of the verse is about concealment of adoration, before the chorus gives way to realising and accepting a fate of loving someone quietly from afar.”

Never a band to shy away from challenging the parameters of their genre, Svalbard have nonetheless ventured into parts unknown with “How To Swim Down,” with Phelan taking a starring turn on violin for the first time in the band’s 12 year history. Cherry’s is also a notable performance on the song, as the singer decided to abandon the harsh screams for a more straight forward clean approach.

Cherry explains, “musically, ‘How To Swim Down’ saw us dive into uncharted waters with Liam adding many layers of mournful violin parts onto the track. Finally, violins-for the first time in Svalbard history! It feels so exciting to have new instruments on a song. Another first is that ‘How To Swim Down’ features only clean vocals, no screams….It’s a private, selfless love song, where only the listener knows of my heartache.”

Svalbard were formed in Bristol in 2011 and quickly made a name for themselves, blending the ferocity of hardcore and metal with existential reflections of black metal and shoe-gaze. The band will release The Weight Of The Mask on 6 October via Nuclear Blast Records and will feature on October’s Cult Of Luna’s Beyond The Redshift Festival. Tickets can be purchased here. Pre-orders of the new album can be found here.

Svalbard Tour:

13/10/2023 – Soulcrusher – Nijmegen, Netherlands
15/10 – Helios 37 – Cologne, Germany
16/10 – Urban Spree – Berlin, Germany
17/10 – Chemiefabrik – Dresden, Germany
18/10 – Stummsche Reithalle – Neunkirchen, Germany
19/10 – O’Sullivan’s Backstage by the Mill – Paris, France
21/10 – The Key Club – Leeds

The band has also shared the first track from the album. Listen below to the dreamy “Snowman”:

The trio will begin touring their new album in the States this October and begin their 14-date European leg in mid-November starting with Genève. The band will then close the tour with 3 dates in the UK playing in Leeds, Bristol, and London.

Keeping with the theme of the album, the band will also be hosting special dinners at select restaurants in Paris, London, New York and Los Angeles in September, offering fans chance to spend some time with the band over a meal. Tickets are available through the exclusive album bundle, including a signed vinyl, a limited edition section1 magazine, and dinner with the band. For tickets and more information see here.

Sit Down For Dinner was a product of lockdown written and recorded over a five-year period. In 2020, lead singer Kazu Makino reading a passage from Joan Didion’s 2005 memoir, ‘The Year of Magical Thinking’, was struck by Didion’s reflections on her devastating experience of witnessing her husband’s sudden death at the dinner table. Makino thought of her own lost ritual of congregating for dinner with family. The line “You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends” eventually inspired the album’s title.

For the Pace brothers, family dinners also hold a cultural weight. “I know a lot of people eat and run, eat in front of their TV, or don’t care about it too much—and that’s OK—but we really do,” says Simone. “It’s a moment for us to sit down and have time with each other.” Pre-save the album here.

See below for Sit Down For Dinner’s tracklist:

1. Snowman
2. Kiss Her Kiss Her
3. Not for Me
4. Melody Experiment
5. Rest of Her Life
6. Sit Down for Dinner Pt 1
7. Sit Down for Dinner Pt 2
8. I Thought You Should Know
9. Before
10. If
11. Via Savona

Alt-rock trio Blonde Redhead first formed in New York in 1993 when Italian twin brothers Amedeo and Simone Pace met Japanese art student Kazu Makino by chance in an Italian restaurant. The band has dipped their toes in noise rock, dream pop, shoegaze, and art rock throughout its discography. They’ve cultivated a loyal following and gained a resurge in popularity after the closing track to 2000’s Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons, “For the Damaged Coda”, was used in a Rick and Morty episode and became a viral meme.

Listen to “For the Damaged Coda” below:

For all of Blonde Redhead’s upcoming European and UK dates see below:

23/09 – Montezuma Cafe – Paris
25/09 – Brilliant Corners – London
20/07 – The Lexington – London
20/11 – PTR LʼUsine – Genève
21/11 – Teatro Regio di Parma – Parma
23/11 – Gebaude 9 – Cologne
24/11 – Hole 44 – Berlin
25/11 – Bahnhof Pauli – Hamburg
27/11 – Aeronef – Lille
28/11 – La Cigale – Paris
29/11 – Stereolux – Nantes
01/12 – Antipode – Rennes
02/12 – La Sirene – La Rochelle
03/12 – Le Bikini – Toulouse
05/12 – Orangerie – Brussels
06/12 – Paradiso – Amsterdam
07/12 – De Zwerver – Leffinge
09/12 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
10/12 – Thekla – Bristol
12/12 – Village Underground – London

Lead singer and drummer of the group Ollie Judge said of the track’s meaning in a press release, “On the surface it’s a song about police brutality with the last section kind of inspired by The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe, although I’ve never read the book, I’ve just seen The Simpsons’ spoof of it”.

He went on to say, “Narratively it follows a police helicopter pilot’s day, ending with him in bed hearing another pilot circling the skies as if he were taunting him. There’s a deeper meaning in there somewhere of my fear of ego, but I’m still working out which bit of the song that’s coming from.”

The single premiered on the 25^th May alongside a music video starring English actress Charlotte Ritchie known for her roles in Fresh Meat, Dead Pixels, and You. Enduring mind-numbing boredom, Ritchie’s character arbitrarily awaits an entirety for an appointment in a drab grey waiting room and dreams of the lush British countryside. The video was directed by Norwegian director Kasper Häggstrøm who has previously worked with Radiohead and Kelly Lee Owens.

Squid announced their second LP would be released in the summer back in February writing on their Instagram, “Pleased to announce our second album O Monolith out 9th June. We worked really hard on this record. We recorded it in Wiltshire among lots of green space just as spring was setting in.” They continued, “It’s an album about fears, whatever may or may not be beyond the skies, death, rats and bedside cabinets. Thanks for your patience and we hope you enjoy it.” Pre-order the album here.

The band will head out on an Autumn UK and Europe tour later this year in support of their new album playing eight gigs around the UK. To celebrate the release of O Monolith, Squid will be performing and signing records in stores and at a few outdoor shows in the UK this June. Fans can also catch Squid at various festivals this summer including Rock Werchter, Standon Calling, Greenman, and RALLY. For tickets and more information see here.

Squid is comprised of lead singer and drummer Ollie Judge, guitarists Louis Borlase and Anton Pearson, bassist Laurie Nankivel, and keyboardist Arthur Leadbetter, and are currently based in Bristol. Their debut album Bright Green Field caused quite the buzz with its release 2021 receiving 5-star reviews from NME, Gigwise, and The Line of Best Fit.

See below for all Squid’s upcoming Europe and UK dates:

11/06/23 – Rough Trade – Bristol
14/06 – Brudnell Social Club – Leeds
15/06 – Rough Trade East – London
16/06 – Beyond the Pale Festival – Wicklow
29/06 – Rock Werchter – Rotselaar
20/07 – Standon Calling – Standon
05/08 – RALLY – London
17/08 – Green Man – Brecon Beacons
24/08 – Nox Orea – Vevey
05/09 – Kantine – Cologne
06/09 – Rockhal – Esch-sur-Alzette
07/09 – Ancienne Belgique – Brussels
08/09 – Tivoli Ronda – Utrecht
09/09 – Knust – Hamburg
11/09 – VoxHall – Århus
12/09 – VEGA – Copenhagen
13/09 – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Berlin
15/09 – UT Connewitz – Leipzig
16/09 – Mascotte – Zurich
19/09 – Santeria – Milan
21/09 – Apolo 2 –Barcelona
22/09 – Ram – Valencia
23/09 – Copérnico – Madrid
24/09 – Rock School Barbey –Bordeaux
25/09 – Élysée Montmartre – Paris
27/09 – 106 – Rouen
13/10 – SWX – Bristol
14/10 – SWX – Bristol
16/10 – Town Hall – Birmingham
17/10 – O2 Academy – Leeds
18/10 – New Century – Manchester
21/10 –  Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow
22/10 – Boiler Shop – Newcastle
01/11 – Troxy – London

The festival comes back after their very successful debut edition last year, announcing two big headlines who are ready to rock the festival off the boat. The event is going to be lead by one of the most influential and celebrated electronic musicians of all time, Aphex Twin, known for his innovative and experimental approach to the making of his music. Backing up, expect to see the eclectic Erykah Badu. She is amongst the biggest neo-soul idols of the industry and she definitely knows how to put on a show.

A selection of other unmissable artists also have a spot in the lineup. These include Bonobo, Primal Scream, Arlo Parks, Raye, Leftfield, Amyl and The Sniffers, Viagra Boys and many more. Hosted at Clifton Downs in Bristol from the 1st September to the 2nd.

The reason why the festival adopted such a name like FORWARDS, is because it’s ideology toward a greater cause is particularly prominent within their handbook. Not only do they put their head down to put on the best live acts and musical experiences for the Bristol audience, but they take into account the particular discrepancies found amongst the public’s possible unfortunate dysfunctionalities and impairments.

As part of their schedule they include a section named The Information. An offered opportunity for fans to get involved in a space dedicated to hosting debates and discussions alongside experts, creatives, disruptors, writers and thinkers. It is a challenge to create an interactive dynamic in the affair to get people to speak their opinion. After last years success with Jack Monroe and Jay Rayner they return with further announcements down the line.

As well as the latter they have adapted a number of other improvements such as host a Social Initiative programme to create awareness towards positive change. A Capture Forwards programme which invites photographer startups to get first hand experience in shooting a live event to kick start their career.

Claimed “a progressive-minded festival” - a statement made by The Guardian. A fair affirmation after finding out that NHS workers get a discounted ticket, as a thank you for the hard work they put in for the country. As well as balanced discounts for residents and low-income customers. It is safe to say the festival has been named quite accurately.

Tickets go on sale on the 24th March at 10am. The pre sale, however, is on the 23rd March at 10am.

Click here for tickets.

They opened the show with one of the debut tracks “Gene Pool”. Setting the scene for the audience in reassurance that, what they were about to experience, wasn’t like any other of their live shows.

The duo maintained a sturdy setlist throughout. These included their latest releases “Juanita 2022” from last year, “Two Months Off” from 2021 . An appearance from their last studio album DRIFT Series 1 called “Border Country” and a few intricacies from older releases. From their 1999 album Beaucoup Fish the duo played “Cups”, “Jumbo” and “Shudder”. Not to mention the 1994 Dubnobasswithmyheadman playing “Mmm… Skyscraper I Love You”. 

They played golden tracks, and after “Gene Pool” as the intro, they introduced another fresh debut “Strawberry Hotel” as the fifth song, followed by “Denver Luna” as the seventh and “And The Colour Red” as a finishing line for the performance, before their final “Born Slippy” encore.

Their Bristol audience were left buzzing after the show and some consider it to be the best show they’ve attended yet. “Bristol last night was one of the best gigs I’ve ever been to” stated a fan. And another “Brizzle last night…if you weren’t there, you missed an absolute treat. Karl and Rick – thank you”.

Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, the members of the band, are a mysterious double. Cheeky teasers in live shows to uproar fans curiosity and anticipation are done to the tee. It feels like they’re about to announce an upcoming tour, which the audience seem quite desperate for. Or they are about to drop a new album release date. Who knows. The suspense is clearly there and is already starting to boil over.

They performed the same show including these four fresh cuts at another recent gig. On March the 20th they showcased another blindingly flavoursome show in London at the Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust.

The British duo have a few shows coming up. Over the pond they will be playing at Coachella on the 15th April, the Warfield in San Francisco on the 21st April, Coachella Weekend 2 on the 22nd April and at Movement Festival in Detroit on the 29th May. Following after they will be making their way back to the UK to play at Junction 2 in London on the 21st July, they will be playing at The Secret Garden Party on the 22nd July and finish off at Lowlands Festival on the 18th August in the Netherlands.

Tickets are here for upcoming shows.

UK Show Dates:

21/07/2023 – Junction 2 – London
22/07 – The Secret Garden Party – Abbots Ripton