Portishead Returns To US Late Night After 13 Years

Nobody sounds like Portishead. The progression of their albums has clearly established their uncompromising stance towards their future. Portishead play ATP followed by a U.S. tour, which is the first time they’ve played live in the U.S. since 1998. While in New York City, playing two sold out nights at Hammerstein Ballroom, the band will perform live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. This is the band’s first U.S. television appearance since performing on Saturday Night Live in January of 1998.

The trek kicks off at this year’s All Tomorrow’s Parties presentation, "I’ll Be Your Mirror" on Saturday, October 1 & Sunday, October 2, taking place in Asbury Park, N.J. Portishead co-curated these two days of the three day festival. According to Adrian Utley, “We’ve always thought that we must come back to tour in the states, something we wanted to do with the release of Third, but our schedule just wouldn’t allow it. Being that we were asked to curate "I’ll be your Mirror," this just seemed like a good start to touring the states – it sets it off in absolutely the right way. We are absolutely delighted to come back.”

After an 11-year hiatus, Portishead’s album Third, the long-awaited follow up to their 1997 self-titled release, debuted at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart, received rave reviews and has been hailed as an “unexpected yet totally impressive return” by Rolling Stone Magazine, and “Worth the wait” by Newsweek. "’Third‘ is more polymorphous, more extreme, more propulsive and often harsher than previous Portishead albums" claimed New York Times. “Anyone can make abrasive music, but few can do something new and compelling with apocalyptic heaviness” wrote Spin Magazine.

Joining Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley on stage are Jim Barr (bass), Clive Deamer(drums), and John Baggott (keyboards).

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