this is the first time i've seen them in such an intimate setting. her haunting voice really snuck up on them! it wasn't long until the entire crowd was silent listening to her. i've liked portishead for several years; this was like watching them new again. loved it!
Plain beauty... Still together... Still the same... Still Portishead... Thank you for just being and for delivering us these great pearls of imagination! Beautiful arrangement! Beth, your voices' beauty haunts me! Just give us your third album!
Well that's the great thing on this video, you see that after a short time the crowd gets impressed, and they become quiet! This is a perfect example that shows the impact of real music!
Oh!!!...my favorite song by Portishead!!! Thx for this;-) I'm super stoked!!! The "Third" album is out in April & a tour!!! I cannot wait:) You all in the UK are lucky! I know mad dates are confirmed over your way...only 1in the US so far! Yey!... I'm high on P tour news:))))))
very raw, basic, elemental, very real. how many instruments do you need, when they are all moving but you never hear what they are playing anyway? bravo! i'm a new fan!
@walkup15 That's the thing-- NO ONE talked through this. it was an unannounced performance after a nearly 10 year absence of new portishead, and after about 30 seconds of Beth Gibbons singing literally everyone at the entire venue went dead silent.
yeah, I was wondering the same thing about the chit-chatters......I would have been a super-mute with only my ears/eyes for sensory reception. They are truly to music what Kubrick was to cinema narrative.......around a decade for every project.
Can someone post anymore of this live performance? BTW, they are redoing their official website...you can subscribe to a mailing list to get news about the upcoming album, concert dates, etc. If anyone knows where I can find a full recording of this concert, please let me know!!
I don't think so, dude... they are way different... there's no point of comparison between those amazing bands. Each one has its own magic. But is your opinion and I respect that... =D
I do not understand why so much people are speaking background ?they do not realize what they are litening to?! jene comprends pas pourquoi les gens bavardent derrière ? Ils ne realisent pas ce qu'ils entendent ?! (moi j'en ai la chaire de poule dès l'intro sur une simple video)
Portishead Is NOT Trip Hop. Not only is "Trippy Hip-Hop" about the shittiest way to describe Portishead, the band themselves have expressed distaste for the term, calling it a media invention created to categorize their otherwise undefinable music.
After so many years of listening to this song and watching this clip, I still feel the magic!
DAMN!!! If you close your eyes & just listen to this version sounds like coming from a desolated place full of sadness & lonelyness.I love it!!
One of the best versions of this song.
my dream is to see them live, i absolutely love them...
this is the first time i've seen them in such an intimate setting. her haunting voice really snuck up on them! it wasn't long until the entire crowd was silent listening to her. i've liked portishead for several years; this was like watching them new again. loved it!
Really cool & dark!!! I can´t imagine a world without P, the most Wonderful band in our music lives!!!
That performance was amazing. That arrangement of the song is so haunting and beautiful.
love this, just few people at pub, Gibbons relaxed drinking and that hypnotize riff... thx for posting
Plain beauty... Still together... Still the same... Still Portishead... Thank you for just being and for delivering us these great pearls of imagination! Beautiful arrangement! Beth, your voices' beauty haunts me! Just give us your third album!
Well that's the great thing on this video, you see that after a short time the crowd gets impressed, and they become quiet! This is a perfect example that shows the impact of real music!
Super. Amazing voice.
Oh my god....I still haven't seen them live :(
Damn, my heart bleeds... I LOVE PORTISHEAD!
wow, love it!! thanks for posting...
Oh!!!...my favorite song by Portishead!!! Thx for this;-) I'm super stoked!!! The "Third" album is out in April & a tour!!! I cannot wait:) You all in the UK are lucky! I know mad dates are confirmed over your way...only 1in the US so far! Yey!... I'm high on P tour news:))))))
seeing them live soooo many years ago at the warfield was one of like's best experiences! i sooo can't wait for new portishead!
a great band that plays with real emotion, they have to be one of the must see bands of the year.
I am covered head to toe with chills. For the love of god find the rest of this concert!!!
This is wonderful. Thank you for posting it.
It's almost even more haunting hearing this song now this many years later. Thankfully, the chatting does reside later in the song.
i love how all the chit chat stops when beth starts singing. crowd in total shock! lovely
very raw, basic, elemental, very real. how many instruments do you need, when they are all moving but you never hear what they are playing anyway? bravo! i'm a new fan!
You'd have to go to Bristol UK to see them. They got a new album coming out in April 2008.
cant wait for their concert in july in london, its gonna be massive!
.....speechless by the beauty....
Oh my GOD! Wish were in Bristol that day.
Nem album. One for me.
.my fave band...EVER!..Wondering Star;-)
(one word describing this beautiful song)- magic
WOW,Thank you!
creeped me out. god, i love this band.
i'm amazed how the crowd is busy chattering and as soon as she starts singing they're DEAD QUIET. you know you're good when that happens!!
Lovely just lovley, real good vid!
@walkup15 That's the thing-- NO ONE talked through this. it was an unannounced performance after a nearly 10 year absence of new portishead, and after about 30 seconds of Beth Gibbons singing literally everyone at the entire venue went dead silent.
That version of The Rip they just start playing. I'd LOVE to hear it full D:
wonderful
me facina portishead
magnificent
wow, wicked. Hope they come to Australia.
and then they went into The Rip....all before Third came out...amazing
thnx for this video.. blackness darkness forever
Very very nice, Portishead!
I was born 10 days before this was uploaded.
ooooo it's cool that 13 year olds also listen to portishead
hope they can get an album out at least
Bello!
bristol, city of trip hop !
Have a killer time;-)...that should go w/out saying!!! Awesome!!! I'm excited for you:)))
Portishead ,krasna hudba
awsome :)
At last a new album!
Espectacular banda!!!!
¿Cuando vienen a Chile?
los escucho desde 1998.
Saludos!!!!
Wandering
man if i were one of the band id be fucking axin my way through the crowd, talkin and shit, these guys are the essence of chill
yeah, I was wondering the same thing about the chit-chatters......I would have been a super-mute with only my ears/eyes for sensory reception. They are truly to music what Kubrick was to cinema narrative.......around a decade for every project.
Wow this sounds better than the original version.
hola..soy de URUGUAY,,,cuando van a estar por latinoamerica.. ????
who the fuck talks during a portishead performance.
i can't wait for the new cd. 10 years is a long time to wait for some awesome material.....
1 guitar, 1 bass guitar, 1 GREAT voice... voila!
Those of us Stateside are pulling our hair out in envy.
DAMN IT... WHY did it have to stop??
i don't but i want to know !! portishead come in europe for next year ???? (sorry for my bad english)
Can someone post anymore of this live performance? BTW, they are redoing their official website...you can subscribe to a mailing list to get news about the upcoming album, concert dates, etc. If anyone knows where I can find a full recording of this concert, please let me know!!
This music is sexy... yeah, sexy.
wow this is simply fantastic. 5 stars. never heard it done like this before is there any where i can get this version of the song?
mrmerdoc here
Lucky you! Now I wanna live in Europe... Portishead refuse to visit us in Mexico... =(
Yes, yes the are .. Kenny needs the competition.
Beautiful, was Adrian using an e-bow or something?
I don't think so, dude... they are way different... there's no point of comparison between those amazing bands. Each one has its own magic. But is your opinion and I respect that... =D
Are they a company that sells portable sheds or something?
We already have those here.
You could hear a pin drop in that room haha
where are they going to be playing?
But why did they end the film there? When they were about to play something else???
This lady's voice is not a thing from this world...
@ojosalsur
YOTMB SOY DE URUGUAY QUIERO Q VENGANNN!!!!!!!!!
nope. he's using a screwdriver or something similar as a slide. a technique made famous by godspeed you! black emperor, and other bands of the like.
@muffinperperkerk So says Paul Krugman
Who talks during a Portishead performance? Come on!
google "vdownloader" .
@BenjiB52 they all have that effect on me.
I do not understand why so much people are speaking background ?they do not realize what they are litening to?!
jene comprends pas pourquoi les gens bavardent derrière ? Ils ne realisent pas ce qu'ils entendent ?!
(moi j'en ai la chaire de poule dès l'intro sur une simple video)
@walkup15 the majority shut up pretty quick though :)
Portishead Is NOT Trip Hop. Not only is "Trippy Hip-Hop" about the shittiest way to describe Portishead, the band themselves have expressed distaste for the term, calling it a media invention created to categorize their otherwise undefinable music.
MIA is awful, The Verve is where it's at
pateticos