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Portishead
Portishead


Background information
Origin Bristol, England
Genre(s) Trip Hop
Electronic
Experimental
Industrial
Folk-Rock
Acid House
Years active 1991—present
Label(s) Go! Discs
Associated acts Beth Gibbons
Website Website
Members
Geoff Barrow
Beth Gibbons
Adrian Utley



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Portishead Overview


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Portishead (pronounced /pɔrtɪsˈhɛd/, with the stress on head) are an English musical group from Bristol. The band is named after the nearby town of the same name, 13 km (8 mi) west of Bristol. Portishead consists of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley, while sometimes citing a fourth member Dave McDonald; an engineer on Dummy.


Albums
Third (2008) Roseland NYC Live (1998) Portishead (1997) Dummy (1994)


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News

Arcade Fire, Portishead to Play Exit Fetsival

January 21, 2011
Arcade Fire and Portishead will play at this year's Exit Festival in Serbia. The bands will join other confirmed acts Hadouken!, Tiga and James Zabiela at the festival, which takes place on July 7-10.  Read more 

Portishead Reveal Details Of New Album

November 30, 2010
Portishead have revealed plans to head back into the studio to record new material next year. It has been nearly three year's since 2007’s ‘Third’, now the band are ready to begin writing again.  Read more 

Portishead Set To Play Benicassim Festival 2011

November 25, 2010
Portishead will join The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys at next year's Benicassim festival in Spain. Primal Scream will also top the bill at the event, which is due to take place from July 14-17 2011.  Read more 

Portishead To Curate 2011 ATP Festival In London

November 24, 2010
Portishead are set to curate a special two-day event for All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) in London next summer. The band will headline both days of the festival at Alexandra Palace.  Read more 

Bristol Beats London, Manchester And Liverpool To 'Most Musical City' Title

March 12, 2010
Bristol has been crowned the “most musical city” in the UK following a survey by the Performing Rights Society (PRS for Music). The city, which has spawned acts including Portishead, Massive Attack, F*ck Buttons and Tricky, came out ahead of cities such as Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester.  Read more 

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