Editing Portishead (band) (section)

== History ==
=== Formation and ''Dummy'' (1991–1995)===
[[Geoff Barrow]] and [[Beth Gibbons]] formed the band after meeting during a coffee break at an [[Enterprise Allowance Scheme|Enterprise Allowance]] course in [[Bristol]] in February 1991. Taking their name from the nearby town of [[Portishead, Somerset|Portishead]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.46513,-2.684784&spn=0.096249,0.251999&z=12|title=Google Maps|website=[[Google Maps]]|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref> they soon recorded "It Could Be Sweet", their first song for their debut album.<ref name=mojo>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YjJpGhYC1GsC&pg=PA610 |title=The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion |page=610 |publisher=Canongate Books|date= 2007|isbn= 978-1841959733 }}</ref> They then met [[Adrian Utley]] while they were recording at the Coach House Studios in Bristol, and Utley heard the first song Barrow and Gibbons had recorded, and began to exchange ideas on music.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/24/portishead-dummy-wasnt-a-chillout-album-25th-anniversary-geoff-barrow-adrian-utley-beth-gibbons |title='Dummy wasn't a chillout album. Portishead had more in common with Nirvana' |first=Jude|last= Rogers|date= 24 August 2019 |work=The Guardian }}</ref> The resulting first album by Portishead, ''[[Dummy (album)|Dummy]]'', was released in 1994. The cover features a still from the band's own short film ''[[To Kill a Dead Man]]''. At this time, Portishead was a duo of Barrow and Gibbons. Adrian Utley (who co-produced the album, performed on nine of the songs, and co-wrote eight) became an official band member shortly after its release.

Despite the band's aversion to press coverage, the album was successful in both Europe and the United States (where it sold more than 150,000 copies even before the band toured there).<ref name="amg">[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p45223|pure_url=yes}} Biography] ''AllMusic''. Retrieved 28 December 2007</ref> ''Dummy'' was positively described by the ''[[Melody Maker]]'' as "musique noire for a movie not yet made".<ref>{{cite journal |last=O'Connell|first= Sharon |title=Portishead Dummy - Review |journal=[[Melody Maker]] |date=3 September 1994 |page=45}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' praised its music as "[[Gothic Rock|Gothic]] hip-hop".<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Evans, Paul |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/dummy-19950309 |title=Dummy review |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=5 March 1995 |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> ''Dummy'' spawned three singles: "[[Numb (Portishead song)|Numb]]", "[[Sour Times]]", and "[[Glory Box]]", and won the [[Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize]] in 1995.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/guides/456900/456975/html/nn1page5.stm Mercury Music Prize Winners] [[BBC]]. Retrieved 28 December 2007</ref> The success of the album saw the band nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 1995 [[Brit Awards]].<ref name="Brits">[http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/portishead Portishead BRITs Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204075727/http://www.brits.co.uk/artist/portishead |date=4 February 2013 }} BRIT Awards Ltd. Retrieved 21 November 2012</ref> ''Dummy'' was ranked number 419 on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/5| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430073251/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5938174/the_rs_500_greatest_albums_of_all_time/5
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</ref> The album is often considered one of the greatest [[trip hop]] albums to date and is a milestone in the definition of the genre.

=== ''Portishead'' and hiatus (1996–2004) ===
After their initial success, Portishead took a break from the spotlight and touring until their second album, ''[[Portishead (album)|Portishead]]'', was released in 1997. The album's sound differed from ''Dummy'', characterised as "grainy and harsher", with increased use of live instrumentation and less reliance on sampling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portishead "Portishead"|url=http://www.qualityrecords.com.au/Portishead%20Portishead.html|publisher=Quality Records|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> Three singles, "[[All Mine (Portishead song)|All Mine]]", "[[Over (Portishead song)|Over]]" and "[[Only You (Portishead song)|Only You]]" were released, the first one achieving a Top 10 placing in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30605/portishead/|title=PORTISHEAD|date=13 August 1994|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=29 April 2025}}</ref>

In 1997, the band performed a one-off show with [[String instrument|strings]] at the [[Roseland Ballroom]] in New York City; primarily featuring recordings from the show, the live album, ''[[Roseland NYC Live]]'', includes orchestral arrangements of the group's songs and was released in 1998.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hunter |first=James |date=26 November 1998 |title=Portishead: Roseland NYC Live : Music Reviews |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/91086/review/19067806/roseland_nyc_live |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314002554/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/portishead/albums/album/91086/review/19067806/roseland_nyc_live |archive-date=14 March 2008 |access-date=12 June 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref> In 1999, Portishead recorded the song "[[Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child|Motherless Child]]" with [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] for his album ''[[Reload (Tom Jones album)|Reload]]''. A DVD of Portishead's Roseland Ballroom performance, with substantial extra material including many early musical videos, was released in 2002. For the next few years, the band members concentrated on solo projects and other pursuits.

=== ''Third'' (2005–2008) ===
In February 2005, the band appeared live for the first time in seven years at the Tsunami Benefit Concert in Bristol.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2005/02/18/tsunami_views_feature.shtml Tsunami benefit concert review] [[BBC Music]]. Retrieved 5 January 2008</ref> Around that time, Barrow revealed that the band was in the process of writing its third album. In August 2006, the band posted two new tracks on its [[MySpace]] page (called "Key Bored 299 03" and "Greek Jam"), described by Barrow as "doodles".<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,,1859997,00.html Quote from Geoff Barrow] ''[[The Guardian]]'' 29 August 2006. Retrieved 28 December 2007</ref> Around the same time, Portishead covered [[Serge Gainsbourg]]'s "Un Jour Comme un Autre (Requiem for Anna)" on the tribute album ''[[Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited]]''.

On 2 October 2007, Portishead stated that the new album ''[[Third (Portishead album)|Third]]'' had been [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] and was nearly complete, and was due for release in early April 2008. The release was later pushed to 28 April. On 8 and 9 December 2007, the band curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in [[Minehead]], England. The festival featured their first full live sets in nearly 10 years.<ref>[http://strangeglue.com/news/atp-the-nightmare-before-xmas-portishead-review/990 Review of December 2007 ATP shows] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114060323/http://strangeglue.com/news/atp-the-nightmare-before-xmas-portishead-review/990 |date=14 January 2009 }} StrangeGlue.com. Retrieved 27 December 2007</ref> They premiered five tracks from the new album: "Silence", "Hunter", "[[The Rip (song)|The Rip]]", "We Carry On", and "[[Machine Gun (Portishead song)|Machine Gun]]". On 21 January 2008, a European tour to support the album was announced,<ref>[https://www.nme.com/news/portishead/33772 Portishead announce 2008 tour] ''NME''. Retrieved 27 January 2008</ref> together with a headline spot at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on 26 April 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachella.com/updates/news|title=Coachella lineup|website=Coachella.com|access-date=22 January 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213011312/http://www.coachella.com/updates/news|archive-date=13 December 2007}}</ref> their only U.S. date on the tour.

[[File:Beth Gibbons - Portishead.jpg|thumb|Beth Gibbons in 2008]]

''Third'' was made available on [[Last.fm]] the week before release, attracting 327,000 listeners in just under 24 hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31271_0_2_0_C |title=Portishead fans flock together for early album stream |website=Side-line.com |date=1 May 2008 |access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> It was the first time Last.fm had made an album available before its official release date. The album was released on 29 April 2008 to coincide with the band's appearance at Coachella.<ref>{{cite web|last=Broadley |first=Erin |url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Portishead/ |title=> Interviews > Portishead |website=SuicideGirls.com |date=5 May 2008 |access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> On 18 May 2008, Barrow expressed Portishead's enthusiasm for recording new material on their website's blog, stating that he "can't wait to write some new tunes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portishead.co.uk/blog.php |title=back home |website=Portishead.co.uk |access-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402070726/http://www.portishead.co.uk/blog.php |archive-date=2 April 2010 }}</ref>

[[File:Adrian Utley - Portishead - 2.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Adrian Utley in 2008]]

=== Later work (2009–present) ===
On 28 September 2009, Barrow announced "big plans" for a new project with a new angle, hinting that an album could arrive as soon as late 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Davies |first=Rodrigo |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8275835.stm |title=Geoff Barrow Interview For BBC |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=27 September 2009 |access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> Whilst the album had yet to materialise, on 9 December 2009, the band released the song "[[Chase the Tear]]" for Human Rights Day to raise money for [[Amnesty International]] UK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Portishead to release 'Chase the tear' as limited edition vinyl for Amnesty|url=https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/portishead-release-chase-tear-limited-edition-vinyl-amnesty|publisher=[[Amnesty international]]|access-date=2017-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111203132710/http://amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=19798|archive-date=3 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, on 3 December 2008, Universal Music Japan reissued the albums ''Dummy'' and ''Portishead'' in limited edition on SHM-CD.

[[File:Geoff Barrow - Portishead - Roskilde Festival 2011.jpg|thumb|Geoff Barrow in 2011]]

During Summer 2011, Portishead performed at a number of festivals in Europe, including, [[Pohoda (music festival)|Pohoda Festival]], [[Exit (festival)|Exit Festival]], [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim|Benicàssim Festival]] in Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pluginmusic.com/news/article/the-strokes-arctic-monkeys-portishead-primal-scream-confirmed-for-fib-2011 |title=The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Portishead, Primal Scream Confirmed For FIB 2011 |website=PlugInMusic.com |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> [[Rock Werchter]], [[Paleo Festival]], [[Roskilde Festival]], the [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]]/Southside Festivals in Germany, and the [[Super Bock Super Rock]] music festival.<ref>{{cite web |author=Fullsix Portugal |url=http://www.superbock.pt/SuperMusic/SuperBockSuperRock/ |title=SBSR, Super Bock |website=Superbock.pt |access-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412202138/http://www.superbock.pt/SuperMusic/SuperBockSuperRock/ |archive-date=12 April 2011}}</ref> The band also headlined and curated the line-up for two [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] music festivals entitled ''I'll Be Your Mirror'', in London at Alexandra Palace on 23 and 24 July.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymportishead.php |title=I'll Be Your Mirror London curated by Portishead & ATP |publisher=All Tomorrow's Parties |website=ATPfestival.com |access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> The second took place in Asbury Park, New Jersey, from 30 September – 2 October.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.atpfestival.com/events/ibymasburypark.php |title= I'll Be Your Mirror Asbury Park|publisher=All Tomorrow's Parties |website=ATPfestival.com| access-date= 9 January 2016}}</ref> Barrow stated that he realised a "boyhood fantasy" when [[Chuck D]] of [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]] joined the band onstage at the "ATP I'll Be Your Mirror" festival curated by Portishead in Asbury Park, NJ in October 2011. He contributed his verse from the Public Enemy song "[[Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos]]" over Portishead's single "Machine Gun".<ref>[http://www.thequietus.com/2008/06/portishead-on-public-enemy/ Portishead on Public Enemy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613124557/http://www.thequietus.com/2008/06/portishead-on-public-enemy/ |date=13 June 2008 }} TheQuietus.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008</ref> Portishead then visited several cities in North America, including New York, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Seattle, Vancouver, and Denver during October. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' hailed the concert and noted: "horror-movie accents—Gothic organ, guitar lines thick with menacing reverb, spooky theremin—ensured a certain darkness".<ref>{{cite web|last= Kot| first=Greg |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/10/13/portishead-at-the-aragon-the-wait-was-worth-it/ |title= Portishead at the Aragon: The wait was worth it |work= [[Chicago Tribune]] |date=13 October 2011|access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref> They finished their tour with a jaunt to Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/article.cfm?c_id=466&objectid=10766198|title=Concert review: Portishead, Vector Arena|work=The New Zealand Herald | date=15 November 2011}}</ref> Barrow stated in a ''Rolling Stone'' interview that he would begin work on his portion of the album in January 2012, jokingly pointing out that it could be another decade before a new album is released.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Steve |last= Baltin |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/portishead-to-start-work-on-new-album-in-january-20110920 |title=Portishead to Start Work on New Album in January &#124; Music News |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=20 September 2011 |access-date=2012-02-08}}</ref>

In 2013, the band headlined the Other Stage at the Glastonbury Music festival and embarked on a European tour.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/28/arctic-monkeys-portishead-chic-glastonbury |title=Portishead at Glastonbury 2013 - review |first= Caspar Llewellyn |last=Smith |work=The Guardian |date=28 June 2013 |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> In summer 2014, they played several concerts around Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portishead.co.uk/2014/06/09/portishead-summer-2014-2/|title= Portishead Summer 2014|website=Portishead.co.uk}}</ref> 2015 saw Portishead continue to perform live, playing festivals such as fib (Benicassim, Spain), Latitude (Southwold, Suffolk, UK), and the Montreux Jazz Festival (Montreux, Switzerland).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fiberfib.com/images/ea/2015.jpg|title=fib 2015 Lineup|url-status= dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201003448/http://fiberfib.com/images/ea/2015.jpg|archive-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latitudefestival.com/history/latitude-festival-2015| title= Latitude Festival 2015|website=Latitudefestival.com| date= 13 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montreuxjazz.com/portishead/|title=Portishead at Montreux Jazz Festival|website=Montreuxjazz.com}}</ref> Additionally, Portishead produced a cover of [[ABBA]]'s song "[[SOS (ABBA song)|SOS]]" for the soundtrack to the movie ''[[High-Rise (film)|High-Rise]]'' which had a Gala screening at the London Film Festival on 9 October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portishead.co.uk/2015/10/08/portishead-news/|title=Portishead News|website=Portishead.co.uk | date= 8 October 2015}}</ref> In 2016, the band won an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.<ref name="Ivors2016">{{Cite web|url=http://theivors.com/the-ivors-2016/|title=The Ivors 2016| website=The Ivors|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-10-05|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160523012357/http://theivors.com/the-ivors-2016/|archive-date=23 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 22 June 2016, Portishead released a video for "SOS" that recontextualized the song in the wake of the then-recent [[Murder of Jo Cox|murder]] of [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|member of parliament]] [[Jo Cox]] and the [[Brexit]] vote.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-06-22 |title=Exclusive: Portishead release Abba SOS video in tribute to Jo Cox |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jun/22/exclusive-portishead-release-abba-sos-video-in-tribute-to-jo-cox |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

On 2 May 2022, Portishead performed for the first time in seven years at [[O2 Academy Bristol]]. Organized by [[War Child (charity)#War Child UK|War Child UK]], the concert benefited refugees and children affected by the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Portishead to Reunite for Ukraine Benefit Concert |url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/portishead-reunion-ukraine-benefit-concert/ |website=[[Consequence of Sound]] |access-date=9 April 2022 |date=7 April 2022}}</ref> Lead singer Beth Gibbons would also appear on rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s song "Mother I Sober" from the album ''[[Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers]]'', released on 13 May.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |title=Kendrick Lamar: "Mother I Sober" [ft. Beth Gibbons] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kendrick-lamar-mother-i-sober-ft-beth-gibbons/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Portishead reissued ''Roseland NYC Live.'' The new tracklist includes previously omitted songs and restores other tracks which had been replaced with alternate versions on the 1998 album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2024-02-21 |title=Portishead announce 25th anniversary vinyl and CD reissue of classic 'Roseland NYC Live' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/portishead-announce-25th-anniversary-vinyl-and-cd-reissue-of-classic-roseland-nyc-live-3590915 |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> Gibbons released her debut solo album, ''[[Lives Outgrown]]'', in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-02-07 |title=Portishead's Beth Gibbons Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares New Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/portishead-beth-gibbons-announces-debut-solo-album-shares-new-song-listen/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>