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=== 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 | 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>
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