Massive Attack, 3Arena, DublinEd Power was rather underwhelmed by Massive Attack's Mezzanine performance at 3Arena in Dublin. As pop’s perpetual awkward outsiders, it was out of character for Massive Attack to acknowledge the 21st anniversary of their 1998 masterpiece Mezzanine. But rather than follow the now hackneyed convention of playing a beloved album all the way through, the trip-hop icons’ new tour was more deconstruction than celebration. Massive Attack were on the road with what was essentially a nostalgia show and should have had the grace to acknowledge the fact rather than dress it up as an avant-grade venting of demons. However, Teardrop was exquisite as Massive Attack finally lowered their guard and permitted themselves share in the wistfulness washing around the room.

Source: Irish Examiner February 25, 2019 11:26 UTC