"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 3/8/25)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are "Real Live Certified" if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critics Consensus
Portishead is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 56 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Portishead is rated as an amazing live performer, with exceptional shows that are worth watching. Portishead concert reviews describe live shows and performances as dramatic, entrancing, stunning, enjoyable, and atmospheric.
How long are their concerts?
How long are Portishead concerts? Portishead concerts usually last from 45 minutes to up to an hour and a half.
Portishead are a band from Bristol, United Kingdom, named after a small coastal town twelve miles west of said musical hotbed, in North Somerset. They were initially known for their use of jazz samples and some hip-hop beats along with various synth sounds and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of singer Beth Gibbons.
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Consequence (USA)
May 3, 2022
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The charity concert marked Portishead's first live show in seven years.
Portishead have always danced to the beat of their own drum and their much-anticipated return after a seven-year hiatus was no different at the Bristol Academy. Trump, Brexit, Boris and covid have all dominated the headlines at one time or another since the enigmatic trio last took the stage at Benicàssim in 2015.
