Massive Attack in concert at the Zénith in Paris: when politics ruins music
The Bristol-based group gave a unique concert in the capital on Monday evening, with their commitments to Gaza and Ukraine at the heart of the show.
By Emmanuel MarolleIs a Massive Attack concert still a concert? Or, above all, a political rally? That's the question we're asking ourselves as we arrive this Monday evening near the Zénith. Almost a year after their performance at the Rock En Seine festival , the Bristol band, pioneers of trip-hop in the 2000s, are returning to the capital for a single, sold-out date as part of their European tour. And we already know that we're going to listen, see, but also read and think.
For nearly 20 years, musicians have been making their concerts unique experiences that go far beyond music and strive to stay connected to current events and current issues at all costs. So much so that Massive Attack takes care to translate all the information, slogans, and statements that scroll behind them on the screens at the back of the stage into the language of each country they visit so that all the spectators understand them. And there is obviously plenty to do in these troubled times.
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