Watch Massive Attack bring out Elizabeth Fraser for ‘Song To The Siren’ as they play first live show in five years
nme.comMassive Attack have taken to the stage to play their first live show in five years, and brought out Elizabeth Fraser for ‘Song To The Siren’.
Find footage of the show below.The gig took place last night (June 5) at the Gothenburg Film Studios in Sweden, when the band played their first live show since they had a two-night stand at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall back in 2019.It also marked their first return to the stage since the death of guitarist Angelo Bruschini to cancer last year.During the set, the band surprised fans by bringing out numerous surprise guests.
These included a appearance from Scottish singer and Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser. During the set, they performed their collaborative song ‘Teardrop’, as well as another from the ‘Mezzanine’ tracklist, ‘Black Milk’.A standout moment, however, came midway through the set, when both Massive Attack and Fraser pulled out a rendition of ‘Song To The Siren’.
The track was originally released by Tim Buckley, but the most famous version was the cover shared by The Mortal Coil in 1983, which Fraser sang on, alongside Cocteaus bandmate Robin Guthrie.A post shared by Melikork Melikork (@melikork)Elsewhere during the set, the band brought out both Horace Andy – who joined them for performances of ‘Hymn of the Big Wheel’ and ‘Angel’ – and Young Fathers, who took to the stage to help them perform ‘Voodoo In My Blood’.Longtime member Deborah Miller also joined them at the Sweden gig to perform both ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ and fan-favourite ‘Safe From Harm’.
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