8th Feburary 2007 - Brixton Academy, London, UK
Went to see Massive Attack at the Brixton Academy in London last night. WOW! It was amazing; Brixton has such a great sound to it, and when you add a band like Massive Attack to a venue that sounds so good, you are bound to have an enjoyable night whatever happens. There were losts of people smoking joints, and a general good vibe spread through the audience who just danced and swayed in time to the music, I envy you if you are going to see them tonight! The visuals were not as good as the last time I saw them though, and the screens at the front were too low to see what they were displaying, which was a shame.
Review by Xinky from official Massive Attack Forum dated 9th Feburary 2007
The first night of one of only three shows in 2007 done especially for the HOPING Foundation, an organisation that hopes to raise money and awareness for Palestinian children living in refugee camps in the Westbank, Gaza, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. A similar concert had been held back in 2004 in Brixton Academy, which was headlined by Primal Scream. 3D had attended this concert as a guest and it was how he became aware of the HOPING Foundation and would eventually decide to get Massive Attack involved, just as Primal Scream had done, by putting on these special charity shows.
The setlist for this show, like the last two nights in Birmingham and Brixton, was fairly typical of the 2006 tour, mirroring that of the North American tour, the previous September and October after Daddy G had returned from paternity leave.
The support for this show, as well as the other HOPING Benefit shows was provided by J.Spaceman Acoustic Mainlines, Le Trio Joubran and a DJ set from Checkpoint 303.
The official site for the Brixton Academy is located here.
These photos were taken by jamiedecesare. Click on the thumbnails below to view a larger image.
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