Massive Attack are set to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Mezzanine in a glorious way. Today they announced details for a 2019 world tour titled Mezzanine XXI, which an entirely new audio/visual production that will see the band performing a re-imagined version of the classic album. They've described the tour as "a one off piece of work; our own personalized nostalgia nightmare head trip."
Here's the big news: the tour will feature collaborators/special guests including Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins. Though Fraser has performed a few one-off shows over the last several years, she has not been on a proper tour in 12 years!
Massive Attack kick off Mezzanine XXI in January in the UK and Europe; the North American leg of the tour will be announced next week and is expected to take place in March. Pitchfork is reporting the North American leg includes stops in Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Philadelphia, Washington, and St. Louis.
UPDATE: North American tour itinerary announced today; Detroit show takes place March 22nd at Masonic Temple, pre-sale starts November 7th.
Massive Attack release an expanded 20th anniversary edition of Mezzanine next month with newly remastered edition of the original content along with bonus material including previously unreleased mixes by Mad Professor. The collection is available to pre-order on 3LP (triple vinyl) or 2CD.
Published October 30th, 2018
