Beth Gibbons by Netti Habel

Beth Gibbons will play UK and European dates in the spring.

Portishead‘s Beth Gibbons has announced the details of her debut solo record Lives Outgrown. The album will reflect on a period in Gibbons’ life when there were ‘lots of goodbyes’ – to…

Idles live in Manchester, January 2022 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)

Idles will be playing the Bristol O2 Academy on May 2nd.

Idles and Portishead are leading the War Child line-up which has been curated to raise funds for those affected by the ongoing events in Ukraine. “We have been kindly…

Portishead have shared some new music in the form of a cover of ABBA‘s ‘SOS‘. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Latitude looks set to enjoy some unusually good British festival weather this weekend according to the latest forecast. Related news: Noel Gallagher adds another March UK gig Noel Gallagher, Jamie T to headline Y Not Festival 2024 Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives …

Portishead have decided to warm-up for their headline spot at Latitude this weekend with an appearance at Cardiff University later this week. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Noel Gallagher (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Alt-J and Portishead will headline Latitude 2015. Related news: Noel Gallagher adds another March UK gig Noel Gallagher, Jamie T to headline Y Not Festival 2024 Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown Noel Gallagher …

Portishead will re-release their classic debut album ‘Dummy‘ later this year to mark its 20th anniversary. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Portishead are looking to begin work on a new album soon, as Adrian Utley told the Quietus during a Q&A session at the By:Larm Festival in Oslo earlier this week.   Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Portishead and the returning Interpol have been announced as headliners for the second successive ATP event in Iceland, due to take place at a former NATO base in Keflavík over the weekend of July 10th-12th this year. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Debut albums. Get them right, and their impact can change the world. Some mark the starting point for even greater things to come, others make such a lasting impression their legacy becomes an almost unbearable burden on the shoulders of its creators. Many bands have got it very right on…

Portishead‘s multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow has said the band will ‘definitely’ release a new album in the near future, and are planning on beginning work on the record very soon. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Well, it’s that time of year again when we here at the Live4ever Ezine begin to trail back through 12 months worth of musical delights in a vain attempt to group our favourites of 2011 into some sort of coherent list we like to call Live4ever’s Essential Listening. Over the…

Indefinite hiatus is rarely a good thing for music. Whenever most bands find themselves tagged with the term, it more often than not means there is no turning back. Either the individual members slowly wither away into endless anonymity, leaving a trail of what-ifs and what-could-have-beens in their wake, or…

Portishead‘s Geoff Barrow has confirmed he will begin writing material for a new album at the beginning of next year, but also admitted he is unsure when bandmates Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley will follow suit. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…

Portishead have begun work on new material after signing with a major record label, according to producer and leader Geoff Barrow. Related news: Portishead’s Beth Gibbons announces debut solo record Lives Outgrown…