MASSIVE ATTACK LIVE IN LYON - My concert review

I went to see Massive Attack with my dear friend Uncle Terr. It was brilliant!!!
The opening act was Martina Topley-Bird. She has been working with Tricky, Gorillaz and of course Massive Attack. It was very nice to hear, her melodies are sweet and even a little "childish" but in a very nice and innocent way. Some of her songs sounded like it could have been a lullaby.

Then came the "rain"! The guys came on stage and blew us away starting straight away with their brand new single called "Splitting the Atom". It was a first for me because I've never heard it before and it was mesmerising! But the highlights were of course "Unfinished Symphony", "Inertia Creeps" and "Angel". Unfortunately we had no "Karmakoma" but it didn't altered the show in any way. "Inertia Creeps" being one of my favourite song, it was a magical experience to actually hear it live in the middle of the crowd twisting like a snake with my hands in the air. I was lost in the melody and guided by Robert Del Naja's voice.


At the end of the show, Martina Topley-Bird was out signing autographs and taking pictures with the fans and we approched her and chat a bit. She was lovely. She didn't like the lightning so she then said "let's lay down on these tables and you (Gilles) will take the picture from above". "Alright! Let's do it!" I replied. Ok, I look like shit compared to her and her natural poise.