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Massive Attack<\/a> will return to Australia for their first headline shows since 2010, with three arena dates confirmed for August in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne.<\/p>\n The Bristol collective \u2014 led by Robert \u201c3D\u201d Del Naja and Grant \u201cDaddy G\u201d Marshall \u2014 will play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Aug. 6, Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Aug. 9 and Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Aug. 11.<\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n The shows are presented by Frontier Touring and mark the band\u2019s first Australian dates in 16 years. Frontier Members presale opens Thursday, June 4 at 2 p.m. local time, with general on sale from Friday, June 5 at 3 p.m. local time via frontiertouring.com\/massiveattack.<\/p>\n The announcement arrives alongside a newly released collaboration with Tom Waits, \u201cBoots on the Ground,\u201d the first new Massive Attack material in some time and a clear signal that the group remains artistically active more than three decades after forming as part of Bristol\u2019s Wild Bunch sound system collective.<\/p>\n Few bands carry Massive Attack\u2019s weight of influence. Their 1991 debut Blue Lines<\/em> \u2014 frequently cited as the record that invented trip-hop \u2014 peaked at No. 13 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been named one of Rolling Stone\u2019s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.<\/p>\n Their third album Mezzanine<\/em> (1998) topped the UK Albums Chart and produced \u201cTeardrop,\u201d which later became globally recognisable as the theme for the American television drama House<\/em>, and \u201cAngel,\u201d both now considered landmark recordings of the era. Mezzanine<\/em> peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard 200 \u2014 their strongest U.S. chart showing \u2014 and has sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide.<\/p>\n Their fourth album 100th Window<\/em> (2003) also topped the UK Albums Chart, giving the collective two U.K. No. 1 albums. Heligoland<\/em>, their fifth and most recent studio album, followed in 2010 \u2014 the same year as their last Australian visit \u2014 and debuted at No. 2 on the U.K. Albums Chart.<\/p>\n Massive Attack\u2019s live shows have long been considered some of the most visually and sonically immersive experiences in music, incorporating large-scale political messaging, bespoke audio-visual systems and collaborations with artists including Adam Curtis, United Visual Artists and Robert Del Naja\u2019s own visual art practice.<\/p>\n Massive Attack \u2014 Australia 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Aug. 6 \u2014 Brisbane, QLD \u2014 Brisbane Entertainment Centre<\/p>\n Aug. 9 \u2014 Sydney, NSW \u2014 Qudos Bank Arena<\/p>\n Aug. 11 \u2014 Melbourne, VIC \u2014 Rod Laver Arena<\/p>\n Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Massive Attack will return to Australia for their first headline shows since 2010, with three arena dates confirmed for August in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. 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