"Recorded in advance because the group was unable to attend the event in person, the rare, one-off performance featured original members Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley, and Geoff Barrow playing the haunting track from their debut album, Dummy, with a string quartet. It was filmed in black-and-white at Bristol's Cube Microplex venue. Though the lyrics of "Roads" were likely written about loneliness, they could just as easily apply to the ongoing war in Gaza: "Can't anybody see/ We've got a war to fight/ Never find our way/ Regardless of what they say.""
"'We can't be there in the day but we desperately wanted to be involved to put our voice to help end the Ongoing Genocide that is taking place right now,' Barrow wrote in an Instagram post earlier this month. The band also shared a statement, writing, 'We are incredibly honoured to stand in solidarity with Palestine and be part of this crucial event. The genocide must stop.'"
Portishead pre-recorded a reunion performance of their 1994 song "Roads" to air during Brian Eno's Together for Palestine benefit concert on September 17. The one-off performance featured original members Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley, and Geoff Barrow with a string quartet, filmed in black-and-white at Bristol's Cube Microplex. The lyrics of "Roads" about loneliness were presented as resonant with the war in Gaza. Geoff Barrow said the band could not attend but wanted to help end the 'Ongoing Genocide' and the band declared solidarity with Palestine, saying the genocide must stop. All ticket proceeds went to Choose Love; the event raised £1.5 million.
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