Forest National / Vorst Nationaal data and concert informations

It was great but just because I like Interpol too much.

would have like a good between nothing special and great 40min to wait after Health first part :(, good light show, good balance between music and voice, it's part of the group but misses a better interaction with public at the end seems and interesting concert but everything was way to planified would have like a song out of Interpol discography since they are close to U2 one of their songs would have been great

The concert itself was amazing (they played Not Even Jail). I liked it even betten than when they played at the Rock-a-Field last year. Contrary to the other comment, I don't think they're too detached from the audience. That's their style; the performance during Lights, Bank's ease at it showed. And they didn't even cover half their playlist, so why should they put a cover or reprise in the sets? I only didn't quite understand the opening act.

Best concert ever!

best concert ever!

I loved every single moment of it! His voice is so amazing!

i loved it

It was Amazing !

Mixed feelings at Massive Attack
by Bart VANDORMAEL – (Brussels gig MA 1998 june 05)
Strange it is, that people fall en masse for Massive Attack's dark,claustrophobic and ominous trip-hop kIanken. With every record they release, the Brits gain in popularity. On Friday night, they actually got to perform at a completely packed Forest Nationaal1 in Brussels. Massive Attack is first and foremost a studio group, not a live band. That became quickly clear during the English trip-hoppers' concert at Forest Friday night. The ominous atmosphere that hangs over their latest album Mezzannine, they almost never managed to generate on the big stage. Not that they were often at fault or nonchalant in their performances. If you listen carefully to the CD and then think for a moment, you will realise that this delicate sound mix is impossible to reproduce in a hall the size of Forest National.Massive Attack's strength is the use of all kinds of subtle and distorted sounds in between or on top of the slow beats. Live, however, those sounds never come into their own: either they drown in the overall sound, or they are blown up and the original effect disappears.A difficult explanation, just to say that the concert almost had to lead to mixed feelings. In all fairness, when the atmosphere did feel right, like in the old Safe from harm, we immediately felt a shiver down our spine. And also nothing but good things about reggae singer Horace Andy, regular guest on Massive Attack's CDs and also on tour. He opened beautifully with Angels and was behind the microphone for almost half the songs.Elisabeth Fraser, known from the Cocteau Twins, was also present, of course primarily to sing the hit single Teardrop. Which, by the way, she did much less convincingly than on the CD, due to unsteady voice and perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the huge public turnout.Rapper Robert Del Naja (3D) sounds in songs like Risingson like an assassin whispering angelic things in your ear, when you saw him on stage, however, the tension and suspense was gone.And so we end up back at the beginning of the review. Musically, everything the Englishmen brought was right, but one of their strongest assets was impossible to play live: the gift of penetrating the darkest regions of the listener's soul. (added 27 aug. 2023 by me)

One of the best concerts I ever attended : the original (and best) line-up. Sweet Freedom was just released. I heard 'Stealing' for the first time during the concert. Unforgettable memories...Less than one year later tensions in the band rised...Two years later on, Gary Thain died...