Photos: Portishead @ ATP I'll Be Your Mirror (Nights One & Two)

Portishead @ ATP I'll Be Your Mirror - October 1 & 2, 2011

We've posted days one, two and three of the very awesome All Tomorrow's Parties I'll Be Your Mirror Festival that just went down in Asbury Park, NJ, but we've yet to post any of headliners and curators Portishead. Save the best for last I suppose. Playing their first east coast shows in nearly a decade, the band stunned the crowd equally both nights with visceral and moving performances of songs such as "The Rip," "Glory Box" and "Machine Gun."

Sets were nearly identical on both nights, save for a few songs here and there. The first night was made special by frontwoman Beth Gibbons diving into the audience (as seen above) during their show closing rendition of "We Carry On," and the second night brought surprise cameo appearances by Public Enemy's Chuck D on "Machine Gun" and Simeon of Silver Apples, who performed synths on "We Carry On."

There was something very special about both performances, aside from them being the first east coast Portishead shows in a long time. Knowing that the band were behind handpicking a majority of the acts on the bill made you realize just how much many of those bands had directly influenced Portishead. It brought closure to both Saturday and Sunday and made for and incredibly cathartic end to each night.

Portishead will be here in New York City at Hammerstein Ballroom tomorrow night (10/4) and Wednesday (10/5), and both nights are sold out. Do whatever you can to get into these shows because they will definitely be the highlight of the fall. Below, check out photos from both nights of Portishead's headlining shows at ATP I'll Be Your Mirror, as well as setlists from each night...

Portishead - Night One

Portishead - Night Two

Portishead - Night One Setlist
Silence
Hunter
Mysterons
The Rip
Sour Times
Magic Doors
Wandering Star
Machine Gun
Over
Glory Box
Cowboys
Threads 

Encore:
Roads
We Carry On 

Portishead setlist - Night Two
Silence
Nylon Smile
Mysterons
The Rip
Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)
Magic Doors
Wandering Star
Machine Gun (w/ Chuck D)
Over
Glory Box
Chase the Tear
Cowboys
Roads

Encore:
Threads
We Carry On