Massive Attack are not particularly happy with Pete Tong
14 December 2017, 17:26
| Written by
Laurence Day
Pete Tong has suffered severe burns at the hands of Massive Attack, who put out a zingery statement sharing their displeasure at his decision to cover one of their songs.
The DJ is currently on his Nostalgia Nightmare Roadshow tour covering big electronic numbers (by the likes of Moby, Daft Punk, and Fatboy Slim) with a full orchestra and vocalist Jules Buckley. During these shows he's been tackling Massive Attack's 1991 anthem "Unfinished Sympathy":
Not everyone is super pleased with this arrangement however (pun intended), with Massive Attack's 3D suggesting that Tong put some of the proceeds to charity in a statement on Facebook:
Ouch.
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