Trick and Martina Topley-Bird to Reunite at SUNDANCE LONDON, 27th April

Sundance Institute and The O2 today announced that musician, producer and actor Tricky will reunite on stage with vocalist/musicIan Martina Topley-Bird for the first time in 15 years to perform his award-winning debut album Maxinquaye in its entirety on Friday, 27th April, 2012 at the first-ever Sundance London as part of the four-day festival's music programme. Tickets will go on general sale on Wednesday 07 March 2012.

Sundance London takes place 26 – 29 April, 2012, and will feature the UK premieres of films fresh from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival which took place in January 2012 in Park City, Utah. Daily live music performances, discussions, panels and other public events will round out the four-day festival.

On performing as part of Sundance London, Tricky said: "It's an honour to play the first Sundance London. To me, Sundance is like the opportunity Island and Chris Blackwell gave me; a chance for an artist to make their art without compromise for commercial reasons."

Tricky first came to the public's attention performing and co-writing on three tracks from Massive Attack's multi-platinum debut Blue Lines LP (1991).

Signed to Island Records, Maxinquaye proved a UK top 3 album success, selling in excess of 500,000 copies worldwide. The album was ranked number 1 on NME & Melody Maker's Top Albums of 1995 and shortlisted for the 1995 Mercury Prize. Tricky has collaborated with Bjork, PJ Harvey, Mos Def, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tool, Grace Jones and Yoko Ono.

Aside from his various solo music projects, a number of Tricky's tracks have appeared on film soundtracks and he himself has acted in various films and TV productions, including the Thirteen Ghosts and Queen of the Damned soundtracks. His on-screen credits include starring alongside Gary Oldham in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element and a brief cameo in the John Woo-directed action thriller Face/Off. Tricky has also directed his own short film Brown Punk which cast Tricky and Elliot Gould in screen roles.

More information: www.sundance-london.com

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