💥𝐁𝟑 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘💥

Exactly ten years ago today, on July 28th, 2012, Placebo went on a short 𝐁𝟑 𝐓𝐎𝐔𝐑, almost three months before their same-titled EP would be released in October 2012.
All in all, 18 concerts, including the festival shows, were planned for the tour. The first one took place on July 28th at 𝑳𝒐𝒘 𝑪𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 in 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒏.

Photo credit: Charlotte Boquet

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐁𝟑, 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐, 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐦, 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧
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Not everything went smoothly during this tour (as at 𝑭𝒓𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒍 in Austria on August 16th when the show was stopped after the first song). However, Placebo managed to play several brilliant concerts which would be always remembered by the fans as true highlights of the band’s live history.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 – 𝐒𝐳𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐎́𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐚 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟖𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐
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“Next, we race back to the main stage in order to catch Placebo who are armed with new material in the form of ‘B3’ alongside the now “classic” body of work that they’ve perfected. Their energy is infectious, and it’s good to see them headlining such a credible festival bill (they’ve done it before, here too). Tonight at Sziget, it is very easy to see just how Placebo have been able to graduate from snotty androgynous punks to an internationally recognised and celebrated rock legends. This is signified in the set as well; the band leave out tracks like ‘Nancy Boy’ in favour of the (arguably) more mature (and polished) ‘Infra-Red’ to close things off. Again, it’s just obvious that this band have grown up and developed, and in our opinion that’s no bad thing.”
(𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑠𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒, 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤, 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 2012)

Photo credit: Cotorep

By the way, on that day Placebo shared the festival scene with the Belgian band 𝐝𝐄𝐔𝐒 whom 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒏 called one of his favourite bands and also his personal friends.
A great performance of 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝟑, shared in the video below, was recorded at this very festival. I hope you enjoy it!

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 – 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐
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“They were THE headliner on Friday. Only a few shows this year in Germany, and one of them at Taubertal. Huge expectations have met the fullest satisfaction. Brian Molko, singer and guitarist and frontman of the band, was fashionably polite during the 90-minute set. In good understandable German he addressed the ladies with “Remember Me” - before Special Needs from the Sleeping With Ghosts album. We will definitely not forget Placebo. The lightshow with five screens above the stage was amazing and perfectly contributed alternative rock by Placebo. As previous albums of the Brits were represented, as so the new album sounded very good.
The release of Battle For The Sun was a great return after a three-year hiatus. The version of Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill was just fantastic as one of four encores.”
(𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑂𝑛 𝑁𝑒𝑡, 2012)

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 - 𝐂𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥, 𝐊𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐨𝐰, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐
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Photo credit: Cozycot

“Although it may be difficult to find a link between the Californian rapper (Snoop Dogg) and Placebo, festivals are there to make communication possible just because the fans of both artists have fun in front of the stage together. And Placebo fans had a lot to write home about. An hour and a half of music by the band in absolutely peak form. Brian Molko has lost nothing of his magnetic charisma and kept a perfect feel of the stage. Steve Forrest, the percussionist who joined the band four years ago, clearly managed to find ground under his feet and now feels entirely confident in the company of Placebo founders. The concert opened with Kitty Litter from the still popular Battle for the Sun, the album most extensively represented during the show, but they also had surprises in store, such as, for example, I Know from their debut album or Meds, originally performed with Alison Mosshart. The second part of the concert started with Running Up That Hill from the repertoire of Kate Bush. Interestingly, just an hour earlier, the song played an important role during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. Alongside this cover and pieces like Infra-Red and Post Blue, the encores featured the band's only new piece – B3.”
(𝐵𝑖𝑢𝑟𝑜 𝐹𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒, 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡 2012)

The final show of the B3 tour was played on September 22nd in 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌, 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒖𝒔.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨 – 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐤, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐𝐧𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟐
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