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Bristol Band Team Up With Dublin Football Club

By Louise Ducrocq
22/08/2026
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Massive Attack performing at Park Live festival in Moscow, Russia, 2018. Photo credit: Forn Studio, Shutterstock
Massive Attack performing at Park Live festival in Moscow, Russia, 2018. Photo credit: Forn Studio, Shutterstock

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Massive Attack have teamed up with Dublin football club Bohemian F.C. to create a new jersey raising money for medical aid in Cuba.

The Bristol trip-hop group have collaborated with the Dublin club on the 2026 FAI Cup/Third jersey, with 30 per cent of profits being shared between the Cuba Solidarity Campaign's Cuba Vive Medical Aid Appeal and mediCuba-Europa.

The new shirt brings together Massive Attack's music with Bohemians' long history and connection to social causes.

It was designed by Massive Attack alongside Bohemian F.C.'s own designers, taking inspiration from historic Cuban football kits and the relationship between Cuba and Ireland.

Massive Attack's logo appears on the front of the shirt, while the stripes feature the words of a historic address by Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara.

The club crest is written in Irish, while the jersey also features the lyrics "love is a doing word" from Massive Attack's 1998 hit Teardrop.

 

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A statement about the collaboration said the jersey brings together "two of people's greatest loves, music and football" in support of the Cuban people.

Massive Attack were formed in Bristol in 1988 and became one of the defining acts of the trip-hop movement.

The group, currently made up of Robert '3D' Del Naja and Grant 'Daddy G' Marshall, released their debut album Blue Lines in 1991, followed by albums including Protection, Mezzanine and 100th Window.

Their best-known songs include Teardrop, Unfinished Sympathy and Safe From Harm, with Teardrop featuring Elizabeth Fraser on vocals.

Massive Attack performing at Park Live festival in Moscow, Russia, 2018. Photo credit: Christian Bertrand, Shutterstock
Massive Attack performing at Park Live festival in Moscow, Russia, 2018. Photo credit: Christian Bertrand, Shutterstock

Bohemian F.C., meanwhile, was founded in 1890 and is Ireland's oldest football club. The club has been based at Dalymount Park in Dublin since 1901 and was one of the founding members of the League of Ireland in 1921.

The club is 100 per cent fan-owned, with members electing its board under a one-member, one-vote system. Bohemians currently have more than 2,500 members.

The collaboration is not the first time Bohemians have worked with major music acts on special-edition jerseys.

The Dublin club previously teamed up with Oasis on a 2025 FAI Cup shirt featuring the band's iconic logo, while other recent collaborations have included music and cultural figures.

 

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The new Massive Attack jersey will support medical aid projects in Cuba, with the charity element forming a central part of the collaboration.

The jersey comes as Massive Attack continue to use their platform to combine music with social and political causes, while Bohemians have developed a reputation for using football and merchandise to support community and charitable campaigns.

Louise Ducrocq

Written by Louise Ducrocq

Louise is an expert content creator, and online author for Radio Nova. She's evolved in a few different fields, including mental health and travel, and is now excited to be part of the wonderful word of Radio.

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