Blur – one of many greatest teams of the Nineteen Nineties, and one of many founding Britpop bands – have introduced that they are going to be enjoying at Wembley Stadium subsequent summer season.
The gig, which can happen on Saturday 8 July, will convey bandmembers Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree again collectively to carry out a few of their greatest hits.
It will probably be their solely UK look and first headline present since 2015. Plus will probably be the primary time they’ve ever carried out at Wembley.
Renowned for his or her ongoing rivalry with fellow Britpop band Oasis, the band had quite a few hits together with Parklife, Girls And Boys, Beetlebum and Country House.
In America, their grungy punk monitor Song 2 was their greatest hit.
Speaking on the announcement, Albarn stated: “We really love playing these songs and thought it’s about time we did it again.”
Coxon stated: “I’m really looking forward to playing with my Blur brothers again and revisiting all those great songs… Blur live shows are always amazing for me. A nice guitar and an amp turned right up and loads of smiling faces.”
James added: “There’s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It’s nice to think that on 8th July that room will be Wembley Stadium.”
And Rowntree stated: “After the chaos of the last few years, it’s great to get back out to play some songs together on a summer’s day in London. Hope to see you there.”
After their debut album Leisure in 1991, Blur had 5 successive UK primary albums – Parklife (1994), The Great Escape (1995), Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003).
With a collection of high 10 singles, together with two primary’s with Country House and Beetlebum, they launched eight studio albums and picked up 10 NME Awards, six Q Awards, 5 BRIT Awards and an Ivor Novello Award.
The band’s most up-to-date album, The Magic Whip, was launched in 2015.
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Albarn has simply acquired an award for his different band – albeit a digital one – profitable greatest various act for Gorillaz at this yr’s MTV VMAs held in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Other performers who will seem with Blur at Wembley Stadium subsequent yr embrace British rapper Slowthai, Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem and London-based electro-pop duo Jockstrap.
Tickets go on sale on Friday 18 November at 10am.
Source: information.sky.com”