the British group blurpioneer of the movement known as Britpop in the 90s, returns to the stage for the first time since 2015 with a macro concert July 8 at Wembleyin what will also be his first time in that London stadium.
The band, led by vocalist Damon Albarn, will perform a single performance, and will open for Self Esteem, rapper Slowthai and electropop duo Jockstrap. Fans from all over the world are already asking for a real tour on social networks, which will touch many countries.
Hit authors like country house Y beetleboom They haven’t staged an official recital since their last tour in 2015, though they duly reunited in March 2019 in a surprise performance organized by Albarn for music NGO Africa Express.
Famous for their rivalry with Oasis, another Britpop icon, Blur made their debut in 1991 and have had six #1 albums. His most “grunge” song. song 2 it also reached number one in the United States.
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This July concert will bring together the now 50-year-old Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree, who will perform their greatest hits, including park life Y Girls and boys.
“We love playing these songs and thought it was time to do it again,” said the singer announcing his much-anticipated concert.
Coxon assured for his part that he can’t wait to play again with his “brothers” from Blur: “Blur lives are always incredible for me. A good guitar and a maxed amp, and lots of smiling faces” , he said.
“There’s always something special when the four of us walk into a room. It’s nice to think that on 8 July that room will be Wembley Stadium,” added James.
Rowntree added that, “after the chaos of the past few years, it’s great to play some songs together again on a summer’s day in London. We can’t wait to see you there.”
With five Brit Music Awards under her belt, her eighth studio album, The magic whipwas released in 2015, after which the components were devoted to other projects.
The visit to Argentina
During their last world tour of 2015, Blur played Technopolis on October 11th. He had previously been to Ciudad del Rock, in 2013.
While having recent study material –The magic whip-, the London band showed a lineup widely spread across its eight albums. The new and captivating go out It was the beginning of an hour-and-a-half journey through all the musical facets of the quartet, which included a horn section, four backing vocalists, a keyboardist and a percussionist.
The setup was simple and effective: three octagonal emblems that seem to allude to the Taoist philosophy of the I Ching (the album was partly recorded in Hong Kong) surrounded some bowling balls in the centre.
Blur summed up its formula in those light pieces: it invited you to dance park life and the new hit ong ong -made to measure for advertising tent-, to get out of control with the poguera song 2and then go ashore with at the end Y This is a minimum.
Without demagoguery, those in Colchester handled climaxes like no other: they went from distortion to the end of Coffee and television to the dark trance of out of time Y caravanand get back on track with the Britpop anthem beetleboom without any prejudice.
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Source: Clarin
