Blur’s frontman and driving force, Damon Albarn, had said this might be the band’s final performance. But then Albarn has always been a competitive soul, and you wonder if he’s just trying to outdo ...
DiS sent Eli Lee to Hyde Park, and here is her report... So that’s it for the Olympics. In Hyde Park, we get BT London Live's Hyde Park Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert (ahem) with an ...
Over a decade ago, two groups of young musicians wrestled over the hearts of Britain. But last Thursday, at Blur’s first of two shows at London’s Hyde Park, the answer (for the assembled masses, at ...
Blur have today announced a second Hyde Park show due to the “overwhelming demand” for tickets. The group, who last performed together at the Royal Festival Hall in 2000, will now also appear on July ...
When Blur announced they'd be releasing their first album as a four-piece in 16 years at a Chinese restaurant in Soho, like all reunions the news was met with a kind of reluctant jubilance. This was ...
Unlike the band’s reunion tour of 2009, which climaxed with a similar Hyde Park homecoming show, there was little talk between songs nor room for sentiment. Damon Albarn admirably stayed true to his ...
Blur are back with their first album in more than a decade with songs inspired by their travels in Asia. The album, called The Magic Whip, grew out of an impromptu recording session in Hong Kong two ...