Blur have introduced particulars of a one-off UK reunion gig at London’s Wembley Stadium for summer season 2023. Try ticket particulars beneath.
The Britpop icons will enjoying their solely UK present of 2023 on the iconic venue on Saturday, July 8. The band can be supported by Slowthai, Self Esteem and Jockstrap. This marks the band’s first headline present since 2015, once they launched their long-awaited and critically-acclaimed comeback album The Magic Whip. Particulars of different world tour dates are at the moment unknown.
Tickets will go on normal sale from 10am on Friday November 18 and can be obtainable right hereobtainable right here.
Waiting for delivering a biggest hits set, frontman Damon Albarn mentioned: “We actually love enjoying these songs and thought it’s about time we did it once more.”
Guitarist Graham Coxon agreed: “I’m actually trying ahead to enjoying with my Blur brothers once more and revisiting all these nice songs. Blur reside reveals are at all times wonderful for me: a pleasant guitar and an amp turned proper up and a great deal of smiling faces.”
Bassist Alex James, in the meantime, mentioned: “There’s at all times one thing actually particular when the 4 of us get in a room. It’s good to assume that on July 8 that room can be Wembley Stadium.”
Drummer Dave Rowntree added: “After the chaos of the previous couple of years, it’s nice to get again out to play some songs collectively on a summer season’s day in London. Hope to see you there.”
After occurring hiatus following the world tour for 2003’s Assume Tank, then band first reunited in 2009 for a prolonged tour and Glastonbury headline efficiency.
This comes after Albarn beforehand claimed to NME that the band had been in talks and “had an concept” of the way to make their comeback, earlier than Rowntree teased that reside exercise can be on the playing cards if all members have been “up for it” and Coxon appeared to downplay the probabilities of a reunion.
Coxon, who not too long ago launched his autobiography Verse, Refrain, Monster!, can be set to launch the debut album with THE WAEVE, his side-project with former Pipettes member-turned-Mark Ronson collaborator and singer-songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall.
After releasing acclaimed solo album The Nearer The Fountain, Extra Pure The Stream Flows in 2021, Albarn will launch new album Cracker Island with Gorillaz in February.
Rowntree, in the meantime, is gearing up for the discharge of his debut solo album Radio Songs.
