Blur to reunite for one-off Wembley show next year



Band volition header astatine the London stadium connected 8 July for his oregon her 30 5th anniversary, supported with the assistance of Slowthai, Self Esteem and Jockstrap

‘It’s astir clip we did it again’ … Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur astatine British Summer Time pageant astatine Hyde Park, London, successful June 2015. Photograph: Samir Hussein/Getty Images‘It’s astir clip we did it erstwhile more’ … Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur astatine British Summer Time pageant astatine Hyde Park, London, successful June 2015. Photograph: Samir Hussein/Getty ImagesShaad D'Souza@shaaddsouzaMon 14 Nov 2022 09.10 ESTLast changed connected Mon 14 Nov 2022 09.27 EST

Blur person announced a one-off 2023 show to instrumentality spot astatine London’s Wembley stadium connected 8 July. It tin beryllium the enduring London 4-piece’s archetypal amusement connected relationship that 2015 and superior astatine Wembley; they whitethorn beryllium supported by utilizing Northampton rapper Slowthai, acclaimed popular instrumentalist Self Esteem, and rising experimental popular duo Jockstrap. Although the radical – frontman Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree – launched their debut medium successful 1991, 2023 marks 35 years owed to the information their 1988 formation.

“We sincerely emotion playing these songs and thought it’s astir clip we did it erstwhile more,” Albarn said successful a announcement. “I’m decidedly looking up to gambling with my Blur brothers erstwhile much and revisiting each those awesome songs,” Coxon said. “Blur enactment indicates are ever astonishing for me. A first-rate guitar and an amp grew to go due up and masses of smiling faces.”

James said that there’s “something virtually special” astir Blur reunions, with Rowntree including that “after the chaos of the erstwhile mates of years, it’s bonzer to get little backmost retired to play immoderate songs unneurotic connected a summertime time’s time successful London.” The past clip Blur played a implicit acceptable wrong the UK became successful June 2015 astatine Hyde Park.

Blur’s instrumentality is the 2nd large 2023 Britpop reunion to beryllium introduced successful caller weeks. Late eventual month, Sheffield set Pulp announced that they could beryllium reuniting for the 2nd time, with their archetypal performances successful 10 years acceptable for consequent summertime time. Notably, the circuit received’t dwell of bassist Steve Mackey, who stated that helium would beryllium stepping returned from the excursion to consciousness connected antithetic innovative projects. “Three months ago, we asked, What precisely bash you bash for an encore?” frontman Jarvis Cocker stated successful a statement. “An encore happens whilst the pack makes capable sound to present the set returned to the grade … Come on & marque immoderate noise.”