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Blur performing at the 2023 Corona Capital Festival (Lisa Mark)

Blur were live in Mexico on November 18th.

Corona Capital Festival last weekend was the latest stop on Blur‘s big live reunion this year which has also taken in The Ballad Of Darren, their first studio album since…

It’s Blur’s first studio album since 2015.

Blur have topped the UK Record Store Chart with their new album The Ballad Of Darren. It’s ahead of other Top 5 new entries from As December Falls, Greta Van Fleet and Landscape, while PJ Harvey has another a week inside the…

Blur’s first album since 2015 has been released on New Music Friday – revisit our review and stream it right here.

“There are many bigger ones, but revisionism is a nagging 21st century problem.” “In the rush to condemn the present, society is increasingly reliant on misrepresenting the past. This…

Have Blur made the ‘perfect’ comeback?

There are many bigger ones, but revisionism is a nagging 21st century problem. In the rush to condemn the present, society is increasingly reliant on misrepresenting the past. This applies persistently in music, manifesting itself in noisy proclamations that such and such a thing…

Blur by Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

Tickets for the Blur show will be up for grabs from July 18th.

Blur will perform their new album The Ballad Of Dream for the first and only time at a gig in London on July 25th. The special Eventim Apollo concert is to also be…

Blur live at Wembley Stadium by Phoebe Fox

A triumph for Blur at one of their biggest ever shows.

Mile End aside, Blur were never a stadium band even if they could easily have been, but when Steve Lamacq interviewed them earlier in the year the conversation turned to their…

Blur by Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

“St. Charles Square is a place where the ghosts of monsters can be found,” Blur’s Damon Albarn said.

Blur have unveiled St. Charles Square, the latest single from their forthcoming new album The Ballad Of Darren. The band’s first studio record since The Magic Whip…

Blur by Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

Blur announcing a brand new album and news from Glastonbury‘s Park Stage were among our biggest headlines last week.

Add a brand new studio album to Blur‘s 2023 return. The Ballad Of Darren will be released on July 21st, right in the midst of…

Blur by Reuben Bastienne-Lewis

“This is an aftershock record, reflection and comment on where we find ourselves now,” Blur’s Damon Albarn said.

Add a brand new studio album to Blur‘s 2023 return. The Ballad Of Darren will be released on July 21st, right in the midst of their comeback…

Blur by Kevin Westenberg

A general sale of tickets for the Blur shows will start on April 28th.

Blur have announced some intimate warm-up gigs for their big live return this summer. Ahead of various festival and outdoor headline appearances around Europe, including three nights at Wembley Stadium in…

Paul Weller live in Dundee (Paul Smith for Live4ever)

Paul Weller will be joining Blur on July 9th.

Paul Weller has been announced as the special guest of Blur for the band’s second night at Wembley Stadium this summer. The Selecter and a DJ set from Steve Davis have also…

Blur by Kevin Westenberg

It adds to Blur’s ever-growing 2023 live comeback.

Blur have been booked to headline Norway’s Øya Festival on August 10th this year. 2023 is shaping up to be a big one for the band after they first announced their return in November last year with plans…

Blur at Wembley Stadium 2023 by Steve Bell

Primavera Sound will be in Barcelona and Madrid next spring.

Pet Shop Boys, Blur, Kendrick Lamar and Calvin Harris are some of the leading names on a bumper line-up for next year’s Primavera Sound festival. Halsey, Depeche Mode, FKA Twigs, The War …

Blur at Wembley Stadium 2023 by Steve Bell

Blur announced their live comeback last week via a gig at Wembley Stadium.

The 2023 live return of Blur is continuing to grow and will now include a concert in Ireland. The gig at Malahide Castle in Dublin has been scheduled for…

Blur at Wembley Stadium 2023 by Steve Bell

Our round-up of the main stories we featured during the past seven days the live return of Blur and a new album from Shame.

When Blur announced their live return last week they had more than the initial gig at Wembley…

Blur at Wembley Stadium 2023 by Steve Bell

They’re set to be Blur’s first shows since 2015.

When Blur announced their live return earlier this week they had more than the initial gig at Wembley Stadium on July 8th in mind. News of an appearance at Beauregard Festival in France…