Posts Tagged ‘gorillaz’

Gorillaz mainman Damon Albarn has said he feels their recent Glastonbury headline show lacked human interaction due to their recent switch from a live video-led set-up to full band performance.

With blown minds still reeling from a record-breaking one-off headline appearance at this year’s Coachella festival, Gorillaz have confirmed that their worldwide “Escape To Plastic Beach” tour will begin in North America with a 20 date stretch commencing October 3 at Montreal’s Bell Centre and including the band’s first ever performance at Madison Square Garden on October 8.

Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz project has included many famous faces over the past decade, but one man not interested in being involved is former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon.

Blues duo The Black Keys remain at no.3 on this week’s Billboard Alternative Album Chart with their sixth studio album ‘Brothers’, while Canadian indie band Wolf Parade debut at #6. British folk-rockers Mumford & Sons climb into the top 10 to chart at #9 on the chart which is topped this week by the latest Twilight Saga soundtrack. Outside the top 10, Gorillaz ‘Plastic Beach’ drops to no.11 and The Gaslight Anthem are at #14 with ‘American Slang’.

In the Billboard Alternative Singles chart, reggae-rockers The Dirty Heads are on top with their track ‘Lay Me Down’, and Thirty Seconds To Mars, Cage The Elephant and Rise Against are all non-movers.

In today’s Soundbites we look at a disappointing weekend for Amy Winehouse, one of the many highlights from the 2010 Glastonbury festival, how The National nearly closed down an airport, and there’s the latest news from Laura Marling, Pulp, The Libertines and Mystery Jets.

Gorillaz Perform On Melancholy Hill Live At Glasto 2010

Fans and critics have been responding to Gorillaz’ headline spot on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage last night, with early opinions split on the success of the show.

As thousands of festival-goers settle in for the start of Glastonbury’s 40^th anniversary tomorrow, a clutch of this year’s performers have been speaking of their plans, with special guests promised for two of the acts.