Writing on Twitter, Coxon spoke of how he is ‘now off to see the Blur boys and have coffee and maybe switch a tape recorder on!’ Later, after fans had pressed for more details he replied: “We are having a meet-up, might get a guitar out.”
Rumours of Blur’s successful reunion in 2009 leading to the first new album from the original line-up since 1999 have been ever growing, with frontman Damon Albarn telling Sky News late last year that they had talked about ‘doing something in January. Something small, no career-based world domination ideas.’
Blur’s 2009 reunion saw acclaimed performances from the group at various UK festivals that summer, culminating in the four-piece picking up the Best Headline Performance prize at the UK Festival Awards for their appearance at Glastonbury.
In April 2010, Blur also released a limited edition single, ‘Fool’s Day‘, as part of the UK’s Record Store Day initiative.