Blur are open to extra “attention-grabbing” live performance alternatives after enjoying two sold-out nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, vowing by no means to “stroll away” from the band.
The reunited Britpop legends – who headlined Glastonbury in 1998 and 2009 – must be excited sufficient by any gig gives, with bassist Alex James, 54, quipping that protecting frontman Damon Albarn, 55, ” is totally very important”.
Requested about future dwell exhibits, drummer Dave Rowntree, 59, instructed The Solar newspaper: “I don’t really feel as if we’ve drawn a line underneath something.
But it surely took Wembley to tempt us as a result of all the opposite initiatives we’ve been slaving over needed to go on maintain.
“We couldn’t say no to Hyde Park in 2009 or to headlining the Olympics celebration there in 2012.
“If we get one other attention-grabbing alternative, I think about we’ll leap on that too.”
The ‘Tune 2’ band hadn’t toured collectively since their 2015 run in assist of their comeback LP, ‘The Magic Whip’, although reunited Damon obtained onstage together with his Dave, Alex, and lead guitarist Graham Coxon, 54, at his Africa Categorical present in his hometown of Leytonstone in 2019.
Immediately (21.07.23), the band launched their first album in eight years, ‘The Ballad of Darren’, and the ‘Parklife’ hitmakers haven’t any plans to retire anytime quickly.
Alex added: “All of us realise that it’s one thing that none of us can ever stroll away from. Why would we need to? It is extremely emotional for us.”
He then quipped: “Protecting Albarn is totally very important.
“The minute he loses curiosity, he’ll be off to jot down one other f****** opera!”
