Woo-hoo! Blur have announced a series of intimate warm-up shows ahead of their summer reunion at Wembley Stadium. Find out how to get tickets to these close-quarter performances, as well as the upcoming London shows. <\/p>
Get ready girls and boys to scream \u201cParklife\u201d at the top of your lungs \u2013 because this summer, Blur are going on tour.<\/p>\n
The \u201990s Britpop band announced this week that they would be playing a series of intimate warm-up gigs in preparation for their upcoming reunion shows, which will take place at Wembley Stadium this July.<\/p>\n
The group, comprised of Damon Albarn, Alex James, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree, will be heading over to Eastbourne, Wolverhampton, Newcastle, and their hometown of Colchester in May, before going on to wow the crowds at Wembley.<\/p>\n
This return to the stage was first confirmed in November, when frontman Albarn said: \u201cWe really love playing these songs and thought it\u2019s about time we did it again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bassist Alex James added: \u201cThere\u2019s always something really special when the four of us get in a room. It\u2019s nice to think that on 8th July that room will be Wembley Stadium.\u201d<\/p>\n
With hits like Song 2, You\u2019re So Great, and This is a Low in their repertoire, Blur have always known how to bring the magic. The band first formed in 1989 and managed to get five successive UK No.1 albums by 1997, with the \u201990s becoming the era where they really defined the Britpop sound.<\/p>\n
Over that time, they achieved multiple BRIT and MTV awards and also got involved in that well-known rivalry with Oasis.<\/p>\n
Although they never officially broke up, 1998 became the year when each member of Blur began to pursue their own projects. Albarn started up the virtual band Gorillaz, while Coxon released solo albums like The Sky is Too High and Happiness in Magazines. James also left to play with the band Fat Les, who are best known for their debut song Vindaloo.<\/p>\n
Over the years since, the four have continually come back together to produce more albums, with their eighth and latest being The Magic Whip in 2015. Now, they\u2019re back for more with Wembley Stadium as one of their biggest shows yet.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what you need to know about how to get tickets to the warm-up shows, as well as how to grab one of the last few tickets for the London shows.<\/p>\n
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