"It’s the most shambolic performance by Blur possible": Watch Blur perform on Italian TV with a cardboard cut-out of guitarist Graham Coxon

Blur, with a cardboard cut-out of Graham Coxon

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree recalls the band's "most shambolic performance" in a new interview with NME, citing a 1996 Italian TV show appearance where the BritPop kings - or rather himself and vocalist Damon Albarn - performed without both guitarist Graham and bassist Alex James.

In the NME.com feature, titled Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!, Rowntree is asked the following question: In 1996, guitarist Graham Coxon and bassist Alex James were missing from a performance by Blur on Italian TV. What novel way did you deal with their absences? The memory clearly tickles Blur's drummer.