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Gorillaz review – a staggering hi-tech mini-festival from the magpie mind of Damon Albarn

A stream of high-profile guest stars included Johnny Marr, Little Simz, Shaun Ryder, Sparks, Yasiin Bey, Bootie Brown and Fatoumata Diawara

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Gorillaz bring ‘multi-cultural, multi-generational music’ to London

The band performed much of their ninth studio album, The Mountain.

Evening Standard

"While Damon Albarn is mainly known as a charismatic Britpop darling, we’d argue that he's actually music's ultimate wingman." Gorillaz charm and delight Rock For People during a varied and entertaining headline set

Damon Albarn's genre-hopping alt pop cartoon project shows off the Blur man's penchant for letting others take centre stage

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Primavera Sound 2026 review: Stacked lineup, stellar performances, but where is its soul?

3/5 The Barcelona festival has made a name for itself as this year’s back-up Glastonbury. But could it fill the gap?

Evening Standard

Graham Coxon found becoming a songwriter 'hard work'

Graham Coxon found it "hard work" to develop his songwriting skills alongside Blur bandmate Damon Albarn.

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We Love Green 2026 review: Gorillaz, Addison Rae and the xx lend Paris festival the clout to rival Primavera

4/5 French festival offers a more low-key but no less impressive musical offering than its bigger Spanish sibling

The Independent UK

Blur bassist Alex James to host London music events during World Cup

The 57-year-old musician will host three events in Trafalgar Square ahead of England’s big games

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Blur bassist Alex James to host three London music events ahead of World Cup

The 57-year-old musician will take over a pop-up space in Trafalgar Square this June.

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“Damon got very good, so it was pretty hard to write with him around – especially when he was rejecting your songs”: How Graham Coxon came out from his Blur bandmate’s shadow

Noel Gallagher called him one of greatest guitar talents of his generation. Coxon explains why he doesn’t agree as he shares the origin story of his lost solo album and the future of Blur

Guitar World

“It was like panning for gold. Amongst the brown murky waters, I saw this track all shiny and glimmery, shining like a big rock of gold. It said, 'Play me, play me!”: How Gorillaz deployed some sublime music theory to build their most beloved tune

The reason Gorillaz biggest track lingers in the mind longer than others is down to its tightly-constructed arrangement

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“I played the songs for him, and he said, ‘No… I don’t think we can use any of that.’ I was like, ‘Right. Cheers’”: Damon Albarn rejected an entire album of Blur songs – and accidentally kickstarted guitarist Graham Coxon’s solo career

With eight solo records and four film scores under his belt, Coxon has looked back on the moment that led to his first solo record, 1998’s The Sky Is Too High

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'Gory drugs bender': Blur bassist Alex James gives his brutal opinion of Glastonbury

Alex James admits Glastonbury is not his favourite festival in the world.

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Blur star blasts Glastonbury for being a ‘gory drugs bender’

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Blur’s Alex James claims Glastonbury is ‘overrated’

Bassist accuses the BBC of giving the festival ‘hagiographic’ treatment, as he branded Glastonbury a ‘gory drugs bender’

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Damon Albarn backs London pie and mash shop facing closure over huge rent hikes

Blur frontman says it’s ‘outrageous’ that the traditional family-run businesses faces being shut down over rocketing costs

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Blur star says he went on family holiday to North Korea

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Damon Albarn says he took his daughter to North Korea on holiday

Blur frontman Damon Albarn said that he has taken his daughter on holiday to North Korea.

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Damon Albarn takes daughter on family holidays to North Korea

Blur frontman Damon Albarn, 57, takes his daughter, Missy Albarn, 26, on family holidays to North Korea to educate her about global politics.

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Gorillaz lift lid on failed film project

Gorillaz stars Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett have revealed they walked away from the band's planned Netflix movie because the project was moving so slowly and they poured their "frustration" into 2023 album Cracker Island.

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Wolf Alice's Ellie Rowsell, Lily Allen and Olivia Dean lead nominations as The Ivors unveil 2026 shortlist

The winners will be unveiled at a star-studded ceremony on May 21 in London.

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“Damon’s got two sides to him. He’s that guy who plays with musicians all around the world. But he’s also got a really hard side...”: Phil Daniels on Blur, Quadrophenia and the solo album he’s recorded

Album is “a cross between Ian Dury and a sort of theatrical night out”

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“I was cacking it, I really didn’t know if it was going to work or not. We did Creep by Radiohead and I noticed I was crying halfway through": Alex James on Britpop Classical, Blur and the prospect of returning to Coachella

Bassist plays the Albert Hall tonight

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Alex James says Radiohead make him cry

Alex James has revealed he was reduced to tears performing Radiohead's Creep with an orchestra.

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“I was told to take it off. I didn't want to take what he'd said to me off... Because I thought it was really interesting": Damon Albarn reveals that Lou Reed’s voice on The Mountain is a ‘replica’

His estate wouldn’t give permission

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Damon Albarn's relationship with Gorillaz's Jamie Hewlett 'deteriorated'

Damon Albarn's friendship with his longtime Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett "deteriorated" following the release of the band's 2010 album Plastic Beach and he felt as if they were on a "strange hiatus" over the last 16 years.

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