Blur took the stage at the Colchester Arts Center in Colchester, England, on Friday. The concert was a warm-up show prior to the band’s summer reunion tour—their first such outing in eight years.
The 23-track track list boasted several notable moments, including the debut of two tracks from the newly announced album. Darren’s song: “The Narcissist” and “Saint Charles Square”.
The band has also performed “Villa Rosie” since 1993 Modern life is nonsensefor the first time ever, and the live-action rarities “Chemist Scientist”, “Oily Water” and “Popsin”.
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See the full track list and see fan-captured footage of the performance below.
Darren’s song It is scheduled to be released on July 14th. Over the course of the summer, they will play shows in the UK, Europe, Japan and South America. Tickets are available through Viagogo.
Blur Reunion settings menu:
St. Charles Square (live appearance)
There is no other way
Popscene (live for the first time since 2013)
Message center problem
Chemistry World (live for the first time since 2009)
Bad head
beetle
Tarim Tarab
Villa Rosie (debut live)
Coffee and TV
Finished
end of a century
Parklife
to the end
Oily Waters (live for the first time since 2012)
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Song 2
That’s low
once again:
boys girls
Narcissist (live appearance)
flexible
for tomorrow
Globalism
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