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22
FEB
2012

Blur, New Order & The Specials To Play Olympic Closing Ceremony Show

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The reformed Blur are to play with New Order and The Specials for a concert to mark the end of the London Olympic Games.  

The show is to take place on August 12th at Hyde Park and will coincide with the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.  

Blur's Damon Albarn explained to NME "It'll be a proper party. It's the closing night of the Olympics. Our raison d'etre is to provide another celebration o…

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News 
20
FEB
2012

Blur's Graham Coxon & Damon Albarn Perform New Song

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Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon from Blur have performed a new song while at War Child's annual BRIT Awards charity show at O2 Sheperd's Bush Empire, and can be viewed below.  

The two had just performed the Blur hits ‘He Thought Of Cars' and ‘Strange News From Another Star' when they performed the new track  ‘Under The West Way'.  

Before the song Albarn explained "We wrote this up the …

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News 
11
FEB
2012

Graham Coxon Says "There Will Be Another Blur Album"

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Blur guitarist Graham Coxon has revealed that their will be a new Blur album.  

The band are set to receive the award Outstanding Contribution For Music at the Brit Awards which takes place on February 21st, from the O2 Arena in London.  

Coxon told the Daily Record "It's pretty nice to be getting the Brit award. We haven't planned the rehearsals yet, but there will definitely be another Blur…

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News 
09
DEC
2011

Blur To Receive 'Outstanding Contribution To Music Award' At The 2012 BRITS

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Blur are to be honoured at the 2012 BRIT Awards where they will receive the award for 'Outstanding Contribution To Music'.  

The band will follow in the footsteps of acts such as Oasis, Paul McCartney, The Who, U2 and Queen, with the awards taking place at the O2 Arena in London on February 21st.  

Blur frontman Damon Albarn commented that "It's great to have recognition for all the work and a…

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News 
21
OCT
2011

Noel Gallagher And Damon Albarn Finally Make Peace

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Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn have buried the hatchet and ended a long running feud which started in the mid 1990's.  

The Oasis vs Blur rivalry began in 1995 when the two bands went head to head in the charts, and a long war between the two parties commenced as fans chose sides.  

It all now seems to be water under the bridge as the two recently bumped into each other.  Gallagher explained …

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