Damon Albarn, the frontman of Blur, has divulged that he initially did not want to perform for the band’s second Wembley show last year, despite it going on to become their “best ever” gig. Albarn revealed the near-cancellation during an interview with KROQ while at Coachella, sharing that he was trying to find reasons to cancel the gig and was watching people arriving at Wembley Parks when he decided he “can’t cancel that.” The show was on the verge of being cancelled, but then became the band’s “best ever” gig, according to Albarn.
Blur announced their reunion gig at Wembley Stadium for July 8, 2023, which turned into two shows due to overwhelming demand, with the second show taking place on July 9. According to Albarn, the second show became the band’s “best ever” gig at that time. Elsewhere in the KROQ interview, Albarn and Alex James spoke of Blur’s upcoming documentary about their reunion, the Wembley gigs and their comeback album The Ballad Of Darren.
The band experienced a lack of response from the crowd during their lacklustre Coachella performance. “You can do it better than that,” Albarn said to the attendees, which was met by a quiet response. The frontman then said: “You’re never seeing us again, so you might as well fucking sing it. Know what I’m saying?” However, the band is set to return to the Coachella valley for weekend two of the festival this weekend.
Blur reunited for their Wembley gig in 2023, with a documentary and a new album that includes “The Ballad of Darren.” James highlighted that it had been eight years since their last performance, and there was “a certain amount of jeopardy potentially at the beginning” with attempting to make a new record at this stage of their career
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