Blur - Hyde Park
Tuesday 4th August, 2009 22:01 Comments: 1
It's been a very long time since I last saw Blur live in concert. Since watching them perform at Birmingham's NIA sometime in the mid-90s, they've fallen out with Graham Coxon and subsequently created a terrible album.
Thankfully, for reasons that still aren't too clear (much like why he left), Graham Coxon has reunited with the rest of Blur for some fantastic live performances. Their Glastonbury performance looked great on my high definition TV (I love you BBC HD), and unlike the BBC's usual fashion of screwing up the audio, it sounded great too. I was therefore very excited about seeing them at Hyde Park!
What I didn't realise, as I stood in the blazing sun throughout Friday (the day when the real fans went to see them), was I'd have to wait several hours watching crap support bands. But it was totally worth it when Blur came on stage and struck the first few chords of She's So High. It would have been better if I hadn't been standing at the back corner of the venue in the line for the women's toilets (before you ask, I wasn't dressed as a woman, I was waiting in the queue with Cheryl).
One absolutely fantastic gig later, I arrive home, exhausted but very pleased that I got to hear them play Advert live.
Thankfully, for reasons that still aren't too clear (much like why he left), Graham Coxon has reunited with the rest of Blur for some fantastic live performances. Their Glastonbury performance looked great on my high definition TV (I love you BBC HD), and unlike the BBC's usual fashion of screwing up the audio, it sounded great too. I was therefore very excited about seeing them at Hyde Park!
What I didn't realise, as I stood in the blazing sun throughout Friday (the day when the real fans went to see them), was I'd have to wait several hours watching crap support bands. But it was totally worth it when Blur came on stage and struck the first few chords of She's So High. It would have been better if I hadn't been standing at the back corner of the venue in the line for the women's toilets (before you ask, I wasn't dressed as a woman, I was waiting in the queue with Cheryl).
One absolutely fantastic gig later, I arrive home, exhausted but very pleased that I got to hear them play Advert live.
Robert - Tuesday 8th September, 2009 12:37 You can buy the CD/MP3s from here: http://blur.sandbag.uk.com/