Blur


Live

Wembley Stadium, London, 9/7/2023

Blur - Wembley Stadium, London, 9/7/2023

On home turf for the second of two Wembley Stadium shows, Blur are on exceptional, energized, poignant form. Richard Lewis reviews Thirty years since a struggling London indie band issued an album


Kingham, Oxfordshire, 31/8/2013...1/9/2013

Blur - Kingham, Oxfordshire, 31/8/2013...1/9/2013

Nick Dent-Robinson is impressed by the Big Feastival, the annual food and music event staged by Jamie Oliver and Blur bassist Alex James at James's farm in Oxfordshire and which this year saw sets by Basement Jaxx, the Feeling, Rizzle Kicks, Dodgy and KT Tunstall


Goldsmiths College, London, 24/6/2009

Blur - Goldsmiths College, London, 24/6/2009

At an intimate gig at Goldsmiths Collge, and their first London show since they reformed, Anthony Middleton watches Blur play a set of surprising emotional and artistic integrity


Albums

Think Tank (2009)



Blur - Think Tank


In our 'Re:View' section, in which our writers look back on albums from the past, Jeff Thiessen reflects upon Blur's 2003 seventh and last album to date, 'Think Tank'


Reviews


The Ballad of Darren (2023)
Blur - The Ballad of Darren

Ninth album by the Britpop pioneers Blur sees the quartet in reflective, laidback mode on a slow burning triumph


Related


Interviews

Mower
Interview Mower - Interview

The latest signings to ex-Blur guitarist Graham Coxon's Transcopic label, madcap humorists Mower have just released their second album, 'People are Cruel'. Julia Willis talks to the trio about their first eighteen months together


Profiles

Profile Big Feastival - Profile

Nick Dent-Robinson previews Blur star Alex James’ annual family festival The Big Feastival, which will include sets from Sigrid, Tom Grennan, Blossoms, Mel C and The Vaccines.


Blur On Track: Every Album, Every Song Matt Bishop - Blur On Track: Every Album, Every Song

Spencer Robertshaw finds a new Sonicbond book on Blur v,ery much woth reading


Big Feastival
Profile Miscellaneous - Profile

Nick Dent-Robinson profiles this year's Big Feastival, which run by Alex James, the bassist with Blur, is taking place between the 23rd and 25th August in his native Oxfordshire.


Live

Big Feastival
Kingston, Oxfordshire, 25/8/2017...26/8/2017 Miscellaneous - Kingston, Oxfordshire, 25/8/2017...26/8/2017

Nick Dent-Robinson enjoys this year's Big Feastival, Blur bassist Alex James' annual festival of food and music in Oxfordshire.


Photoscapes
One Night Only Rocket Juice & the Moon - One Night Only




Graham Coxon
Barbican, London, 28/11/2009 Graham Coxon - Barbican, London, 28/11/2009

After Blur's reunion shows of this summer, Anthony Middleton watches guitarist Graham Coxon at the Barbican in London play an excellent solo set with a backing band that inlcudes in its line-up folk elder statesman Martin Carty and also Robyn Hitchcock


Graham Coxon/Tom Vek
Hammersmith Palais, London, 18/2/2005 Graham Coxon - Hammersmith Palais, London, 18/2/2005

At an NME gig in London Anthony Dhanendran watches former Blur guitarist Graham Coxon play an energetic set at the Hammersmith Palais, Highly touted new talent Tom Vek sadly, however, proves to be less impressive


Reading Festival
22/8/2003-23/8/2003 Miscellaneous - 22/8/2003-23/8/2003

Back for a second year to the Reading Festival, Ben Howarth over the course of it first two days takes in such varied sights as Bowling for Soup, Mull Historical Society, Polyphonic Spree, the Ataris and Blur...


Leeds Festival
24/8/2003 Miscellaneous - 24/8/2003

Denzil Watson meanwhile makes his annual day trip to Reading's counterpart in Leeds and watches mixed performances by the Libertines, the Kills. Doves, Beck, Black Motorcycle Rebel Club and Blur


Features

Graham Coxon
Live at the Zodiac Graham Coxon - Live at the Zodiac

Graham Coxon has come a long way since leaving Blur. Anthony Strutt examines his new DVD, which was filmed at an Oxford gig and showcases all four of his four solo albums