{"id":104478,"date":"2023-05-20T02:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T02:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/blur-play-new-songs-and-rarities-at-first-show-in-8-years-setlist-videos\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T02:15:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T02:15:35","slug":"blur-play-new-songs-and-rarities-at-first-show-in-8-years-setlist-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/20\/blur-play-new-songs-and-rarities-at-first-show-in-8-years-setlist-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Blur Play New Songs And Rarities At First Show In 8 Years: Setlist, Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Two days in the past Blur introduced <em>The Ballad Of Darren<\/em>, their first album since earlier reunion effort <em>The Magic Whip<\/em> in 2015, and shared its lead single \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stereogum.com\/2224000\/blur-the-narcissist\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Narcissist<\/a>.\u201d Tonight they\u2019re enjoying their first full live performance in eight years in a location significant to the band\u2019s historical past. Way again once they have been college college students, Blur frontman Damon Albarn met Blur guitarist Graham Coxon in Colchester. They\u2019ve returned to the English city to play the Colchester Arts Centre tonight.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Even earlier than the present was over, the complete setlist had appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.setlist.fm\/setlist\/blur\/2023\/colchester-arts-centre-colchester-england-43b9cfff.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setlist.fm<\/a>. They began the present with the debut of <em>The Ballad Of Darren<\/em> monitor \u201cSt. Charles Square.\u201d Other stay debuts on the setlist embody \u201cThe Narcissist\u201d throughout the encore and, throughout the principle set, <em>Modern Life Is Rubbish<\/em> monitor \u201cVilla Rosie.\u201d Below, watch some footage from the present, together with snippets of \u201cSt. Charles Square.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogstyle__iframe\">\n<div class=\"oembed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet lazy-hidden\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">14. To The End<br \/>15. Oily Water<br \/>16. Advert<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blur Argentina #TheBalladOfDarren (@BlurArg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlurArg\/status\/1659667816855863296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blogstyle__iframe\">\n<div class=\"oembed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet lazy-hidden\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">17. Song 2<br \/>18. This Is A Low<\/p>\n<p>[ENCORE]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blur Argentina #TheBalladOfDarren (@BlurArg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlurArg\/status\/1659670104341192704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blogstyle__iframe\">\n<div class=\"oembed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet lazy-hidden\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">19. Girls &amp; Boys<br \/>20. The Narcissist<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blur Argentina #TheBalladOfDarren (@BlurArg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlurArg\/status\/1659674157271986181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"blogstyle__iframe\">\n<div class=\"oembed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet lazy-hidden\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">21. Tender<br \/>22. For Tomorrow<br \/>23. The Universal<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blur Argentina #TheBalladOfDarren (@BlurArg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlurArg\/status\/1659676092632907776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Also, right here\u2019s an interview with Blur in regards to the Colchester gig on the UK\u2019s Channel 4:<\/p>\n<p>And the setlist from the gig:<\/p>\n<p>SETLIST:<br \/>\u201cSt. Charles Square\u201d<br \/>\u201cThere\u2019s No Other Way\u201d<br \/>\u201cPopscene\u201d<br \/>\u201cTrouble In The Message Centre\u201d<br \/>\u201cChemical World\u201d<br \/>\u201cBadhead\u201d<br \/>\u201cBeetlebum\u201d<br \/>\u201cTrimm Trabb\u201d<br \/>\u201cVilla Rosie\u201d<br \/>\u201cCoffee &amp; TV\u201d<br \/>\u201cOut Of Time\u201d<br \/>\u201cEnd Of A Century\u201d<br \/>\u201cParklife\u201d<br \/>\u201cTo The End\u201d<br \/>\u201cOily Water\u201d<br \/>\u201cAdvert\u201d<br \/>\u201cSong 2\u201d<br \/>\u201cThis Is A Low\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ENCORE:<br \/>\u201cGirls &amp; Boys\u201d<br \/>\u201cThe Narcissist\u201d<br \/>\u201cTender\u201d<br \/>\u201cFor Tomorrow\u201d<br \/>\u201cThe Universal\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '514545615712257');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Two days in the past Blur introduced The Ballad Of Darren, their first album since earlier reunion effort The Magic Whip in 2015, and shared its lead single \u201cThe Narcissist.\u201d Tonight they\u2019re enjoying their first full live performance in eight years in a location significant to the band\u2019s historical past. 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