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[spiritofeden]

If Blur do come to N. America this Summer, remind me not to be around that week - don't think I can take even one day of spirtofeden's Montana imitation.

Brainstorm,

Eat shit and die.

cheers,

spiritofeden

[Lewis]

This is awesome. I doubt they'll hit up Canada so I'll keep my fingers crossed for a new album.

[M_Rots]

If Blur do come to N. America this Summer, remind me not to be around that week - don't think I can take even one day of spirtofeden's Montana imitation.

Brainstorm,

Eat shit and die.

cheers,

spiritofeden

Repetition is only the soul of good comedy.

[spiritofeden]

This is awesome.

I doubt they'll hit up Canada so I'll keep my fingers crossed for a new album.

ill fly to wherever they are playing in North America.

a Toronto show isn't so out of the question though. Maybe a V Fest spot?

[Music Saves]

This means nothing to me without a new album to go with it, whether it be before or after the summer shows (sounds like after if anything). They need a whole album with the whole band on it, Think Tank is a piss poor way to go out, though it's almost fitting with Battery In Your Leg ending it. I could be very excited for this, but then again, I was excited about The Verve reforming. Sometimes your moment just passes and you should move on. I feel the same about the eventual comeback of The Libertines.

[Hans Christian Anderson]

this is exciting news, but, you kids thinking that blur is going to get super special star treatment at lolapalooza have another thing coming. the band was not that big in the US and will not be able to pull off a headlinling slot. or if they do it will be against a kanye west mega-star type. coachella they probably can headline one of the nights, as they have a rep. for being ground zero for which great "alt" bands reunite, but lola, i highly doubt it.

[M_Rots]

Not that big on the US charts, no. Big with the Lollapalooza demographic? Huge.

[r.i.p.]

You're nuts. If Blur plays a handful of shows in the US, they'd have no problem getting 20,000 people to fill a field. Love and Rockets filled a main stage lawn.

[hinsey21]

Not that big on the US charts, no. Big with the Lollapalooza demographic? Huge.

shut up

you are musically retarted

[M_Rots]

Not that big on the US charts, no. Big with the Lollapalooza demographic? Huge.

shut up

you are musically retarted

Paying any attention to you is a losing proposition, but you DO understand I'm praising Blur and their appeal, here, right?

Yeah, I thought not.

[Hans Christian Anderson]

lola demographic does not equal record store nerd/brit pop obsessive SOMB types. i'm not saying they won't get a big crowd, i'm just saying don't expect blur to be in the uppermost 3 of billing.

[Badger]

Glasto 'confirmed' in one of the freesheets that shit up public transport in London

[M_Rots]

lola demographic does not equal record store nerd/brit pop obsessive SOMB types. i'm not saying they won't get a big crowd, i'm just saying don't expect blur to be in the uppermost 3 of billing.

wrong

[Mitchell]

Hey guys! maybe they could just do a residency at Brixton or The Roundhouse instead.

[spiritofeden]

Just wait until they drop the biggest nastiest single of next year. then we will see what kind of numbers they are capable of.

[Hans Christian Anderson]

it may be a great single, but honestly, do we really think people in the states are clammoring for this band to reunite any more than they were with portishead?

[UselessRocker]

it may be a great single, but honestly, do we really think people in the states are clammoring for this band to reunite any more than they were with portishead?

Yes. Blur aren't by any means "big" here, but they are a lot bigger/more popular in the US than Portishead and Portishead were a headlining act and treated as a big deal at Coachella.

I was listening to Think Tank earlier today. "Battery In Your Leg" might just be one of the greatest songs ever.

EDIT: This is ..... strange. Blur lyrics on Millenium Bridge

[spiritofeden]

it may be a great single, but honestly, do we really think people in the states are clammoring for this band to reunite any more than they were with portishead?

Blur could easily fill small arenas in North America.

[Sam]

it may be a great single, but honestly, do we really think people in the states are clammoring for this band to reunite any more than they were with portishead?

Blur could easily fill small arenas in North America.

No they couldn't. Oasis just played in Minneapolis last night. Didn't even draw 5,000. And to the general public, Oasis >>>>>> Blur. Theatre tour at the most.

[HandBanana]

For the majority of Americans, Blur = "WoooHoooo" song that maybe they still play at high school basketball games.
I just looked it up actually.
THey had one gold record here. Eleven years ago.
They will pull big crowds in the big cities, but yeah no more than theater-size.

Playing a festival with a couple satellite dates here would make the most sense and I cant see them getting a prime spot on a main stage at Lolla.