Blur to play South America to wrap up 2013

You say it, and we will listen - at least that's the vibe that Blur's management have been giving out recently. The band have been announcing tour dates and venues for their 2013 shows steadily since late last year, and now it seems that a South American date will be added to the list. 

Sara-m-a, an active fan on the forums, sends in an exciting piece of news - Blur have answered some of the fan's private messages saying that there will be a South America date for Blur in November 2013. 

Blur announced that they will be headlining Coachella in California, USA just this week. The news was met with cheers from the fans who are in America. However, fans in other parts of the world have not been too pleased with the news. 

For months before, fans from around the world have been petitioning Blur to perform in South America as part of their 2013 semi-world tour. 

Facebook petitions such as 'BLUR Tour North & South America - Petition' have been making an online presence within the fan community. The group also met success with a campaign to push the hashtag #BlurArgentina and #BlurLatinoAmerica2013 to trend on twitter earlier this month. 

And the efforts seem to be working - Blur has replied "We hear you" to the fan's private messages and words for a new tour venue. 

The Blur fans from Chile and Argentina also managed to get their own trending topic, asking Blur to visit them again. 

Photo credits to the Blur fan from Argentina

Sara-m-a, an active fan on the official Blur forums, is one of the main leaders of the petitions. She speaks a little about why the cause is important to her and her fellow fans:

"Since Blur gave us hints that the band could do a extensive tour, the long forgotten and neglected fans from Latin America have been making several campaigns on the internet. It's remarkable the number of fans club and webpages dedicated to the band. 

It seems that people are trying to get their pleas to the band all the way from South America. Lets not forget that Blur visited México just twice and Brazil and Argentine just once, during '99 tour. No wonder latin fans feel ignored."

Since the Blur tour dates have already been decided long ago by their management, it is not surprising that the announcements are rolling out in a controlled, one-by-one basis. Having heard all the positive energy from the fans' online campaigns, the management has slipped out another piece of good news for the band - a new tour date to wrap up 2013. 

Stay tuned and remember to subscribe for more details about this new tour. 

To join in on discussions and other Blur-related chat, check out these Blur fan pages and fan clubs: 

Blur México

Blur USA 

Blur Colombia 
Blur Argentina / Group 
Blur Chile / Group
Blur Perú 
Blur Brasil 

Comunidad De Blur 

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Blur nominated for 2013 NME Award - Vote Now!

Head's up - Blur has made a re-appearance in the NME Awards of 2013 by being nominated for two awards.

Yes, that's right - Blur have been nominated for the "Best Re-Issue Award" and the "Best Live Band" of 2013 Award in the prestigious music ceremony, to be held in East London on the 27th February. Other contestants for various awards include MIA, Noel Gallagher, David Cameron, One Direction and The Rolling Stones, amongst other high profile stars.

Blur are up against the following artists for their two awards:

Best Re-Issue

1. Manic Street Preachers, 'Generation Terrorists'
2. Blur, '21'
3. Prodigy, 'The Fat Of The Land'
4. Interpol, 'Turn On The Bright Lights' 
5. Smashing Pumpkins, 'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness'
6. Ian Brown, 'Collected' 

Best Live Band

1. The Maccabees
2. The Cribs
3. Blur
4. Biffy Clyro
5. Foals
6. The Rolling Stones

The band is no new-comer to the NME Awards; Blur first performed on stage at this very show in 2009 (a rusty, raw and slightly emotional version of 'This is a Low') for their comeback announcement during their reform, and have been nominated for awards nearly every year where they released new material.

Cast your votes for Blur by heading over to NME's voting page HERE (Ends on February 20th). And let us know what you think by voting in our poll below. Winners will be announced the week after at the East London venue in Troxy.

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Graham Coxon tweets about HMV Closure

Music mega-store HMV recently announced that they are entering administration, having suspended their stocks on the stock market and ending talks with creditors.

Blur's Graham Coxon reacted to the store's announcement, and wrote on Twitter: "One day they might come up with an alternative to shoving everything into a computer.. Eggs.. Baskets.. Digital is a con."

Graham also tweeted a popular tweet about the store's status: "They'll be closing down musicians soon.. It ain't gonna get any better."

Other musicians have also voiced out their opinions about HMV's bankruptcy and debt situation . The Cribs also created a storm on Twitter, and tweeted - "Regarding all those theorizing Payola may be our final album, in light of the HMV news it certainly seems that way...#downloadsarentalbums."

 "I'm really sad about HMV. Say what you want about it, but I'm genuinely sad" tweeted Ellie Goulding in another tweet.

One reason why the music store has gone bust is because of the technological age of music - the largest retailer in music is digital, and stores like iTunes have been one of the most popular sources for downloading music. With digital music being available to everyone with internet, it is of little surprise stores like HMV are unable to sustain business.

Blur's frontman Damon Albarn, however, is an avid supporter of digital music, having made the new Gorillaz album 'The Fall' available for free digital download. Much of his recent work and all of the Blur re-issues have been made public on digital purchases.

Check out Graham Coxon's recently revamped Twitter page and follow the Blur guitarist's musings by clicking HERE.

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Damon Albarn spends £18,000 on Bikes!

The Blur frontman has had thirty bikes stolen in the past few years. The reason is because Damon  "can’t be bothered to lock them up". 

Blur's Damon Albarn has reportedly spent £18,000 on replacing bikes that he has had stolen from him.According to The Sun, Damon Albarn, who is a fan of "old-school style racers that cost about £600", refuses to chain the bikes up when he is not using them, leaving the vehicles open to being stolen by anyone who wants to take them. 

According to the tabloid, Albarn has spent over £18k replacing around 30 bikes he has had stolen since 2007. 

"Damon’s wild for having his bikes nicked," an unnamed source told the paper. "He always buys old-school style racers that cost about £600 a pop. He’s spent around £18,000 since 2007 getting his stolen bikes replaced. It’s all because he can’t be bothered to use a lock. Staff asked him to use a lock but he said, 'I can’t be arsed'. They even offered a lock installed with satellite tracking technology but he refused it."

Quoted from Source: NME 

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Blur World Tour 2013 - Watch Video

It all started with an interesting phone conversation with the four members of Blur ...

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Blur confirmed to headline Mexico Vive Latino Festival - 2013

Breaking News: Blur is confirmed for yet another music festival -and this time it's in Mexico. Blur is set to play in one of Mexico's biggest music festivals in 2013 - the Vive Latino Festival. Blur will be playing on the 16th March 2013.

Other featured artists in the Vive Latino Festival 2013 include Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Morrissey and Underworld. Blur is set to be one of the festival's biggest main bands. The last time the iconic Britpop band played in Mexico was in 2003 for their last big tour to promote album Think Tank.

The announcement for Mexico sparks speculation about Blur for Coachella 2013 in California, United States of America. If they play in Mexico, it would be logical for Blur to play in America to the fans there.

Mexican fans - Join the Blur Latin American community on Facebook 

The festival is on March 14th – 17th 2013 at Foro Sol in Mexico City, Mexico. This news followed on from Blur's confirmation of gigs in Spain, Portugal, Belgium and Poland for 2013.

More rumours about Blur headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals of 2013 are circulating. More Europe dates should be announced soon as one of Blur's management have said that there will be a full-on tour in 2013.

Dave Rowntree tweeted about the Mexico gig 

The question that many are asking is: Will Blur have any new songs or new albums in time for their 2013 tours ? Can Blur tour without producing any new material ? With one festival lining up after another. Mexico is the latest one on the list, and Blur has a busy year ahead of them.

Purchase your tickets via Ticketmaster.mx.

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Blur to head to Portugal and Spain - 2013 Tour

Blur alert , Blur alert - Blur has announced 3 more dates for their 2013 tour, and it's beginning to sound like the band's planning another massive return for next year's summer. 

The new Blur shows for 2013 are:

• Primavera Sound Festival Porto 2013 in Portugal from THURSDAY 30 MAY 2013 – SUNDAY 02 JUNE 2013. 
• Primavera Sound Festival 2013 in Barcelona, Spain from WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2013 – SUNDAY 26 MAY 2013
• Parc Del Forum, Barcelona, Spain, on WEDNESDAY 22 MAY 2013

No England dates have been announced just yet, but The Guardian reports that "a handful of British festivals", including Reading and Leeds, are competing for a Blur performance. 

The band announced a few days ago that they're going to tour Europe and also headlining Rock Werchter, a music festival in Belgium. "Thank you for waiting," said the band on their official Facebook page. "Rock Werchter is about to announce that Blur will headline next July. We're excited.. hope to travel in 2013 to play to more of our lovely fans who we haven't seen for a while. Don't know where yet, we'll tell as soon as we do." 

Rumours about Glastonbury 2013 are also in the midst. This can only mean one thing - Blur's going to still play in the future, and fans are going to be having a blast this summer!

Order tickets for Blur at Primavera, Barcelona, Spain HERE. Tickets for Blur in Belgium's Rock Werchter will go on sale on November 2nd (price not yet announced).

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