December 14, 2012

Blur announce more dates for Europe Tour- Sziget Festival 2013

Blur is continuing to make musical headlines by announcing more dates for their massive European Tour 2013. Blur are confirmed to be the first act in the Sziget Festival 2013, Hungary, next September where they will be playing on the main stage.

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The Sziget Festival takes place in Budapest, Hungary every year. Virtual Festivals provided a comprehensive description of the music festival on their article:

The Sziget Festival is one of the largest in Europe and welcomed 379,000 visitors this summer from just over 70 countries. The seven days of partying is fuelled by 1,000 bands, acts and art installations featured across 60 venues on the 266 acre festival site. Uniquely the festival offers a plethora of other on-site activities, including a cinema, theatre, tattooing, volleyball, tennis, football, indoor rowing, rock climbing, bungee jumping and a life-sized foosball.

Sziget Festival 2013 will be on Óbuda Island in the city of Budapest in 5th to 12th August 2013.

Other major headline acts and bands for this Hungarian festival include Placebo, The Stone Roses, The Horrors, Hurts, Snoop Dogg and Friendly Fires.

Click here to purchase tickets for the festival. Visit the official festival (http://www.sziget.hu) website for more information and the full line-up.


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Blur confirmed to headline Berlin Festival 2013

Time to say another 'Woo-Hoo', because Blur has just been confirmed as one of the main headliners in Germany's Berlin Festival 2013 .

Blur will share the main stage as headliners with Pet Shop Boys for this special Germany gig as part of their European Tour 2013. The gig will take place in the 6th and 7th September 2013 for two consecutive days. The last time Blur played in Germany was nine years ago.

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The band has also recently confirmed places at festivals in Mexico, Spain, Russia, France and Norway. This was amidst speculations for a Blur world tour, along with rumours of a new album or new songs being released in 2013. Blur are also playing at a Teenage Cancer Trust gig in UK later this year.

Watch the promotional video for a taste of what the festival is like - with Blur in it, it will definitely be a show worth going to for those who can make it to Germany.



Tickets will go up for sale on 14th December at 9am at Eventim. From 21st December on, tickets will also be available from Berlin Festival's official website- visit http://www.berlinfestival.de/ for more information about the Berlin Festival 2013 lineup, news and ticketing information.


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December 13, 2012

Blur wins Artrocker Awards - 2012

Blur has won an award at this year's Artrocker Award. The Reissue of the Year prize went to the ‘21: The Box’ from Blur.


To see a full list of winners, click here. Congratulations to the band and to everyone who voted for them!


December 6, 2012

Blur to play in Norway Oya Festival - Europe Tour 2013

And more Blur 2013 tour news keeps on coming! Blur is confirmed to play in Norway for the Oya Festival, marking the first time the band have played in the nation for 10 years.

This announcement came immediately following the band's news to play in France's Eurocks Festival and Russia's Afisha Picnic music festival early next year. Blur has announced a string of new dates in the last month , sparking rumours about their rumoured world tour and new album for the upcoming year.

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Another one of our collages - Blur World / Europe Tour 2013

The Oya Festival will take place on the Wednesday, 7th August 2013, where Blur will be headlining the main stage of one of Norway's boldest music pop festivals ever.

This is going to be a landmark, and remarkable gig for the band, who has been long awaited by Norwegian fans.

Visit the Oya Festival's official website for more details by clicking here.


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