David Alexander De Horne Rowntree, a.k.a Dave Rowntree (born on May 8th 1964, aged 49) from Blur, is an English musician and the drummer of Blur. He is also a registered solicitor and political activist, and has an interest in computer animation and graphic design. Though known as the "quiet one" in Blur, Dave regularly updates his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook stream, even posting pictures straight from the backstage of Blur concerts.
Blur are currently on a week-long visit to Hong Kong, where they played an energetic concert at the Asia World Expo arena.
BLUR FACT:Did you know- Dave Rowntree is the oldest member of Blur, being 3 years older than Blur frontman Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon (both born in 1969). He's 4 years older than bassist Alex James, who is a year younger than Damon and Graham.
Happy 49th Birthday Dave!
Check out the top Dave Rowntree quotes of all time HERE.
Blur announces firm plans to record a new album during their Hong Kong concert on May 5th 2013. Not only a new single or a track, but a new album is next up for Blur.
Yes- it is true , Blur will be recording a new album for release soon and will be starting the recording process this week. We heard it straight from the horse's mouth, live from the Blur covert in Hong Kong's Asia World Expo this evening as Damon announced it to the Hong Kong audience.
"It's a secret" said Damon Albarn before announcing the news to the live audience. The Blur frontman seemed relaxed and excited at the prospects of working with Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree for a new Blur album.
"We were supposed to play in Taiwan and Japan next week, but due to unforeseen circumstances we weren't able to go there" he said, "so we have a week in Hong Kong, so we thought it would be a good time to try and record another record".
It looks as if they are planning to use the week in town to record and plan the new Blur album. If that's so, then Blur may have plans to tour the city and gain inspiration from the aesthetic views of the city's skyline for new Blur songs.
Hong Kong fans heard it live - Blur are working on a new record for 2014/2015 release
This news confirms strong rumours that Blur are recording a new album after their massive 2013 world tour, which brings them to cities such as Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Istanbul and other American, European and Asian destinations around the world. Check out a full list of tour dates and venues from our site.
Once again, Blur are definitely recording a new album and if it successfully gets released, will be releasing new singles , new songs, new Blur B-sides and new albums after their current tour. 2014 is looking to be a fruitful year, with many new Blur songs coming your way if Damon keeps to his word.
Blur's reunion has been a surprise - a very pleasant surprise for the long time fans and devotees. Fans who were in Hong Kong had it lucky since this is the first time the band officially confirmed the new album rumours, ending months of speculations. Perhaps the new Blur album will sound like completely different, unexpected and experimental; or will it be centered around rock and pop ? Who knows.
All we know is that - as Damon Albarn chants : it really really really could (and did) happen.
Exclusive Blur news from Blurballs.com, live from the Hong Kong gig.
Blur announces firm plans to record a new album during their Hong Kong concert on May 5th 2013. Not only a new single or a track, but a new album is next up for Blur.
Yes- it is true , Blur will be recording a new album for release soon and will be starting the recording process this week. We heard it straight from the horse's mouth, live from the Blur covert in Hong Kong's Asia World Expo this evening as Damon announced it to the Hong Kong audience.
"It's a secret" said Damon Albarn before announcing the news to the live audience. The Blur frontman seemed relaxed and excited at the prospects of working with Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree for a new Blur album.
"We were supposed to play in Japan and Taiwan" he said, "but it was cancelled so we have a week in Hong Kong".
It looks as if they are planning to use the week to record and plan the new Blur album. Blur plans to tour the city and gain inspiration from the aesthetic views of the city's skyline for new Blur songs.
Blur at Hong Kong - original picture by BlurBalls
This news confirms strong rumours that Blur are recording a new album after their massive 2013 world tour, which brings them to cities such as Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Istanbul and other American, European and Asian destinations around the world. Check out a full list of tour dates and venues from our site.
Once again, Blur are definitely recording a new album and going to be releasing new singles , new songs, new Blur B-sides and new albums after their tour. 2014 is looking to be a fruitful year , with many new Blur songs coming your way.
Blur's reunion has been a surprise - a very pleasant surprise for the long time fans and devotees. Perhaps the new Blur album will sound like completely different, unexpected and experimental; or will it be centered around rock and pop ? Who knows.
All we know is that - as Damon Albarn chants : it really really really could (and did) happen.
Exclusive Blur news from Blurballs.com, live from the Hong Kong gig. new blur single
Blur will be playing Hong Kong for the first time in 20 years in less than 7 hours - and the excitement is building up. Spatially, Hong Kong is an extremely small and dense city, but information travels fast. Hype has bee building up for this special gig for more than a month since the announcement of Blur live in Hong Kong, and it's only getting bigger.
@daverowntree on Instagram tweeted this picture of Hong Kong's Soho area last night
A few lucky fans even met the Blur boys at the Hong Kong airport last night when they arrived in the vibrant city at 12:00a.m midnight, May 4th 2013.
#BlurHongKong - Live gallery
There is a new Blur feature on the Blur official website - the Blur Live 2013section will feature all the fans' images, videos and media, and will be updated immediately after the show for all to see. If you're going to see them tonight and have a smartphone, remember to tag #blurhongkong for a chance to be featured on the official Blur website gallery.
The 'Blur Live' galleries on the website also gathered media from Blur at Coachella and the Vive Latino Festival, where they played for their first few months on tour. Check them out to re-live the experience and to see exciting new fan pictures.
BlurBalls will be heading to watch Blur live in Hong Kong tonight at the Asia World Expo. We'll be taking lots of pictures and doing an exclusive review after the show.
Tweet us @danomind to say hello if you're at the Hong Kong show! Blur follows us, you should too!
