Watch Blur live Hyde Park 2012- Blur wraps up London Olympics

Blur closed the London Olympics 2012 with their typically grand fashion. Although some fans complained about the lack of volume and sound, Blur sounded great to those who were lucky enough to be able to watch them live in Hyde Park on the evening of August 12th 2012.

Prior to the gig, Alex James, bassist, posted several emotional tweets about Blur's soundcheck and final rehearsal. He said that he "cried during [Under the Westway] in soundcheck" and was pleased that some fans pulled out some photoshop magic on the band's Brit Award photo.

What a blur.... who's who ?

Alex James tweeted this picture of the stage's centre

Dave Rowntree also posted an epic picture on his twitter of Graham Coxon, looking cool before the massive gig where Blur will play to tens of thousands of people in Hyde Park and over 2 billion viewers across the world.

In the show, Colin Zeal, Young & Lovely and Caramel were played. It's great to see Blur playing some of the lesser known songs from their back catalogue. Especially seeing as Caramel was only played live for the first time ever in Maida Vale, August 2nd 2012 (watch the performance here). 

Rock on Blur

Alex James previously said that Blur's massive gig will determine their "future" prospects and serve as a major factor when considering whether Blur will continue to play live and make music. "If Hyde Park's shit, then that's it" he exclaimed in an NME Magazine interview yesterday.

It's unlikely that Blur fans will get new material after this grand Olympics gig though. Graham Coxon said he had to break the bad news to fans as there's "no more plans to record" anything in last week's interview. Damon Albarn also agreed in this interview.

The Blur Hyde Park 2012 setlist was as follows:

• 1. Girls & Boys 
  2. London Loves 
  3. Tracy Jacks 
  4. Jubilee 
  5. Beetlebum 
  6. Coffee & TV 
  7. Out of Time 
     (with Khyam Allami)
  8. Young & Lovely 
  9. Trimm Trabb 
  10. Caramel 
  11. Sunday Sunday 
  12. Country House 
  13. Parklife 
      (with Phil Daniels)
  14. Colin Zeal 
      (with Harry Enfield)
  15. Popscene 
  16. Advert 
  17. Song 2 
  18. No Distance Left to Run 
  19. Tender 
  20. This Is a Low 
  21. Encore:
  21. Sing 
  22. Under The Westway 
  23. Intermission 
  24. End of a Century 
  25. For Tomorrow 
  26. The Universal 

Note: Final show of 2012 tour

Blur's final massive gig in Hyde Park this summer for the London Olympics Closing ceremony will be made available to all fans worldwide - via an exclusive CD and DVD package (Cost: 45 GBP). 

This special release will be available for download via the iTunes store – worldwide within 24 hours for of the band leaving the stage.

Next week, a rare limited edition CD of the entire full Hyde Park show will be available. Titled Blur: Parklive, it features 2 CD show discs including a BONUS disc featuring unreleased live tracks chosen from the recent warm-up shows (Margate, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Maida Vale). Pre-order your copy here! 

Pictures credited to Daily Mail and The Sun - Damon is radiant against purple backdrop

Watch some of the latest live tracks below performed by Blur, at what is their biggest gig in many years since 2009. Lets hope this is not the end of the reign for the Britpop kings and one of Britain's most influential bands. 

Download Damon's interview on Absolute Radio (topics include J-pop, K-pop, Hyde Park, Brit-pop)

Download the show (audio mp3) HERE (credits to Mr. Magpie)

Order the new Blur: Parklife (Live at Hyde Park CD / DVD) HERE

Order the new Blur boxset HERE
Blur first ever 2012 gig-  Maida Vale gig full coverage HERE

Blur Exhibition review and photos HERE

Margate Gig (2012) review and pictures HERE

Rumours: Blur still play live after Hyde Park? HERE

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Blur: Parklife - Full coverage of Blur's Summer show DVD / CD available

Blur's final massive gig in Hyde Park this summer for the London Olympics Closing ceremony will be made available to all fans worldwide - via an exclusive CD and DVD package. 

This can only mean one thing - fans who cannot make it this summer will be able to re-live the experience right in their own living rooms. 

Blur have partnered with Abbey Road Live Here Now to deliver high quality live audio of their massive sold-out London show to fans around the world. 

This special release will be available for download via the iTunes store – worldwide within 24 hours for of the band leaving the stage.

Next week, a rare limited edition CD of the entire full Hyde Park show will be available. Titled Blur: Parklive, it features 2 CD show discs including a BONUS disc featuring unreleased live tracks chosen from the recent warm-up shows (Margate, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Maida Vale).

After, in November there will be a deluxe 5-disc set, which contains 3 full CDs of gig audio with an additional DVD of Blur's performance at the massiveHyde Park gig. 

There's more! A CD of tracks – 'Blur Live At The 100 Club' – recorded at the legendary London venue in August will also be released. 

The discs are packaged in a hardback book which features 60+ pages of new, exclusive photographs and images from both Hyde Park and the 100 Club Gig.

Our little Blur sketch - in celebration of the 'Blur: Parklife (Live at Hyde Park 2012) ' CD

Click HERE to pre-order your copy of this package. 

REVIEW: Blur - Plymouth Pavillions Gig (Aug 2012)

Apparently, Blur's Plymouth Pavillions gig was something similar to those of a "mosh-pit band". The band's interaction with each other were great, but the audience that night was quite varied and wild. Blur forum member 'dave griff' wrote:

"Last night was a great performance, loved Bugman, Caramel, Puritan, No distance, Popscene. There were indeed some idiots in the mosh bit, during Bugman I just waded in all guns blazing to prove a point I guess. There was a really irritating large woman who tried to put we finger in my mouth at one stage when I was trying to get some air in my lungs - she also flailed her arms a lot, creating a large zone around her. Did anyone else see her? I thought the interaction between the band was very warm and they made several mistakes but had a laugh with it. Amazing to see Damon look younger and younger as the set went on. Too loud at the end though. My ears are screaming!"

Some mistakes were also made by the band. The same forumer and fan said: 

"Someone messed up the intro to London loves so they all stopped and there was minute of trying to work out what went wrong. Damon got some words wrong in for tomorrow, he nearly came in too early on one song, can't remember which one, may have been Popscene - someone help me out? There were some nervous glances across the stage from Alex and graham, seemed like Alex was looking to Graham for some cues for stopping songs. Damon kept playing piano through one of the stops on intermission - it was shambolic but really good. Graham was obviously in pain with his bad finger at times, but seemed to enjoy some of the crowd reaction. There was one great moment when the crowd started chanting his name after beetlebum and he looked quite chuffed."

Mr Scott Music Blog writes, in his comprehensive gig review: 

An unexpected but awesome 'London Loves' and a superb 'Tracy Jacks' are followed by an insane 'Jubilee' that elevates me to bounce my way to the front in sheer excitement. 'Beetlebum' is both deliciously dark and beautifully uplifting, 'Out Of Time' benefits greatly from Graham's presense and the delightful 'Young And Lovely' sounds like it could have been a long lost cut from Bowie's 'Hunky Dory', also proving that the band have some truly wonderful B sides in their cannon. 'Trimm Trabb' sounds astonishing, especially when Graham's guitar explodes with devasting power towards the end, while another '13' highlight 'Caramel' seems even more achingly stunning than ever. 'Sunday Sunday''s ideal snapshot of British life plays home to a brilliantly frenzied middle section, and it's hard to imagine anyone here without a smile on their faces during a joyous 'Country House' and a terrifically energetic 'Parklife'.

The sounds emerging from Graham's guitar are nothing short of incredible, ripping into 'Bugman' with mind blowing power. At one point during 'The Puritan' his instrument sounds like an old engine revving up, before the band launch into a berserk 'Popscene'. 'Advert' is delivered with blistering force, and the whole place erupts for an amazing 'Song 2'. This madness then makes way for the wonderfully delicate 'No Distance Left To Run', a much needed moment for the crowd to catch their breath, before 'Tender' arrives and affirms itself as a most glorious anthem. Damon dedicates 'This Is A Low' to Plymouth and other seaside towns like it, and the band disappear for a while. 

Their re-emergence is greeted by massive cheers, and they conjure up a brilliant rendition of 'Sing', the only track from debut album 'Leisure' given an airing tonight. 'Under The Westway' already sounds like an all-time classic, and is played with perfectly splendid grace before they tear into a mental version of 'Intermission'. After a gorgeous 'End Of A Century', a joyous 'For Tomorrow' sees many hands in the air, inspiring a mass singalong just before 'The Universal' provides an absolutely dazzling climax, bringing tears of joy to my eyes and making for a perfect ending to an unforgettable night. 

Remember to read Mr Scott Music Blog's full review of this warm up show. Check out No Crowdsurfing's review of the gig too for more insight and a little bit more of Blur. The setlist was the following (credits to LizBerry): 

Two more days till Hyde Park ! 

Order the new Blur vinyl HERE
August 2012 Maida Vale gig full coverage HERE

Damon Albarn says it's the End of Blur! Read HERE

Margate Gig (2012) review and pictures HERE

Check out Blur's rumoured new album HERE. 

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