Blur 'Parklive' Hyde Park CD - New Release & Pre-order

Great news - Blur's live CD from their Hyde Park 2012 performance in the London Olympics is set for release very, very soon. The live CD, cleverly titled 'Parklive' is being made into a 5 CD / DVD disc set which will be available from December 3rd 2013.

“Blur felt as apt an emblem as any of British culture. Contradictory, creative, and capable… of truly transcendent moments.” THE TIMES

“…park life at its brilliant best.” EVENING STANDARD

As stated on Blur's official website: Blur's Hyde Park show, part of the closing ceremony celebrations for the London 2012 Olympics, will be available on DVD, double CD and digitally on December 3rd. Titled Parklive, the deluxe edition will comprise the whole show, with extras, presented in best-quality audio over 2 CDs with a DVD of the 12-camera shoot directed by Mathew Amos.

Also included is an exclusive CD, 'Blur – Live At The 100 Club' recorded at the legendary London venue in August as part of Converse Represent, with a further CD of special live tracks recorded this summer, including Under The Westway and The Puritan performed live on Twitter from a London rooftop, and recordings from the Wolverhampton warm-up show and BBC Radio Maida Vale sessions.

The discs are housed in a 60-page hardback book containing exclusive photographs from both Hyde Park and the 100 Club and is available from the Blur Store.

Watch the trailer for Blur's ultimate CD 'Parklive: Live at Hyde Park 2013' below. To pre-order a copy  of this deluxe CD/ DVD now, visit blur.co.uk's official page.

What's more - check out the newest merchandise on the Blur official store - it's blue, white, shaped like a rectangle and has eyes, a nose and a mouth. And this little character also features on arguably the most famous Blur video of all time!






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 for Spain and Porto HERE

Blur Europe Tour News  HERE

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Blur would only make a new album 'for a film'

Damon Albarn said that he would be interested in making a new Blur album only if it was "for a film".

The singer did an interview for XFM Radio on August 5th stating that there are no further Blur plans unless they were asked to make a record for a film, which is unlikely to happen. The interview also talked about the usual - the recent shows, Hyde Park Olympics gig on August 12th 2012 and his feelings towards being reunited with Graham Coxon, Dave Rowntree and Alex James again for music.

Graham Coxon also confirmed Albarn's views about Blur's future. Coxon was interviewed for Shortlist Magazine this month, in which he said that there were no more new Blur songs in existence. 

When asked whether there's more Blur material available, Graham replied: "That's it really. Sorry, but there just aren't any more. My only hope is that we carry on doing what we really want to do. That's it." 

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A bit of disappointment for those wanting a new Blur record or more new songs. With this much to take in recently in the Blur world, perhaps it is destined to be a summer of intense Blur, and a rapid ending after the summer Hyde Park gigs.

Will we be seeing Blur after Hyde Park ? Or will we have to wait for another few years for some more gigs and perhaps even a rare release?

Did Blur promise fans a one-time show with gigantic new releases and then plan to suddenly disappear off the face of the planet for another hiatus? Fans- who is remaining optimistic ?

*Listen to Damon's XFM interview (halfway) HERE. 

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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Tickets for the African Express Train ? Damon Albarn reveals new tour plans

The London Olympics start in less than 100 days, and one of the key players in the event, Damon Albarn, has revealed that there will be a third London 2012 Olympic related project.

Damon Albarn has stated in a BBC 4 interview that his new project after the summer Hyde Park gigs will be called the "African Express Train". The ensemble of African musicians, along with Albarn and others, will "travel across the UK" and play music in places including Doncaster and Bradford. They will be playing "concerts in the evening" and be visiting schools.

African Express is Albarn's side projects, and its noted for it's diverse mix of Western and African talents. It's the epitome of Albarn's collaborative spirits, and love of African music which grew after the last Blur album Think Tank, in 2003.

So, it seems that Damon is getting on with Dr Dee and it's album release, playing with Blur this summer and then start touring with African Express - it seems 2012 will be, as usual, a varied year for Damon's many projects.

If the African Express Train tour is in place, it is likely that Blur, Albarn's first commercially successful band, may not be making any new material for a long time.

Where's the Blur train heading too? Has it already reached it's final destination, the Olympics 2012 ?

Listen to his interview HERE (from 9:00 - 13:00 mins)

Read Damon's full Guardian interview deeming the end of Blur HERE

Read all about Blur being BASHED AT THE BRITS (Adele!) HERE

Read all about Blur talking about their bleak future HERE

New "tear jerker" song HERE and check out their newest track Under the Westway HERE and read our REVIEW HERE.

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Blur to headline London Olympics Closing Ceremony gig - 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Blur announced via their official Facebook page that they will be be headlining the Olympic Closing Ceremony gig in 2012, 12th August, at Hyde Park.

Graham Coxon tweeted some revealing information 15 minutes before their big announcement was due:

He said "Looking forward to the Brits tomorrow night... Should be well good! Oh and August..." implying that August will mean something big in the realm of Blur. And it is - Olympics! Representing Britain to the world!

The band is set to receive the Outstanding Contribution Award in the Brit Awards 2012. They will play a record-long 11 minute set, consisting of 5 songs. This was revealed by tweets and sources from the band's official social networking sites.

Blur also posted this picture of their band logo on stage at the Brits stage on their facebook page:

This is BIG NEWS! Blur's representing Britain's music scene yet again, for their big comeback, as Britain's top band! Watch Blur rehearse for Brits 2012 below:



We speculate that NME's announcement this week regarding Blur "in the studio" and all the William Orbit business (read about it in the News Archive section) will mean that all these events, plus the new Blur song that debuted yesterday, and the fact that Orbit is dropping hints means there WILL BE A NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. 

Stay tuned, we bring you the news as it comes. You heard it first on Blurballs.com.

Reserve tickets for London Olympics Live 2012 HERE 




Read all about Blur's new album HERE and check out their newest song HERE and read our REVIEW HERE.

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