On July 13th 2013, Blur took the Main Stage in Moscow, Russia for the legendary Afisha Picnic Festival. Afisha Picnic is a one day outdoor festival in the area of Kolomenskoye, a state-owned nature reserve and cultural site located near Moscow's city centre.
Attracting over 50,000 people per year, this is one of Blur's biggest gigs in their 2013 World Tour. Blur previously played in smaller venues across France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Spain and Portugal.
Drummer Dave Rowntree had been DJ-ing in Moscow's Projektor bar the night before the show. The other members of Blur were also there.
The highlight of the night was when Damon Albarn put on a fan-made paper mask of his own face during the song 'Country House", entertaining and pleasing the crowd . Damon also performed a segment of "Intermission" before singing the track "Under The Westway".
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| Damon Albarn wearing a cut-out mask that he borrowed from a fan |
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| Damon changed the lyrics for 'Under the Westway' from "watching comets" to "watching satellites" |
The audience also played their part during the show. Whilst Blur performed the sixth track "Out Of Time", a few hundred fans waved signs that read"You're Our Love Song". There was also a firework display after the gig as the festival came to an end.
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Credits: cobakapavlova, tanyapridchina, tanyapetrosyan, annie_phoenix, clonolivaw, annakhidesheli, pollyabnormal, shesgotspies, agrainel, shaplova
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Video - Watch Blur live in Russia 2013
Setlist for Blur at Afisha Picnic, Moscow 2013
Theme From Retro
Girls & Boys
Popscene
There's No Other Way
Beetlebum
Out Of Time
Trimm Trabb
Caramel
Coffee & TV
Tender
Country House
Parklife
End Of A Century
This Is A Low
Encore
Under The Westway
For Tomorrow (Visit To Primrose Hill Extended)
The Universal Song 2
Download the Audio
Missed the gig and want to catch up? The audio of the entire gig is available for download HERE (Credits to MrMagpie).
Don't forget to check out the Blur Tour Diary for more pictures and media from all the tour shows. Finally, if you want to check out what concert tickets are for sale in your local area, check out bigticketshop.co.uk to see what's going on around town.
Blur Tour 2013 - Full dates and rundown HERE
Blur @ Coachella- video and image gallery HERE
