{"id":22758,"date":"2023-07-12T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22758"},"modified":"2023-07-11T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T20:56:20","slug":"blur-the-ballad-of-darren-the-only-full-album-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=22758","title":{"rendered":"Blur – \u2018THE BALLAD OF DARREN’ THE ONLY FULL ALBUM PERFORMANCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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present…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018THE BALLAD OF DARREN’
THE ONLY FULL ALBUM PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIVE FROM LONDON\u2019S ICONIC EVENTIM APOLLO, HAMMERSMITH
WITH AN EXCLUSIVE GLOBAL LIVESTREAM <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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– THURSDAY 25 JULY 2023 –<\/strong>
9 \u2013 10PM\u00a0BST<\/strong>

LIVESTREAM TICKETS ON SALE NOW\u00a0<\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>
(PHYSICAL TICKETS ON SALE 18 JULY)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW ALBUM: ‘THE BALLAD OF DARREN’
– OUT 21 JULY 2023, VIA PARLOPHONE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After an epic weekend which saw blur <\/strong>perform to over 150,000 fans across two truly unforgettable Wembley Stadium shows, the band today announced a very special global performance <\/strong>of their highly-anticipated new album \u2018The Ballad of Darren\u2019- live streamed <\/strong>via Driift from London\u2019s Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Thursday 25<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> July 2023 at 9pm BST<\/strong>. Tickets and information here<\/a>.

The one hour show  – titled \u2018blur present The Ballad of Darren\u2019<\/strong> – is the first and<\/strong> only time the band will play the complete album live from start to finish. <\/strong>The performance will allow fans around the world to experience the new record \u2013 together, live – with this intimate one-off event, streamed live from London.

Eight years since their chart-topping album The Magic Whip (2015), blur<\/strong> burst out of the traps in May with an already legendary performance at the tiny Colchester Arts Centre in Essex; the announcement of a brand new album; and the release of <\/strong>\u2018The Narcissist<\/strong><\/a>\u2019<\/strong>, racking up over 12m global streams – and counting – with a song which THE GUARDIAN (4\/5 stars) describes as sounding like \u201c\u2026Blur have never been away\u201d<\/em>. Last week, they dropped follow up \u2018St. Charles Square\u2019<\/strong><\/a>, a track with \u201c\u2026 <\/em>a sense of gleeful invention that recalls their early days\u2026 a terrific piece of music.\u201d<\/em> (CLASH), driving a fever of excitement amongst fans ahead of the release of The Ballad of Darren<\/strong> in less than two weeks, on 21st<\/sup> July on Parlophone.

Produced by Driift<\/strong>, the fully-live one-hour performance of The Ballad of Darren<\/strong> will be streamed worldwide at 9.00pm London-time (BST), before being rebroadcast three more times to allow fans around the world to watch at time more convenient for their timezone. Following that, the show will also be available to watch On Demand for another 2 days, timings as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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