Damon Albarn says Blur playing Coachella was "a slight mismatch" and the festival is "the embodiment of social media now"
Damon Albarn said Blur's Coachella crowd response was muted due to the band's lower U.S. popularity and the festival's unique atmosphere, calling it a 'slight mismatch.'
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Damon Albarn, Blur’s vocalist and leader, described the band’s participation in the Coachella 2024 festival as “a slight misalignment” and argued that today the event is “the embodiment of social networks.” He stated this in an interview with Rolling Stone, in which Jamie Hewlett, a historical collaborator, also participated [...] See more news in Indie Hoy.
Blur, one of the best bands in the history of the britpop, presented the main stage of the Coachella festival in 2024. It was both a famous presentation (for framing Blur’s massive return) and a polemic, as it was an altercation between Albarn and the public. This occurred particularly as the band performed the classic ‘Girls & Boys’. The public reaction was so passive that Albarn ended up being visibly upset, giving with comments like “They can…
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