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Blur – Live at Wembley Stadium – Double Vinyl Record
Live at Wembley Stadium documents Blur’s 2023 reunion at the largest headline shows of the band’s career. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree sound energized by the scale rather than overwhelmed by it, treating the stadium as a place for both mass singalongs and the stranger turns in their catalog. This two-record edition distills the performances into a focused seventeen-song sequence.
“St Charles Square” opens with new material from The Ballad of Darren, placing the reunion in the present before “There’s No Other Way,” “Popscene” and “Beetlebum” move across the band’s earlier eras. Coxon’s guitar changes character from song to song, while James and Rowntree keep the transitions grounded. The crowd is audible throughout, but the mix preserves the detail and friction inside the band’s playing.
“Trimm Trabb” and “Villa Rosie” reward listeners beyond the obvious singles, and “Coffee & TV” becomes an especially warm communal performance. “Under the Westway” offers a London-centered pause before the third side begins with “Out of Time.” “To the End” expands naturally at stadium scale, and “Parklife” restores the record’s theatrical humor before “Song 2” releases its most concentrated burst of energy.
“This Is a Low” closes the third side with one of Blur’s most enduring emotional peaks. The final side then moves through “Girls & Boys,” “Tender” and the newer “The Narcissist,” allowing celebration, vulnerability and late-career perspective to share the same closing run. “The Universal” ends with the audience carrying the melody, a conclusion that feels earned after decades of songs about British life, distance and belonging.
This Parlophone edition presents seventeen live highlights across two vinyl records under catalog number 5054197991615. It is a concise alternative to the larger four-LP complete concert set, retaining the principal arc and major songs in a more accessible format. The package is well suited to listeners who want the atmosphere and breadth of Blur’s Wembley return without requiring every performance from the full-length edition.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
A1 St Charles Square
A2 There’s No Other Way
A3 Popscene
A4 Beetlebum
B1 Trimm Trabb
B2 Villa Rosie
B3 Coffee & TV
B4 Under The Westway
C1 Out Of Time
C2 To The End
C3 Parklife
C4 Song 2
C5 This Is A Low
D1 Girls & Boys
D2 Tender
D3 The Narcissist
D4 The Universal
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