It’s Official: Blur To Reunite
Following months of speculation, former Blur frontman Damon Albarn has confirmed the U.K. band will reunite in 2009.
Albarn made the announcement Tuesday as he prepared for his “Monkey: Journey To The West” opera at London’s BBC Radio Theatre.
“Blur are going to rehearse and see if we’re into it,” he told BBC host Janice Long.
The original lineup – Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree – last played together for 2003’s “Think Tank.”
Since then, Albarn has been busy recording with Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad & The Queen. “Monkey,” a stage adaptation of a 16th-century Chinese novel, premiered in Manchester last year, while its soundtrack was released in August.
Coxon, who left Blur during the “Think Tank” sessions to pursue a solo career, released albums in 2004 and 2006.
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