Monday, June 25, 2012

Blur - Live Twitter performance

Last week Blur teased fans on Twitter with a few cryptic tweets and pictures.  Today the band released a video with their big announcement: On July 2nd Blur will perform two new songs they've written specifically for their upcoming Hyde Park show atop a rooftop in London, and the performance will stream live on Twitter.  The band will play "Under The Westway" at 6:15 pm BST (1:15 pm ET), and "The Puritan" will follow an hour later at 7:15 pm BST (2:15 pm ET).  

Alex James also revealed a few other details in the band's video announcement, which you can watch below.  Be sure to follow Blur on Twitter for all the action on July 2nd.



In more Blur related news, Graham Coxon played a impromptu show yesterday at the Dublin Castle in South London.  Watch fan shot footage of the gig here.