THE BALLAD OF DARREN

TRACKLIST 01. The Ballad 02. St. Charles Square 03. Barbaric 04. Russian Strings 05. The Everglades (For Leonard) 06. The Narcissist 07. Goodbye Albert 08. Far Away Island 09. Avalon 10. The Heights INFO One of the most successful British bands of the last 3 decades, blur are back on 21st July with their first new album in over 8 years: The Ballad of Darren. Preceded by first single The Narcissist on 18th May, the album was produced by James Ford and recorded in Studio 13, London and Devon, and is the sound of a band at the very top of their game. Produced by James Ford and recorded at Studio 13, London and Devon, The Ballad of Darren is the band™s ninth studio album, their first since the chart-topping The Magic Whip in 2015, with artwork featuring an image by British photographer Martin Parr. The band are about to kick off a summer of highly-anticipated live shows which will see blur performing in front of 2 million fans this year, with 2 nights at Wembley Stadium on July 7th and 8th. TOUR DATES June Thu 1 - Barcelona, Spain - Parc Del Fòrum - Primavera Sound 2023 Thu 8 - Madrid, Spain - Arganda Del Rey - Primavera Sound / I™ll Be Your Mirror 2023 Sat 10 - Porto, Portugal - Parque Da Cidade - Primavera Porto 2023 Sat 24 - Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle Tue 27 - Amsterdam - Ziggo Dome Fri 30 - Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival July Thu 6 - Normandy, France - Hérouville-Saint-Clair - Beauregard Festival Sat 8 - London, UK - Wembley Stadium Sun 9 - London, UK - Wembley Stadium Fri 14 - Brittany, France - Vieilles Charrues Festival Sat 22 - Lucca, Italy - Lucca Summer Festival August Tue 8 - Lokeren, Belgium - Lokerse Feesten Thu 10 - Oslo, Norway - ¥ya Festival Fri 11 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival Sun 13 - Helsinki, Finland - Flow Festival Sat 19 - Tokyo, Japan - Zozo Marine Stadium / Makauhari Messe Arena, Summer Sonic 2023 Sun 20 - Osaka, Japan - Maishima Sonic Park, Summer Sonic 2023