On 18 May 2023, Blur released ” The Narcissist “, the first single from their ninth studio album The Ballad of Darren . The next day, the band played their first concert in eight years on 19 May 2023 at the Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester . Following the warmup shows, Blur performed at Primavera Sound in Barcelona and Malahide Castle near Dublin . Blur headlined Wembley Stadium on 8 July and 9 July 2023, with Jockstrap , Sleaford Mods , and Self Esteem as the support acts for the first show, and The Selecter and Paul Weller as support acts for the second show. The Ballad of Darren was released on 21 July, and was preceded by the second single “St. Charles Square”. After the album’s release, the band performed at the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium on 8 August, Øyafestivalen in Oslo on 10 August, Way Out West in Gothenburg on 11 August, Flow Festival in Helsinki on 13 August and Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo and Osaka on 19 and 20 August.
Release of The Narcissist
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