In May 2024, Osbourne renewed interest in a reunion of the original line-up, admitting he was sad that Ward was not part of the final tour and that “it wasn’t Black Sabbath that finished it. It’s unfinished. If they wanted to do one more gig with Bill, I would jump…
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The first single “Portable Door” was released on 30 April.
The subsequent Hackney Diamonds Tour took place from 28 April to 21 July 2024 and was generally well received, with the Los Angeles Times calling the band “still as dangerous and vital as ever” with other papers sharing the sentiment, including the Vancouver Sun and The New York Times .
On 24 April 2024, it was announced the forthcoming release of a new studio album – the first with McBride – whose title =1 and track listing were revealed, and the release date stated as 19 July of that year.
During the band’s second week Coachella performance on 20 April, Albarn said it was probably the band’s final show.
The band’s first week Coachella performance on 13 April drew significant media attention for the lack of crowd interaction during ” Girls & Boys ” and Albarn’s visible frustration.
Blur performed a warm-up sold out show at Pomona Fox Theater supported by Jockstrap on 10 April, the group’s first U.S. show since 2015.
The tour, which consisted of 112 shows, concluded on April 8, 2024.
In October 2023, the band announced a new album, and released two singles on the same day, “Playing With Fire” and “ELF”. Black/Red was released on 5 April 2024. It was the band’s first double album , completing a trilogy begun with Torpedo . Nicholas explained of the album: “I…
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All four band members were honoured with a mural in their hometown of Blackwood in April 2024, designed by street artist Paul Shepherd.