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Blur Live @ HKCEC – 22 July, 2015

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Blur rocked a sold-out HKCEC Hall 5 with a selection of greatest hits and tracks from their new album The Magic Whip – written in Hong Kong after the bands last concert here in 2013. The album is full of astute observations about life in in the SAR, but there is something a little bit extra special hearing live songs and tales about your home. If there was one complaint, the gig was not even two hours, so many great songs unplayed… Thanks for coming Blur, see you again soon luv Hong Kong!
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Blur – The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong

‘The Magic Whip: Made in Hong Kong’ is a 30-minute film about the making of Blur’s new album. Featuring interviews and studio footage shot by the band it, unintentionally perhaps, offers an interesting insight into how creative non-HongKongers see our home town.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypc_n5knq0

Travel to Hong Kong With Blur – A Comic by KongKee

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Blur and local comic artist KongKee worked together to create Travel to Hong Kong With Blur. The comic book, set in a futuristic Hong Kong, is inspired by the band’s new album, The Magic Whip – much of which was written locally when the band toured here in 2013.

Watch KongKee – an artist with the studio Penguin Lab – discusses the making of the comic book and its relationship to his longtime home in this youtube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hyMeSt4p44

Although Blur and KongKee have never met in person (the band contacted him after reading one of his previous comic’s, Pandaman), the artist explains in the video that the album itself was all he needed: “Every time I listened to The Magic Whip, it all became so clear to me. It’s magical how their music brought me many vivid visions, and I just let them slip out through my pens — the feeling of Blur’s music, the feeling of Hong Kong.”

Travel to Hong Kong With Blur – is available on the Blur website http://shop.blur.co.uk  from 12 June priced GBP10

Blur @ AsiaWorld Arena – 8pm, 6 May 2013

Blur @ AsiaWorld Arena – 8pm, 6 May 2013
The epitome of Cool Britannia, Britpop legends Blur haven’t released a new album since reforming for a series of concerts in 2009, but such is the strength of their discography that’s been largely irrelevant as the band have wowed their fans across the globe at gigs and festivals. Formed in London in 1988 as Seymour, the group consists of singer/keyboardist Damon Albarn, guitarist/singer Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur’s debut album Leisure (1991) incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing. Following a stylistic change influenced by English guitar pop groups such as The Kinks, The Beatles and XTC, Blur released Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). As a result, the band helped to popularise the Britpop genre and achieved global popularity, aided by a chart battle with rival band Oasis in 1995 dubbed “The Battle of Britpop”. In recording their follow-up, Blur (1997), the band underwent another reinvention, showing influence from the lo-fi style of American indie rock groups. “Song 2”, one of the album’s singles, brought Blur mainstream success in the United States. Their next album, 13 (1999) saw the band members experimenting with electronic and gospel music, and featured more personal lyrics from Albarn. In May 2002, Coxon left Blur during the recording of their seventh album Think Tank (2003). Containing electronic sounds and more minimal guitar work, the album was marked by Albarn’s growing interest in hip hop and African music. After a 2003 tour without Coxon, Blur did no studio work or touring as a band, as members engaged in other projects
The Hong Kong concert, part of Blur’s 2013 World Tour is currently the only non-festival gig announced by the band and tickets go on sale on 25 February

Blur @ AsiaWorld Arena – 8pm, 6 May 2013
Tickets: HK$880, $680 (standing and seated) and $480 (seated only) from www.hkticketing.com

Blur @ AsiaWorld Arena - 8pm, 6 May 2013
Blur @ AsiaWorld Arena – 8pm, 6 May 2013