Blur News

Tickets for Tuesday's public memorial service for Michael Jackson in Los Angeles will be available via the internet, organisers have revealed.

Oasis have won the long-term Britpop battle with Blur , PRS For Music has claimed.

Has Nick Leeson just been arrested for his part in the downfall of Barings bank? Has eBay just been founded? Has Rose West just been sentenced for the killing of 10 women and children? No, that's because it's not 1995 any more .

Michael Jackson's daughter has paid a tearful tribute to "the best father you could ever imagine". Legendary teen music magazine Smash Hits has returned to the shelves for a special one-off tribute issue in honour of the King of Pop.

The key British band of the 1990s are back, having put aside personal differences, solo careers and cheese making to relive the glory days of Britpop for a new generation, writes Claire O'Mahony As the mud dries in Glastonbury, revellers this side of the water are gathering their tents and fairy wings in anticipation of Oxegen this Friday.

The alternative band Blur and Canadian rocker Neil Young reportedly provided a couple of the more memorable performances at Britain's Glastonbury Festival.

Damon Albarn / Photo: Samir Hussein Even for a summer packed with high-profile arena shows -- Oasis, U2, Coldplay, and even Jay-Z -- there's really only one gig in London this week: Blur are back.

Oh my. It's like being 16 again. Alex is shaking his fringe, Damon's doing the 'walking geezer' dance in his Fred Perry shirt, Dave is... well, Dave's drumming isn't he, and Graham is just being the coolest bastard on the planet.

Blur played Girls & Boys in their headline set on Glastonbury's Pyramid stage. The band have reformed as a four-piece after a nine-year break.

Peaches Geldof's non-stop partying antics appear to be taking their toll on the young celebutante.

London, Blur Your rating Click on a star to rate Hyde Park Rick Pearson's rating Reader rating Description: Brit-pop veterans Graham Coxon, Alex James, Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree return to play their hits.

Alex James' children think he is a conductor. The musician - who took part in UK TV show 'Maestro' last year, where celebrities had to learn how to conduct an orchestra - admits his four kids have no idea about his success as a bass player.

"WOO-HOO!" yells Blur singer Damon Albarn in their hit Song 2. And it's a sentiment shared by the 500 fans lucky enough to get a ticket for one of seven tiny gigs the reformed Britpop legends played before their proper comeback headlining Glastonbury tonight.

After a six-year hiatus in which many bands have emerged, such as the Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and Kaiser Chiefs, copying their blend of melodic, intelligent songs and cheeky blokeishness, Blur return to show them who is best.

Alex James says the four members of Blur all have completely different musical tastes, which has made them a better band.

BLUR finally made their eagerly anticipated big comeback last night. They kicked off with their first single She's So High, then Britpop classic Boys And Girls.

Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon of Blur headlining the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2009.

Headline set on closing day of festival helps BBC2 attract an average of 800,000 for Glastonbury coverage Blur's Damon Albarn and Alex James during their Glastonbury set.

Blur's Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon / Photo: Jim Dyson Recently reunited Britpoppers Blur performed their first major concert in six years Sunday night, rocking more than 100,000 fans at the Glastonbury music festival in Somerset, England.

Glastonbury festival held in Somerset, England every year is the world's biggest open air arts and music festival.