Gorillaz You will perform complete iconic albums in unique concerts in London at the end of this year. The band led by Damon Albarn It will be presented in the middle of this year in four concerts with limited capacity, where they will review their initial discography. The concerts will take place from August 29 to September 3 at the Copper Box Arena in London. They mark the closing week of your House of Kong exhibition in the enclosure.
In the concerts, Albarn will be accompanied on stage by the full band of Gorillaz, with the visual accompaniment of Jamie Hewlett. You will also see the band revisit iconic concerts of its beginnings, interpreting each complete album, from beginning to end, in a space with limited capacity.
On August 29, the 2001 homonymous debut album will be presented and the iconic first concerts of the band in the Scala de London and the Cigale de Paris will be recreated. In these first concerts, the members Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D were the protagonists thanks to Hewlett’s images, while Albarn and the full band appeared in silhouette after a screen. The August 29 concert will recreate these first concerts.
The next night (August 30) the second album will be performed “Demon Days” In its entirety, something that has not been done since the launch of the album in 2005. Like the previous night, this concert will also see the band recreate the images and structure of the original shows as something unique.
On Tuesday, September 2, the band will fully interpret their third album of 2010, “Plastic Beach”. This will be the first complete live presentation of the album from two concerts in the London Roundhouse 15 years ago, and will recreate the images of the original concerts.
Finally, the fourth concert will take place on September 3 and the band describes it as a “Mysterious concert”. It is not yet known if there will be special guests with Albarn, nor has it been revealed what songs the fans can hear.
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The exhibition House of Kong It began on August 8 in London and offers fans a look behind the band’s virtual headquarters. When the exhibition was announced, it was confirmed that the band would have some live presentations during the last four days, although no details had been shared until today.
This year, Albarn has also announced a new Gorillaz album, insinuating that it will arrive at the end of 2025. “I am finishing a new Gorillaz album. An opera and a new Gorillaz album seem enough to me for 2025“He told the French magazine unrockable.” Unless someone accuses me of releasing the accelerator’s foot! “
Hewlett also confirmed the news on an Instagram comment: “Yes, the new album will come out this year”.
Source: Ambito
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