Blur have shared the official trailer for their new concert film, Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium – watch below.
The video coincides with the release of the Britpop band’s new live album of the same name today (July 26).
Directed by Toby L (who also helmed the new Blur documentary To The End), the upcoming feature-length project captures Damon Albarn and co’s huge reunion shows at London’s Wembley Stadium last summer.
The trailer for the movie begins with an aerial shot of the venue. As a roar from the massive crowd erupts, Blur are seen in the wings before making their way to the stage. “Good evening, Wembley,” Albarn says to greet the audience.
Clips from the historic and emotional sets are soundtracked by a live rendition of 2012 song ‘Under The Westway’, with classic track ‘Tender’ also featuring. Towards the end of the video, Albarn looks moved by the crowd chanting back the outro of the latter song.
Watch the trailer and listen to Blur’s new live album below.
Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on September 6 – you can find ticket information here.
An official synopsis reads: “Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium, the new cinematic two-hour concert film immortalising the band’s historic 2023 show which saw Blur perform their iconic and much-loved songs for 150,000 fans across a transcendent, once-in-a-generation performance weekend that delivered a sweep of ecstatic 5 star reviews.
“Directed by Toby L, Blur: Live At Wembley Stadium captures the band in full flight at the biggest show of their career, featuring electrifying performances of hits from across their celebrated songbook, including tracks from 2023’s acclaimed, chart-topping album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’.”
In a five-star review of Blur’s first Wembley concert, NME wrote: “This two-hour performance shows that Blur have soundtracked the audience’s lives with real emotional impact.”
NME recently spoke to director and Transgressive Records founder Toby L about the To The End documentary, which he said captures Blur’s “friendship dynamics and brotherhood”.
Recalling how he got involved with the group’s comeback, L explained: “[…] I said to Damon, ‘If you want anyone to film and capture the concert then I would love to throw my hat in the ring’.
“I wrote a treatment in any event for if we could document what was to be this album-in-secret up to the Wembley show. As I got deeper, I realised it wasn’t just about a reunion – I realised it was about friendship, maturing, reconciliation and some splashes of mortality!”
NME gave To The End a full five stars, calling the film a “spiritual sequel” to 2010’s No Distance Left To Run that “shows a band simply supporting each other”. It added: “Whether they return again or not remains to be seen. But even if they don’t, this was one hell of a final fling.”
In other news, Damon Albarn has said he does not agree with Bob Dylan’s phone ban at live gigs. Elsewhere, Graham Coxon recalled Blur playing to a “bored” crowd at Coachella 2024.
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