With chart-topping albums, Number One singles, Brit- and Ivor Novello Awards, blur’s canon continues to resonate and inspire. One of the most successful British bands of the last three decades, blur has - since the very early days - continued to revolutionise the sound of British popular music. Summer ‘23 saw a triumphant return to the live stage with two sold out Wembley Stadium shows and a string of headline festival appearances, all to mark the release of their Number One critically-acclaimed ninth studio album The Ballad of Darren. Produced by James Ford, the record is the band’s most arrestingly intimate work to date, drawing on the emotional memory of shared history, resulting in a collection of songs alchemised into blur’s unique and unmistakable sound.



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blur photographed by Steve Pyke, 1995.

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The original Live At The Budokan CD
Recorded in November 1995 and released in 1996 in Japan only.

The album will be available for the first time on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 18th 2026.

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blur for Japanese Magazine, Crossbeat in August 1995.

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Stereotypes was released as a single in February 1996.
Watch the restored 4K video now.

https://youtu.be/JHH7krBwc0Q?si=bQYR9...

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To mark the release of their fifth album in 1997, blur performed at Tower Records in New York City.

Photos by Tear-n Tan.

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blur photographed in 1999 by iconic British photographer Rankin

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blur for The Face Magazine, February 1999.
Photographed by Nicolas Hidiroglou.

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blur photographed by Jillian Edelstein, 1996.

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Jools Holland’s 2nd Annual Hootenanny, New Year’s Eve 1994.

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Charmless Man
Directed by Jamie Thraves and starring Jean-Marc Barr.
Newly restored in 4K on YouTube now.
youtube.com/watch?v=p1a_4CN4onA&list=...

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