Blur to celebrate 25th anniversary of self-titled LP with Tim Burgess listening party

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Tim Burgess has announced that he’ll be hosting a special 25th anniversary listening party tonight (February 10) for Blur‘s self-titled 1997 album.The Charlatans’ frontman has been hosting listening parties for a multitude of albums on Twitter since the UK went into its first coronavirus lockdown back in early 2020.This afternoon he announced that Blur members Alex James and Dave Rowntree, as well as producer Stephen Street will be joining him and his followers tonight for a listening party to celebrate the band’s fifth album turning 25.‘Blur’ was originally released on February 10, 1997, and featured the singles ‘Beetlebum’, ‘On Your Own’, ‘M.O.R.’, and the iconic anthem ‘Song 2’.

It topped the UK charts, was certified platinum, and it became the band’s most successful album in the US where the Britpop scene had been largely unsuccessful.“Join @alexjameshq, @daverowntree and @streetstephen for Tim’s Listening Party to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ‘Blur’ (self-titled album) tonight at 9pm GMT over on @LlSTENlNG_PARTY #Blur25,” Burgess tweeted about the event.Join @alexjameshq, @daverowntree and @streetstephen for Tim’s Listening Party to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of ‘Blur’ (self-titled album) tonight at 9pm GMT over on @LlSTENlNG_PARTY #Blur25Photo by Fred Duval/Film Magic pic.twitter.com/CD8L4ZESnT— blur (@blurofficial) February 10, 2022Other special Tim’s Twitter Listening Parties that have taken place in recent months include John Lennon’s ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’, DMX’s ‘It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot’, Dan Sartain’s ‘Century Plaza’, and SOPHIE’s ‘Oil of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides’.