Graham Coxon on the return of Blur: “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on!”
nme.comGraham Coxon has spoken to NME about Blur‘s new Live At Wembley Stadium concert film, the headlines that surrounded their Coachella performance, and what the future may hold for the band.July saw the release of To The End – a documentary directed by Transgressive Records founder Toby L.
It followed the reunion of Coxon with Damon Albarn, Alex James and Dave Rowntree on their return to record 2023 comeback album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ ahead of a tour culminating in pair of shows at London’s Wembley Stadium last summer.
The film frankly depicted Albarn reeling from the split from his long-term partner Suzi Winstanley after 25 years, and the struggle for other members to return to being in an arena band.Reviewing To The End, NME concluded: “They bicker, they hug, they call each other c**ts, they get the job done.
While Blur’s last doc and accompanying live movie No Distance Left To Run was a portrait of a band celebrating their legacy and giving a nostalgia-hungry world exactly what they craved, this spiritual sequel shows a band simply supporting each other.
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