Blur brought fan-favourite ‘Country House’ back to their setlist at Primavera Sound last night (June 1), and played the rare track ‘Luminous’.
Check out the setlist and footage below.The Brit-pop icons took to the stage for their headline set at the Barcelona festival, performing a series of classics, rarities and new tracks from their upcoming album, ‘The Ballad Of Darren’.One of the main highlights of the night came midway through their set, with Damon Albarn and co.
performing ‘Luminous’ for the first time in 24 years. The lesser-known track is a b-side for the single ‘Bang’, which first appeared on their debut album ‘Leisure’.More recently, ‘Luminous’ appeared on Blur’s b-side collection ‘Blur Present The Special Collectors Edition’, which was re-released for Record Store Day this April and featured a collection of B-sides taken from ‘Leisure’ (1991), ‘Modern Life Is Rubbish’ (1993) and ‘Parklife’ (1994).Another highlight from the set came with the performance of fan-favourite ‘Country House’, which was preceded by a brief rendition of ‘I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside’.
This was the first time that the song has been added to the setlist since the band embarked on their ‘Magic Whip’ tour, back in 2015.
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