Metronomy, The Horrors among Blur’s Hyde Park comeback supportersFebruary 27, 2015 - 14:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An epic bill of support acts has been revealed for Blur's massive comeback show at British Summer Time in Hyde Park this summer - including Metronomy, The Horrors, Drenge and Roots Manuva, Gigwise reports. The returning Britpop heroes recently announced that their first album in 12 years, The Magic Whip, will be released in April - and will be celebrating with a huge outdoor gig in London. Now, it's been revealed that they will be joined on the day across several stages by Metronomy, Drenge, The Horrors, Jupiter & Okwess International, Roots Manuva, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, Teleman, Iris Gold, Fufanu and Sugarmen. Frontman Damon Albarn recently went on record as saying that 2003's Think Tank has "got some real stinkers on it - there's some bollocks on there," before adding that The Magic Whip is a "proper Blur album". "There was an element of making amends with the guys but the fact [is] that I thought there was good music there and it's a duty to deal with it," he went on. Blur last played Hyde Park in 2012 as part on London's Olympic celebrations - but now guitarist Graham Coxon thinks their upcoming shows will be 'more intense' as a result of new material. The band are set to headline Barclaycard presents... British Summer Time Hyde Park on 20 June. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |