Reformed Britpop stars Blur have not made any plans to record new material, bass player Alex James has claimed.
Blur’s reformation has been one of the year’s true feel good stories. The Britpop giants collapsed in 2003, following the departure of guitarist Graham Coxon. However the group defied expectations to reform late last year, confirming a number of live appearances.
The band kicked off their re-union with a show in Colchester’s East Anglian Railway Museum. The site of Blur’s first ever gig, the band ran through a short set of hits before an audience of friends and well-wishers.
After a few more small-scale performances, including storming the stage at Rough Trade East, the band began their stint in Hyde Park. Playing before tens of thousands of fans Blur were on spectacular form, running through hits and rarities alike.
The band then went on to headline Glastonbury, in a show that has already gone down in festival myth. Alex James recently described the show as “best gig we’ve ever done” to the BBC.
Blur later played a food poisoning defying set at Scotland’s T In The Park, but it seems that the band have no plans to record new material, despite some fervent urging from fans.
Speaking to the BBC Alex James confirmed that the band had not talked about “doing anything else whatsoever”.
“That was what we said we’d do and we did it and it was great. It hasn’t been mentioned the idea of doing anything else but hey, it was great,” he said.
The bass player continued by saying that the members of Blur had found it difficult to cope with their comeback. “I’ve spent the last week staring at a bonfire muttering to myself. I haven’t been able to contain the joy that it brought to all of us,” he said.
“It was very, very emotional. Everything we hoped it would be and more.”
