![]() ![]() Their daughter Jessica, born in 1971, also went on to become an artist. He is of Danish descent through his mother. Early life Īlbarn was born on 23 March 1968 he is the elder child of artist Keith Albarn and his wife Hazel, née Dring. In 2020, Albarn was granted Icelandic citizenship. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to music. In 2016, Albarn received the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. In 2008, The Daily Telegraph named Albarn the 18th-most powerful person in British culture. His debut solo album, Everyday Robots, was released in 2014, followed by The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows in 2021. Albarn also scored the stage productions Monkey: Journey to the West (2008), Dr Dee (2012) and Wonder.land (2016). He co-founded the non-profit musical organisation Africa Express and has composed film soundtracks. His other notable projects include the supergroups the Good, the Bad & the Queen and Rocket Juice & the Moon. Albarn remains the group's only consistent musical contributor. Drawing influences from hip hop, dub, pop, trip hop and world music, Gorillaz released their self-titled debut album in 2001 to worldwide success, spawning numerous successful follow-ups and continuing to release albums and tour into the 2020s. These were followed by The Magic Whip (2015), Blur's first studio album in 12 years.Īlbarn formed the virtual band Gorillaz in 1998 with the comic book artist Jamie Hewlett. Albums such as Blur (1997), 13 (1999) and Think Tank (2003) incorporated influences from lo-fi, art rock, electronic and world music. All three received critical acclaim, while Blur gained mass popularity in the UK, aided by a Britpop chart rivalry with Oasis. The result was the Blur albums Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993), Parklife (1994) and The Great Escape (1995). After spending long periods touring the US, Albarn's songwriting became increasingly influenced by British bands from the 1960s. They released their debut album Leisure in 1991. Raised in Leytonstone, East London, and around Colchester, Essex, Albarn attended the Stanway School, where he met the guitarist Graham Coxon and formed Blur. He is the frontman of the rock band Blur and the co-creator and primary musical contributor of the virtual band Gorillaz. Both day and weekend tickets will be available either to pay in full or by deposit and signing up to a payment plan.Damon Albarn OBE ( / ˈ æ l b ɑːr n/ born 23 March 1968) is an English-Icelandic musician, singer-songwriter and composer. General sale tickets will go live on Friday 3 February at 10am on both Ticketmaster and See Tickets. The official pre-sale will begin at 10am on Thursday 2 February, again via Ticketmaster here. People with a Three+ subscription can get pre-sale tickets right now via the Three+ app or Ticketmaster via this link. General admission tickets for Saturday start at £95, while Sunday tickets start at £79.50. ![]() You can either buy Parklife tickets for an individual day or the full weekend. ![]() Paak & Knxwledge and Fisher, plus an exclusive performance from hip-hop royalty Wu-Tang Clan + Nas: New York State of Mind. Sunday’s acts include The Prodigy, Slowthai, Becky Hill, Confidence Man, Self Esteem, The Blessed Madonna, NxWorries – Anderson. ![]()
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