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Watch Blur bring ‘Ong Ong’ to The Tonight Show

Group are set to play a free show in Brooklyn tonight.

1st May 2015

Last night (30th April), Blur made their first US televised appearance in over fifteen years.

Playing ‘Ong Ong’ on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, they were showcasing their new album ‘The Magic Whip’. This appearance follows on from a special guest spot on the first in a new series of Jools Holland, two weeks back.

Tonight (1st May), Blur play a free show in Brooklyn. The free concert is an all ages show taking place at The Music Hall of Williamsburg from 5pm and is the group’s first show in New York for fifteen years. Brooklyn based group Honduras will provide support at the rare and intimate show.

‘The Magic Whip’ is out now via Parlophone.

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