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Watch: Blur Perform ‘Caramel’, ‘Young & Lovely’ At BBC
The band air some live rarities in a pair of BBC Radio performances.
Yesterday (July 31st), Blur kicked off their summer live commitments with a couple of sets at the BBC, both of which are now available to stream online.
The band started with a short set for BBC 6Music (see above), featuring the debut live performance of ‘13’ stand-out ‘Caramel’ and a first airing since 1999 (and only second ever) for b-side ‘Young & Lovely’.
They followed that up with a performance for BBC Radio 2, which included the first showing since 1992 of early b-side Mr. Briggs. You can check that out here.
The setlists for both shows read:
BBC Radio 6 Setlist:
Jubilee
The Puritan
Caramel (First ever live performance)
Trimm Trabb
Young & Lovely (First performance since 1999, second performance ever)
Under The Westway
BBC Radio 2 Setlist:
Tracy Jacks
Beetlebum
Out of Time
Young & Lovely
End of a Century
Mr. Briggs (First performance since 1992)
Tender
This Is a Low
Under The Westway
Popscene
For Tomorrow
The Universal
Blur are set to play Margate’s Winter Garden’s tonight (1st August), before performing at London’s 100 Club on Thursday. Dates in Wolverhampton, Plymouth and European festivals Skanderborg and Way Out West follow before a final hurrah in Hyde Park to celebrate the end of the 2012 Olympics.
Records, etc at
Damon Albarn - The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - Think Tank (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Magic Whip (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Great Escape (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Vinyl LP - black)
Blur - The Ballad of Darren (Cd)
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