Damon Albarn Reveals Appearance At Coachella Could Be The Last Gig

Blur (x.com/DamonUnofficial)

JAKARTA - Despite the flat welcome in the first weekend, Blur continued to take the stage at the second Coachella weekend. Damon Albarn et al took the stage on Saturday, April 20 yesterday as a special performer.

In this performance, Blur received a response that was more 'living' than the previous week. However, the vocalist revealed that this gig could be the last time for the British band.

Right before performing the set closing song titled 'Tender', Damon revealed this to the audience. "On behalf of clarity and honesty, maybe this is our last gig," he said.

The public responded to Damon's words with various reactions. Some blame Coachella, some consider Blur's vocalist's remarks unbelievable.

"Crowds (Coachella) make them want to retire," said one netter on X. "He's said this 50 times," said another netizen. "Can we trust him this time?" another said.

Apart from the pros and cons, Blur has indeed planned a hiatus in an undetermined time. This was conveyed by Damon Albarn in December 2023.

"This is the time to end the journey. It's not that I don't want to do all this again, because it was very successful. I just don't want to be trapped in the past," he said.

From these words, there will be two possibilities. Blur could be vacuum, or even disbanded, but they could also give birth to new works that released them from the past.