- Select
Magazine
- The
February 2000 issue of Select features 'Blur
Singles Night - The Full Backstage Story'
- 6
pages including photos on an interview backstage
at the Belfast Waterfront. The feature also
includes brief comments from both select and blur
themselves on each single released.
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- Q
Magazine
- Blur
are featured in the January 2000 issue of Q
Magazine. Damon is on the front cover holding up
Rolling Stones' Keith Richards along with Tom
Rowlands from the Chemical Brothers. Fran Healy
from Travis is also among the group celebrating
the 10th Annual Q Awards, in this classic cover
shot from Rankin.
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- No
Distance Left to Run
- The 3rd
single from 13, reached #14 in the UK Charts in
its first week as a New Entry. A previously
recorded version for Top of the Pops, will be
shown on 26th November on TOTP - BBC2 at 6:45pm.
-
- MTV
Europe Music Awards
- Blur
were given the award for 'Best Video' for Coffee
+ TV at the 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards in
Dublin. Damon had also made an appearance earlier
on in the evening as he presented an award.
-
- Blur
to release DVD
- Blur
are set to release their first ever DVD, which is
scheduled to be released on the 13th December.
The DVD will have the following tracks:
- 1.NDLTR
video
2.Tender (live - BBC documentary footage)
3.Coffee+TV (live - BBC)
4.No Distance Left To Run (Live - BBC)
5.Making Of No Distance Left To Run
6.Beagle II Space Probe Footage with Alex's
version of Far Away
7.Sleep Facts/Knowledge
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- Live
13 on Video
There are plans to release the Depot
recording of Blur - Live 13 on video. The
performance was recorded in March earlier this
year for the BBC. There is no date for the
release of this as of yet.
-
- Q
Awards
Blur have been awarded the title 'Best
Act in the World Today' at the Q Awards. William
Orbit also won an award for best Producer for
Blur's 13.
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- 5th
November
-
- Blur
Day on VH1 (UK)
1.00pm - Greatest Hits of Blur
4.00pm - VH1 to One: Blur
9.00pm - VH1 to One: Blur
9.30pm - Greatest Hits of Blur
10.00pm - Blur - Showtime (Ally Pally)
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- Blur
Day on MTV (UK)
7.30am - Collexion Blur Parklife
1.00pm - MTV Live - Blur
7.00pm - All Time Top Ten Videos
9.30pm MTV Live Blur
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- Blur
Documentary
On 2nd November, The O-Zone on BBC 2
will be showing a fly-on-the-wall documentary
which follows Blur on their trip to the Fuji Rock
Festival . It includes interviews with all the
band plus footage from the gig plus features such
as Graham and Alex out shopping at Tower Records-Tokyo,
Cornelius interviewing Damon via an interpreter
and interviews with some of their Japanese fans.
The The Ozone special is 20 minutes long but an
hour long version will be shown on 8th November
on BBC Choice for people with digital.
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- South
Bank Show
The long awaited South Bank Show - Blur
Special will be shown on 21st November at 10:45pm
on ITV.
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- 5
Extra UK singles night dates announced
December - Tickets on sale now.
- 4th -
Newport Centre
6th - Belfast Waterfront
7th - Edinburgh Corn
Exchange
9th - Birmingham NEC
10th -Brighton Centre
- Next
Single
No Distance left to Run will be the next
single from 13. It will be released on 15th
November. These are the formats along with the
tracklisting:
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- CD1
No Distance Left To Run
Tender (Cornelius Remix)
So You
- CD2
No Distance Left To Run
Battle (UNKLE Remix)
Beagle 2
No Distance Left to Run (video)
- CAS
No Distance Left To Run
Tender (Cornelius Remix)
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