Blur To Debut New Material Via Twitter In July

Blur will debut new material live on Twitter when they perform two new songs via a worldwide live video stream at 3.15am Tuesday 3rd July Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Filmed and streamed live from a secret UK location, the two new songs – which the band have never publicly performed – are ‘Under The Westway’ and ‘The Puritan’, written for the upcoming Hyde Park concert.

Damon Albarn said: “I wrote these songs for Hyde Park and I’m really excited about getting out there and playing them for people.”

Go to @blurofficial at 3:15am to hear the first track and an exclusive band interview, followed by the second track at 4:15am (AEST). (It will be worth staying up for!)

Following the live stream, both songs will be available to download. A limited edition double-A 7-inch single will be released in the UK by Parlophone on 6th August. Blur 21: The Box will be released on 17th July 2012.

Blur will perform a handful of warm up dates in the UK prior to the Hyde Park concert on 12th August. The dates are:

Wednesday 1 August
Margate Winter Gardens

Sunday 5 August & Monday 6 August
Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Tuesday 7 August
Plymouth Pavilions