Damon Albarn was less than impressed with the Coachella crowd’s reaction to Blur’s performance over the weekend (April 13-14).
The Britpop legends were performing their classic hit single, Girls & Boys, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio as part of the California music festival when the band’s frontman hit out at the crowd over their response.
Ir al Coachella 2024 y que un grupazo como BLUR no genere entusiasmo y que la gente no coree un himno como el Girls & Boys para asombro de Damon Albarn es bastante preocupante.
— David Webb (@DeifWebb) April 14, 2024
Como diría Dylan… “Los Tiempos Están Cambiando” pic.twitter.com/U5AUc7SMpr
In videos shared on social media, he attempts to engage the revellers a number of times, telling them “you can do it better than that”. However, as his efforts continue to receive a lacklustre response, he goes on to tell the crowd the group won’t be back.
He said: “You’re never seeing us again so you might as well fucking sing it. Know what I’m saying?”
By the time they performed their next track, Song 2, things seemed to get better, with Damon addressing a viral TikTok of the song being performed by a hoover.
“This song has been so good to us,” he shared. “But I did get shown a TikTok of it being kind of performed by a vacuum cleaner which is you know…. It is humbling and inspiring at the same time.”
