A documentary covering Gorillaz’ recent landmark show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is in the works.
On Saturday, June 20, the group performed to 70,000 fans at the venue, with a star-studded cast of guests joining them for the concert, which was seemingly filmed for the upcoming project.
While fans spotted cameras throughout public spaces, a BBC News article confirmed filming took place in all areas of the venue, with the group’s founding member and visual artist, Jamie Hewlett, heading up a camera crew to capture on-stage, crowd and backstage moments.
On the project – which is expected to blend footage of Damon Albarn and his on-stage band with appearances from Gorillaz’ cartoon performers, 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel – Hewlett says: “The aim is to reveal what it takes to put on a show like this.
“We have artists filming themselves getting on planes from different parts of the world, then everybody coming together here in Tottenham, the arrival of the fans, the Gorillaz show, and the aftermath, when there’s only empty beer cups left.”
Details of the film’s release have yet to be confirmed.
The concert saw the group joined by Johnny Marr, Shaun Ryder, Little Simz, Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def), Kano, Bashy, Omar Souleyman, and Lao, with Trueno and Sparks playing support slots.
Marking the band’s first-ever stadium show, the setlist blended their biggest hits with cuts from the group’s ninth studio album, ‘The Mountain’, released in February.
