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Gorillaz Plot 2022 North American Tour

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Gorillaz have announced a North American tour — their first since 2018 — which will kick off this fall. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time.

Damon Albarn and Company’s 22-date trek launches in Vancouver at Rogers Arena and culminates at FTXArena in Miami on Oct. 23. The virtual act will include the 14-piece Gorillaz live band along with currently unannounced guest performers. EarthGang is set to open the tour through Oct. 19, with Jungle taking the opening slot Oct. 21 and 23.

Last year, the group dropped a massive 20th anniversary box set of their self-titled debut. It followed 2020’s Song Machine: Season One — Strange Timez , comprising star-studded singles from their Song Machine series.

Albarn also made a surprise appearance during Billie Eilish’s headlining Coachella set in April along with De La Soul rapper Posdnuos for a performance of Gorillaz’ 2005 Demon Days smash “Feel Good Inc.”

Gorillaz North American Tour Dates

September 11 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena September 12 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena September 14 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center September 17 – Las Vegas, NV @ Life is Beautiful Festival September 19 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena September 21 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center September 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum September 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center September 28 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena September 30 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center October 1 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion @ Toyota Music Factory October 3 – Chicago, IL @ United Center October 5 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena October 6 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena October 8 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre October 11 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden October 12 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center October 14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia October 17 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion October 19 – Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheater October 21 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center October 23 – Miami, FL @ FTXArena

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Gorillaz Is Headed on The Getaway Tour With Kaytranada, Lil Yachty & More

The limited run of dates will take place across the United States in the fall.

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Gorillaz is heading out on the road for a special tour this fall. On Tuesday (May 30), the group announced The Getaway 2023 tour, which is scheduled to take place in September.

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The Getaway tour comes on the heels of Gorillaz’s back-to-back performances at Coachella in April. The trek follows the quartet’s 2022 World Tour led by Damon Albarn and a 14-piece live band, which featured multiple guest performers.

See the full list of dates and the official tour announcement in the video below.

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‘The Getaway’ Shows Fall 2023

• Sun Sept. 10 – Los Angeles, Calif. – BMO Stadium
• Wed Sept. 13 – Austin, Texas – Q2 Stadium
• Sat Sept. 16 – Chicago – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
• Tue Sept. 19 – Boston – Fenway Park

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Gorillaz Announce 22-Date North American Tour With EarthGang + Jungle

EarthGang has locked down a lucrative gig as the opening act for Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s band Gorillaz  as part of an expansive North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-date trek marks the Gorillaz’s first U.S. trip since 2018 when they brought Vince Staples and Danny Brown along for the ride.

The tour kicks off on September 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia before heading down the West Coast to Seattle and Portland. After quick stops at the Life Is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas on September 17 and Salt Lake City, they hop back to the California for two dates in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The tour eventually wraps up on October 23 in Miami at the FTX Arena, although electronic group Jungle will replace EarthGang on both Florida dates.

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Beginning with Del The Funky Homosapien on “Clint Eastwood,” the British-born talent and former lead singer of Blur has always interwoven Hip Hop into Gorillaz’s music. Speaking to HipHopDX in 2017, he raved about Staples’ music and the opportunity to collaborate with him on the song “Love Can Be” from Staples’ 2017 album  Big Fish Theory. 

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“He’s great,” Albarn said at the time. “He’s doing something different. He’s kind of anti-Hip Hop, isn’t he? I like that style. I like that not buying into more of the distractive aspects of the culture.  I was delighted to be on his album. It made me happy. We got along great. He’s a real character. I’m looking forward to hanging out with him for the next seven weeks.”

As for the forthcoming tour, find more information here and check out the dates below to get tickets for the Gorillaz tour .

Sun Sep 11 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena Mon Sep 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena Wed Sep 14 – Portland, OR –Moda Center Sat Sep 17 – Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival Mon Sep 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena Wed Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center Fri Sep 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum Mon Sep 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center Wed Sep 28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena Fri Sep 30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center Sat Oct 01 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Mon Oct 03 – Chicago, IL – United Center Wed Oct 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Thu Oct 06 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena Sat Oct 08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre Tue Oct 11 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Wed Oct 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center Fri Oct 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia Mon Oct 17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion Wed Oct 19 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater Fri Oct 21 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center Sun Oct 23 – Miami, FL – FTX Arena

EARTHGANG supports September 11 through October 19* Jungle supports October 21 and 23*

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Gorillaz Announce 2022 North American Tour With EARTHGANG, Jungle

Gorillaz  have announced a rare set of tour dates set to carry the animated band across North America in 2022. The slate of nearly two dozen concerts will take the group Guinness World Records  dubbed the “Most Successful Virtual Act” through the U.S. and Canada this fall with support from EARTHGANG and  Jungle  on select dates.

The tour will begin on September 11th in Vancouver, BC and include stops in Seattle, WA; San Francisco and Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Boston, MA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; and many more before wrapping in Miami, FL on October 23rd. Bandleader Damon Albarn ‘s virtual colleagues—singer 2D , bassist Murdoc Niccals , guitarist Noodle , and drummer Russel Hobbs —will front a 14-person live band for the group’s only planned tour of North America its first since 2018. EARTHGANG will open the majority of dates while Jungle will help close out the tour with support on the final two shows in Florida.

Related: Gorillaz’ Damon Albarn Refused To Record With Prince Because He Couldn’t Smoke In The Studio

In 2020, Gorillaz released guest-filled experiment Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez . The 17-track album featured myriad collaborators from  Elton John  to  ScHoolboy Q to  St. Vincent  to late Afrobeat pioneer  Tony Allen and many more. An announcement for the tour noted that the extended live band will be “aided and abetted by a varying cast of guest performers.” A promotional clip for the tour lists  Sweetie Irie , Fatoumata Diawara , De La Soul , and  Bootie Brown as some of the guests.

Tickets for the 2022 Gorillaz North American tour go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Scroll down for a full list of dates.

Awake, my lambs! Gorillaz North America Tour Fall 2022 With support from @EarthGang & @jungle4eva 💫 Tickets on sale Friday May 20 at 10am local time ⏳ 🎫 https://t.co/OmQwxrfBbr #gorillazworldtour2022 pic.twitter.com/iPR8nOSCxh — gorillaz (@gorillaz) May 16, 2022

Gorillaz 2022 North American Tour Dates

Sun Sep 11 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena

Mon Sep 12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

Wed Sep 14 – Portland, OR –Moda Center

Sat Sep 17 – Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Festival

Mon Sep 19 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena

Wed Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Fri Sep 23 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum

Mon Sep 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Wed Sep 28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Fri Sep 30 – Austin, TX – Moody Center

Sat Oct 01 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

Mon Oct 03 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Wed Oct 05 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Thu Oct 06 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Sat Oct 08 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre

Tue Oct 11 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Wed Oct 12 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center

Fri Oct 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia

Mon Oct 17 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion

Wed Oct 19 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater

Fri Oct 21 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center

Sun Oct 23 – Miami, FL – FTXArena

EARTHGANG supports September 11 through October 19

Jungle supports October 21 and 23

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Gorillaz Announce 2022 North American Tour

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Gorillaz have announced a tour of North America for later this year. It starts in Vancouver in September, wrapping in Miami near the end of October. EarthGang opens all shows through October 19, with Jungle taking the first slot on October 21 and 23. See the band’s full schedule—including additional stops in South America, Europe, the United Kingdom, and Australia—below.

Since 2018’s The Now Now , the Damon Albarn–led enterprise has rolled out new music via the Song Machine series, reissued 2001’s Gorillaz , and published an art book . Gorillaz also issued an EP titled Meanwhile last summer. At her headlining Coachella set in April, Billie Eilish covered the group’s 2005 hit “Feel Good Inc.,” bringing out Albarn and De La Soul’s Pos to join her.

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Review: Five take-aways from opening night of Gorillaz North American tour in Vancouver

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Gorillaz north american tour, review: five take-aways from opening night of gorillaz north american tour in vancouver back to video.

When : Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m.

Where : Rogers Arena

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Gorillaz, the virtual quartet of vocalist/keyboardist 2-D, bassist Murdoc Niccals, guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist Noodle and drummer Russel Hobbs, kicked off its 22-date 2022 North American tour on Sunday night at Rogers Arena.

Conceived in 1998 by former Blur singer Damon Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett, the enormously successful project is a multiplatinum performing unit whose latest project is a postmodern digital hit machine whose latest recordings were released as the Song Machine project where independent webisodes dropped new songs ranging from Momentary Bliss with U.K. rapper Slowthai and punk rock duo Slaves to Pac-Man, released in honour of the 40th anniversary of the video game. These tunes were captured for an album Song Machine, Season One: Strange TImez in 2020.

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Always a fluid membership outside of Albarn, Gorillaz latest music has featured everyone from the Cure’s Robert Smith to Malian singer Fatourmata Diawara and Elton John. The touring band tends to boast an equally impressive pedigree. Past tours included members of the Clash, legendary soul singer Bobby Womack and many more.

Since hitting the road in 2022, the group has released more new songs, including Tormenta featuring Bad Bunny, Cracker Island with Thundercat and Greg Kurstin. The latter track is also announced as the title of the next Gorillaz album, due in Feb. 2023. The setlists for gigs have averaged 25-plus tunes drawn from across the band’s eclectic career.

Here’s how opening night went down:

1 — M1A1: After a charming walk onstage to a voice loop saying “hello,” the dozen waving members of this iteration of the Gorillaz kicked into one of the band’s meanest tunes. Shifting from no gear to overdrive they threshed their way into gig mode. It was a mission statement too, as this is a very high-energy, groove-heavy show.

2 — 19-2000 : The cool shoeshine indeed. The quintet of back-up singers got their ooh-ooh-oohs in swing and someone fired a black lace bra at Albarn. His grin was as big as Murdoc’s on the giant backing animation.

“You mild us like a golum,” Albarn offered — and then has to explain he didn’t mean the “Tolkien franchise character.”

3 — Cracker Island: So this is a total killer in concert. From the Thundercat visit on the video to the wicked double-step beat, this one is already a crowd singalong. The players seem to be loving it too as it’s smiles all-around. Albarn noted that this is not a choreographed unit, so the dancing bassist and guitarist were just that pumped-up.

4 — El Manana: This is not a ballad band, or a love song band, but this slower melodic tunes proved to be the sway-in-place part of the performance. One who was never in place often was Albarn, who can growl, hit high wails like a soul man and belt like a choirboy. His frequent trips into the edges of the crowd and rather ridiculous running bit about a baby in protective headphones being the “wise one” proved the former Britpop dandy is now a full-blown Vegas raconteur.

5 — Dare: A smashing tour de force for the exceptional backing vocalists, this time from Demon Days has long been a fan fave and got hearty cheers — or three — from the capacity crowd. At this point — song 17 or so — this party was raging. Gorillaz can clearly keep swinging for years to come as the creative, collaborative well Albarn keeps drawing from is showing no signs of drying up.

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Gorillaz is a British pop band created in 1998 in London, England, as the creative brainchild of musician Damon Albarn and graphic artist Jamie Hewlett. The band consists entirely of fictional members, with Albarn and various guests creating the band’s music.

The fictional band members are Murdoc Niccals, 2-D, Noodle, and Russel Hobbs. They are represented in music videos and concerts in cartoons illustrated by Hewlett.

Gorillaz is a pop band with a distinctive sound. Its musical style combines synth-pop, alternative rock, hip-hop, electronic, trip-hop, and dark pop. Albarn credits various and diverse artists as significant influences. Some of the better-known influences include Massive Attack, Public Image Ltd, Tom Tom Club, Fun Boy Three, and Unkle. Influences for the animated band members include Glitch Techs, The Amazing World of Gumball, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Gorillaz is known for collaborating with many prominent artists such as Elton John, Georgia, Popcaan, and Mavis Staples. This one-of-a-kind group has influenced a bevy of artists since it burst onto the music scene, including 5 Seconds of Summer, AWOLNATION, Paramore, Grimes, and Kesha.

Gorillaz has grossed over 27 million records worldwide and won a Grammy as well as multiple MTV Video Music Awards. The group has also been nominated for 11 Brit Awards and won Best British Group at the 2018 Brit Awards. Gorillaz also holds the distinction of being the Most Successful Virtual Band in the Guinness World Records.

From 1998 to 2000, Albarn worked on the band’s self-titled first album, Gorillaz, which dropped in 2001. The first song release was “Tomorrow Comes Today,” and the music video for the song marked the world’s introduction to the virtual band members. Overall, the album was a smash, both commercially and critically.

The aforementioned second album, Demon Days, followed in 2005. The album marked a shift in the band’s sound into the darker approach to pop that made it famous. Demon Days was its most successful studio effort to date. It went double platinum in the U.S. and contained the ubiquitous and widely popular single “Feel Good Inc.”

In 2006, the band penned an “autobiographical” book titled Rise of the Ogre that expanded on the universe and backstories of the fictional band members.

Gorillaz’s third album, Plastic Beach, hit the market in 2010. The environmentally themed album featured a new synth-pop sound and a lineup of featured guest artists.

The Fall, the band’s fourth album, also released in 2010. The album was largely recorded while Alban was traveling during the band’s Escape to Plastic Beach Tour.

The band’s fifth studio effort, Humanz, dropped in April 2017 after a lengthy hiatus. The album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and received positive reviews from fans and critics.

The sixth album, The Now Now, was released in 2018 and presented a more stripped-down version of the band’s signature sound, concentrating on Albarn’s original music instead of guest artists.

Gorillaz’ launched a new web series project titled Song Machine. The series of episodes featured music videos of the band with musical singles. After the series concluded, the band compiled each song to create its seventh studio album, Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez, in 2020.

Throughout 2022, Gorillaz was on tour in South America, Europe, Australia, and North America. Throughout the Gorillaz tour, the band released new music promoting its upcoming eighth album, Cracker Island, scheduled for release in 2023.

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By far the best concert I’ve ever been to. The openers (Vince Staples and Danny Brown) were just as fantastic as Gorillaz themselves. (though they are apart of Gorillaz) But when Gorillaz got onstage, it absolutely blew my mind. Most of the instrumentation for their live shows is just that, LIVE. It’s an extremely impressive feat, and you’ll appreciate parts of their music you’ve never thought of. Best example of this is their back up singers, who, in my humble belief, went above and beyond. In the final few songs, you could have convinced me I was in the middle of a gospel song at church. Not to mention ALL their features, who have amazing singing talent in their own right.

Now, I must confess, I was extremely worried about this concert. I thought it would be Humanz, through and through, with some throwbacks - which had me worried as 1. Humanz is maybe their least liked album as of now 2. I also had some personal gripes with it. Wrong. 100%. They certainly didn’t, but it felt like they played their whole discography. I legitimately was RELIEVED when they played songs from Humanz. They even played some of the stuff from their ‘Super Deluxe’, spesifically Garage Palace feat. Little Sims - which no one in there had ever heard before - that was the biggest highlight for me. She just jumped onstage and said 1000 words in 10 seconds and danced around like it was nothing. Absolutely insane. They closed off, like u mentioned earlier, with Demon Days and the hits from Demon Days. Had De La Soul come onstage a SECOND time for the biggest hit. This was by far the best concert I’ve ever been to.

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I love the Gorillaz. They are pretty much the most exciting and original band out there right now. Even in their live concerts, they stick with their cartoon characters. Imagine a massive screen towering over the stage, with huge silhouettes of the characters (2-D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel), as the music starts and the lights come up, they suddenly come to life – and you can just about see the actual band underneath on stage.

The whole show has a cartoon animation version, where the "band" plays along with the music as if they're playing it. Meanwhile, Damon Albarn (from Blur) is the one who's really singing the songs. You'll almost certainly recognize their song "Clint Eastwood" – in fact, when I saw them at Glastonbury festival in 2010, Albarn hardly sang – the crowd knew all the words! "I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad, I got sunshine in a bag, I'm useless but not for long the future is comin' on..."

Also, I have no idea what that instrument he uses is- the flute with a keyboard on it- but it has such a unique sound that I just can't get over! Then all of a sudden SNOOP DOG is on stage, completely out of nowhere! He's rapping along with the song, we're going wild and screaming and singing along, everyone is excited. Albarn really pulled his weight next to Snoop, and more. And the images on the screen flashing by just completed the image, like watching the perfect music video with all the benefits of live music.

I almost missed their performance that year, and I am SO glad I didn't! I hope they keep touring, I'd go see their shows every week if I could. I can't wait until next time!

This was my first time seeing the Gorillaz ever (although I've been a fan since 2001 life always happened and couldn't see them before) but concert wise, it was the best show I've ever seen. I'm not too sure I'll ever go to Merriweather again. Because all horrible puns intended when the weather ain't merry, it isn't a place you wanna be. Parking and traffic are also a nightmare. Uber if you ever go to Merriweather. During the VIP set we were kicked out of the pavillan which I'm assuming because it was storming. And we were left to our own devices seeking shelter from the rain. (I brought an umbrella so I was some what dry. Seeing the Gorillaz was worth the lighting risk lmao). The show itself was amazing. The Gorillaz really know how to perform a live set. Dare I say better than other "more popular" bands I've seen. Damon has a tonne of energy as do the rest of the performers. There was such a connection between the fans even if there was a vast range of various demographics. We were all Humanz and that's the whole point of the Gorillaz. I LOVED it. Lost my voice screaming the lyrics back. I would definitely recommend that anyone who likes the Gorillaz see them when they can. It's worth every penny, getting rained on, sweltering in the sun, all of it.

In general the show was awesome! The atmosphere was incredible and I feel that the band had really put everything they've got into the show.

The only thing that really bothered me was the security. Since the arena was devided into three sections: the fan pit, the parter and the sitting area (where I was) and the ticket prices were different for each of them it was understandable that they didn't allow the fans to cross between them but the thing that was absolutely insane was the fact that they didn't let us (people in the sitting area) dance!? Like seriously it's a concert! They took it as far as beating up a man and escorted him out just for DANCING ON A FREAKING CONCERT!? LIKE WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK!?

Even with jerks for security like that I really enjoyed the show and in general I'm more than happy that I was a small part of it!

Gorillaz was the first time in austria but it felt like they know the austrian stage for years.

It was such a great concert, Damon Albarn gave all his energy for the crowd, the instrumentalists, the backround singers, everyone was just great.

The songs sound live in concert much better than on CD, vinyl or mp3 and it is hard to believe that Damons voice really sounds like this. I was standing in the wavebraker and the atmosphere was just perfect, espicially when songs like “Tomorrow comes today“ or “Kids with guns“ are played.

The show was also perfect, sometimes they showed the videos from youtube, sometimes completley new videos which i have not seen before.

To conclude, it was a really great concert and a mustsee for every gorillaz fan because how often can you see them live ;)

The bassist is such a super chill beyond cool guy. Straight up champs him and the guitarist. Damon was legendary, as expected. Personal shoutout to the lady that climbed up to the catwalk to work the lights over the stage, some thought she couldn't make it, but we believed.

The show was absolutely STELLAR!! Great crowd and even greater stage presence. The background vocalists really did an amazing job, especially memorable when one stepped out to perform on Kids With Guns. The crowd went wild, but that was to be expected. Everyone was roaring in excitement when the various guests came to do their parts in Dirty Harry, Hollywood, etc. Nothing compared to Feel Good Inc, though, I was scared the roof would cave in from the in unison laughter.

Smasung hall is a great spacious venue with the most amazing sound quality, my husband and I were very impressed and are looking forward to coming back.

The Gorillaz put on a great show, with the videos, the lights and the synced singing, it's really worth it.

We were a little disappointed about the type of songs, more british rock, less hip hop as the original Gorillaz were, but I guess that's the new album.

Damon Albarn however is a terrible front man, or he seemed to be at least in Zurich. Never interacted with the public, hardly talked or tried to get the us involved or dancing nor singing.

Opening act Little Simz was amazing!

An amazing concert and wish we could go again amazing atmosphere and was surprised to see some artists we weren't expecting like Liam Gallagher wish the set could of been longer as both me and my fiancé have been waiting for over 10 years to see Gorillaz and would love to hear more songs live next time Gorillaz are live we will definitely be going. We also managed to park up in the hotel which was a 15 minute walk from the stadium and drove away with no issues. Will definitely be attending another Gorillaz concert and with hopefully more money next time as there were things we wanted but couldn't afford lol

Gorillaz Humanz World Tour was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated shows by Chilean fans. It was an unparalleled performance, with a wonderful staging, in which each song described the story of the Gorillaz characters including songs like "19-2000" "Clint Eastwood" "Feel Good Inc" going through "Saturnz Barz", until a new single called "Hollywood". The way in which the group plays with the different rhythms and visuals creates a unique atmosphere, full of energy, which made vibrate from the youngest to the most adult of the fans of this band.

Without a doubt, a show that you can not miss.

This was the first concert that I have ever gone to and I'm not gonna lie, this was an amazing experience. The opening started off with 'The Internet' for about an hour, but then it went over to the band everyone was there for, 'Gorillaz. They played some of the songs everyone liked and all the fans joined in on helping them add more emotions to the song. Also, the live portion of the concert was what made it so good because it was rawer than the online songs which made it better because you get to hear what the artists put into each song for each song.

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Gorillaz Kick Off Tour in Vancouver

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Last night (September 11) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Gorillaz kicked off the North American leg of their 2022 World Tour. The Damon Albarn-fronted virtual band doled out a 25-song setlist, beginning with frequent set opener "M1 A1." "Strange Timez" dropped off the setlist in place of their second most-performed song to date, "Last Living Souls" followed by The Now Now 's "Tranz" - see some fan footage of that:

Someone threw an undergarment up on stage during "19-2000" which seems a little out of place for a Gorillaz show, but hey:

There were special guests - tour mates EARTHGANG, Bootie Brown and Sweet Irie - as well as the newer songs ("Cracker Island" and "New Gold") included in the set, but the real treasure was the live debut of a track originally released in 2001, on Gorillaz's inaugural LP. Take a look at "New Genious (Brother)" getting its first play:

According to our records, that leaves only one song from that first album that has yet to be performed - "Double Bass."

They closed the main set with "Plastic Beach" but returned for a six-song encore that wrapped with title track "Demon Days." See the full setlist from opening night + some other fan highlights:

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Gorillaz tour resumes tonight in Seattle - see the full list of remaining dates here .

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Gorillaz has confirmed a historic, rare and not to be missed North American tour, making its way to Moody Center on Friday, September 30, 2022 with special guest EARTHGANG.

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Gorillaz Debuted Two New Songs At Their Tour Opener, Including A Thundercat Collaboration

The Gorillaz are very well-known at this point for collaborating with some of the best and brightest artists around , so it’s never any surprise when they add another joint track to their already impressive discography. All these frequent collabs also make for a great live show when Gorillaz do perform, because a lot of times, different artists will come out and perform their hits alongside the band. Well, that wasn’t quite the case last night, but fans did get the chance to catch a new track for the first time — this one a collaboration with renowned bassist and R&B star Thundercat.

During a set at the Antel Arena in Montevideo, Uruguay, the band performed the new song and projected footage of Thundercat playing alongside them. Last night was the kick off for Gorillaz’ new world tour, and they played another new song as well, this one called “Silent Running.” Check out footage of the Thundercat collab both up top and down below, as well as some clips of “Silent Running.”

Cracker Island feat. Thundercat, another new @gorillaz song debuted in Montevideo 🔥 #GORILLAZWORLDTOUR2022 via mixedCase_ on reddit pic.twitter.com/bgPWKBZAt0 — Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) April 29, 2022

“Nueva canción” Thank you @Damonalbarn !! Silent Running – Gorillaz (World Premiere) Live From Montevideo, Uruguay 28/04/22 p1 #gorillaz #GORILLAZWORLDTOUR2022 #montevideo #Uruguay pic.twitter.com/quUinubAHu — Juan Fuster (@xjuanfusterx) April 30, 2022

In other Gorillaz news, Damon Albarn has been a divisive force in pop lately, drawing the ire of Taylor Swift fans for questioning her songwriting in an interview, and praising Billie Eilish in the same breath . The latter led to a Coachella appearance for him , so at least some of those interview comments worked out.

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