How long is Blur's show at Eventim Apollo? London show start time - will they play The Ballad of Darren in full?

Blur will be playing brand new album The Ballad of Darren in full
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Blur are set to perform their brand new album in full for one night only.

The Britpop icons have reunited for a second time and released The Ballad of Darren last Friday (21 July). The band also announced a show at Eventim Apollo in London in which they will play each and every track from the album.

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It is the only show in which they will play The Balld of Darren in full. The gig comes after the band headlined two enormous shows at Wembley Stadium at the start of July.

The shows at the famous London venue were the band's first UK headline performance since 2015.

But can you see Blur's show at Eventim Apollo? Here's all you need to know:

When are Blur's show in London?

The 90s icons will play one night only at the Eventim Apollo on Tuesday, 25 July. It follows the earlier gigs at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (8 July) and Sunday (9 July).

Can you get tickets?

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The concert at Eventim Apollo was announced earlier this year and tickets went on sale on Tuesday, 18 July. They have totally sold out, according to the venue.

Tickets are not available to buy on Ticketmaster's website.

How long is the concert?

The doors will open at 7pm , the venue has confirmed. The band will play new album The Ballad of Darren in full - there is no support act.

Blur's new album is 36 minutes for the standard edition or 42 minutes for the deluxe edition.

What could the setlist be?

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Blur will be playing all of the songs from The Ballad of Darren, so expect the following tracks:

The Ballad

St. Charles Square

Barbaric

Russian Strings

The Everglades (For Leonard)

The Narcissist

Goodbye Albert

Far Away Island

Avalon

The Heights

What did Blur say about Wembley concerts?

Speaking to ITV ahead of the Wembley Stadium shows, Blur's Damon Albarn said: "It’s amazing for Graham and me to sit here, having started off in our little humble Portakabin in Colchester at the age of 12 and to be here, thank you very much everybody"

Guitarist Graham Coxon explained that "you’ve always got to try and shrink a place, to make it feel like a club". He added: "That can be a hard if the gap between the stage and front row is big, it’s like a huge moat sometimes. It’s not too bad here at Wembley Stadium."

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