Gorillaz Announce Warm Up Dates
As they fight Boyzone for the album top spot…
15:12, Friday, 12 March 2010
Cartoon group Gorillaz have announced tiny UK fan club dates for next week.
The band- masterminded by
Blur’s Damon Albarn- released their third album
Plastic Beach this week.
Now they’ll play live for fan club members who can buy tickets from the
Gorillaz.com website. These gigs will act as warm up shows before the group headline the
Coachella festival.
The dates are:
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (March 21)
Bristol Trinity (22)
Cambridge Junction (23)
Brighton Old Market (25)
Birmingham Irish Centre (26)
Lincoln Engine Shed (27)
Plastic Beach features artists including
Mos Def,
Bashy,
Kano,
De La Soul and
Lou Reed.
It’s currently vying with Boyzone’s new album to make it to number one on the official album chart this Sunday.
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