Alister Jack is in line for a peerage after the general election, reports have suggested.
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Bombay Bicycle Club on stage at Glastonbury on Friday (28 June), Blur frontman Damon Albarn addressed the crowd about Palestine and “the importance of voting” in the United Kingdom’s general election next week.The indie band brought out Albarn for their evening set at the Other stage to perform ‘Heaven’, a cut from their latest album ‘My Big Day’ on which Albarn features.After thanking Bombay Bicycle Club frontman Jack Steadman, Albarn took a moment to address “three things” with the crowd, asking them to show him how they felt about Palestine. “Are you pro-Palestine?” he asked, to cheers.
“Do you feel that’s an unfair war?”He went on to address the UK general election on July 4: “The importance of voting next week… Now, I don’t blame you for being ambivalent about that, but it’s still really important.”He concluded, “And thirdly, maybe it’s time we stop putting octogenarians in control of the whole world” – perhaps in reference to the first US Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, which had taken place the night before (June 27).Albarn then launched into a rendition of Blur’s ‘Tender’. Watch video of the moment here:Damon Albarn at Glastonbury: "You have to show how you feel about Palestine, are you pro Palestine? Do you feel like it's an unfair war? The importance of voting next week.""Maybe it's time we stop putting octogenarians in control of the whole world"pic.twitter.com/gVB3jWEpj6— Damon Albarn Unofficial (@DamonUnofficial) June 28, 2024Albarn’s appearance onstage with Bombay Bicycle Club had come after the band confirmed to Radio X that they’d bring out a surprise guest who’d appeared on ‘My Big Day’.
Alister Jack is in line for a peerage after the general election, reports have suggested.
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Bombay Bicycle Club have brought out Damon Albarn during their Glastonbury 2024 set as a surprise guest.The Blur frontman came out during the band’s performance of ‘Heaven’. “This next song is from the new record and I feel like it sums up this whole weekend very nicely,” Bombay Bicycle Club frontman Jack Steadman told the crowd before jumping into the song.“Glastonbury, give it up for Mr.
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