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Dispatch: Blur in Hyde Park at the BT London Live Olympic Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert, Augu

4785 days ago
DrownedInSoundSo that’s it for the Olympics. In Hyde Park, we get BT London Live's Hyde Park Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert (ahem) with an incongruously brilliant line-up: Blur, The Specials, New Order. Across town, there’s the Spice Girls and Take That.... more info

Blur: Olympic Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert – in pictures

4785 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon's Hyde Park was packed on Sunday night when Blur headlined a special gig to celebrate the end of the Olympics, with support from the Specials and New Order. Was it Blur's last-ever show? Or just an excuse for one of the best knees-ups of the s... more info

Blur – Olympic Closing Ceremony Concert review

4785 days ago
Guardian MusicHyde Park, LondonThe stated ambition of London 2012 was, of course, to inspire a youthful generation. Tonight's sold-out Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert does inspire a generation, but one that was at university when you still had to queue for pa... more info

Blog jam: SuperDeluxeEdition

4789 days ago
Guardian MusicTwice a week we invite independent bloggers to tell us about what they do. Today, a site looking at the best box sets aroundWho are you and what's your blog called?I'm Paul Sinclair and my blog is called SuperDeluxeEdition.Where are you based?London.... more info

Six Songs of Me: Clive Lewis of Electronic Rumors

4791 days ago
Guardian MusicThe music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectClive Lewis writes a blog about electronic music at electronicrumors.com, serving up the best new synthesiser sounds each day. These six songs represent... more info

London 2012: loud music makes the Games even better, insist organisers

4793 days ago
Guardian MusicSpectators complain that high-intensity dance soundtrack detracts from athletics, but Locog defend decisionLondon 2012 organisers have said they wlll review the use of loud music in the main stadium during the Games, but are confident that they have ... more info

Olympic Stadium music 'about right' says Locog

4794 days ago
Guardian MusicLondon 2012 organisers defend choice but pledge to review music after complaints about dance soundtrack in Friday's finalsLondon 2012 organisers have said they will review the use of loud music in the main stadium, but are confident that they have go... more info

New Order add second Roseland show, tickets on sale today

4795 days ago
Brooklyn VeganNew Order have just added a second Roseland show on October 19, which is the day after the one they announced earlier (10/18). Tickets to both shows go on sale today (8/3) at 10 AM.... more info

Sales of Olympics opening ceremony tracks soar

4797 days ago
Guardian MusicSales of tracks used in Danny Boyle's opening ceremony have surged, plus five featured songs – including Arctic Monkeys' cover of Beatles' Come Together – will chart in Top 40Over 50 British songs employed in the soundtrack to the opening ceremon... more info

Olympic opening ceremony celebration concert - review

4801 days ago
Guardian MusicHyde Park, LondonThere are tens of thousands of cheerful people in Hyde Park but it's not entirely clear why. While the closing ceremony line-up of Blur, New Order and the Specials has a coherent vision, following a thread of left-of-centre British p... more info

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