Pop preview: Blur, on tour

# Blur

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Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Sun; Goldsmiths Students' Union, SE14, Mon; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, Wed; O2 Academy Newcastle, Thu; Manchester Evening News Arena, Fri

While there's only one Oasis, there are more than a few Blurs. There's the band whose output at their Britpop peak tended towards vaguely comic "character" songs. There's the artily noisy and melancholic group on their upcoming compilation, Midlife. There's even the floaty, worldbeat band that made their last album, Think Tank, after the departure of guitarist Graham Coxon. A reunion tour of a kind, this should see an incarnation that's hugely enjoyable and musically rewarding.

• Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Sun; Goldsmiths Students' Union, SE14, Mon; Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, Wed; O2 Academy Newcastle, Thu; Manchester Evening News Arena, Fri

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