Song who?

Blur made their first live appearance since Meltdown 2000 on Wednesday evening, at a special industry bash to honour their manager, dotmusic can reveal.

The band played two songs, 'Beetlebum' and 'Song 2', as the grand finale of the event at London's Hilton Hotel on Park Lane.

Appearing as a four-piece with an additional female backing vocalist/keyboard player, the band looked relaxed and sounded tight as they ripped through rousing renditions of two of their most popular songs.

Lead singer Damon Albarn then made a short speech honouring Chris Morisson, who has managed the band for the past ten years.

He said: "This is a very brutal business we're in and anyone who has lasted deserves credit. Chris has definitely got us through a lot of weird things."

Morrison, who has managed acts including Thin Lizzy, Ultravox, Dead Or Alive, the Beloved and Morcheeba, won the Peter Grant Award, a special achievement gong named after the legendary Led Zeppelin manager.

The British Music Roll Of Honour is organised annually by the Music Managers Forum.


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