Friday, October 19, 2012

Blur To Release 'Parklive' Live Albums and Hyde Park Concert DVD

Blur will release their Hyde Park gig, part of the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, as a 5 disc CD/DVD 'Parkive' on December 5th.

Titled 'Parklive', the deluxe edition will comprise the whole show, with extras, presented in best-quality audio over 2 CDs with a DVD of the 12-camera shoot directed by Mathew Amos. Also included is an exclusive CD, 'Blur - Live At The 100 Club' recorded at the legendary London venue in August as part of Converse Represent, with a further CD of special live tracks recorded this summer, including 'Under The Westway' and 'The Puritan' performed live on Twitter from a London rooftop, and recordings from the Wolverhampton warm-up show and BBC Radio Maida Vale sessions.

The discs come housed in a 60-page hardback book containing exclusive photographs from both Hyde Park and the 100 Club and is available from blur.co.uk

Plus, if you pre-order the Parklive Collectors' Edition before midnight GMT TONIGHT your name will be featured in the book.

Watch the trailer below.