No Monkeys :(

No tour for the Gorillaz....very unfortunate


GORILLAZ DITCH WORLD TOUR PLANS

Animated band GORILLAZ have abandoned plans for a world tour, because it costs too much money to bring the cartoon characters to life on a regular basis.

The DIRTY HARRY hitmakers - who are the brainchild of BLUR singer DAMON ALBARN and artist JAMIE HEWLETT - set the Grammy Awards alight earlier this month (FEB06) when they performed with MADONNA.

But it cost more than $1.5 million (GBP880,000) to bring MURDOC, 2-D, RUSSEL and NOODLE to the stage.

Hewlett says, "We're just not gonna be able to do a proper tour. We've tried really hard to work out a way but the costs would be just astronomical."

Here's a thought… just get on stage, with instruments, and play. You know, like a band.

hopefully they will do a few shows here and there, like lollapalooza….

I agree, I just started getting into them and would like to see at least one show.

If you saw the amount of effort that went into the first tour, it was huge. It was great too, but I see what they are saying.

Thought this thread was going to be about the Arctic Monkeys when I clicked on it!

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Thought this thread was going to be about the Arctic Monkeys when I clicked on it!

I was thinking it was all about the long awaited Blow Monkey's reunion!

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
Thought this thread was going to be about the Arctic Monkeys when I clicked on it!

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Monkey News
Gorillaz will be coming back to the States for the US production of the Demon Days Live tribute concerts.

The concerts will take place in New York City at the historical Apollo Theater on April 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and will feature guest musicians from Gorillaz including Damon Albarn, De La Soul, Ike Turner, Bootie Brown of the Pharcyde, Neneh Cherry, Happy Mondays' Shaun Ryder, UK rapper Roots Manuva, with others to be announced. The live show will be a mashup of live performances, theme park experiences, with a full band that is present on stage.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 10 at 11am EST through Ticketmaster.

(ripped off from the tripwire)

i'm beginning to feel like Karl…

win tickets to see the Spinto Band and the Artic Monkeys

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Gorillaz Flop at Apollo

Gorillaz flop at Apollo By Mick Stingley
Mon Apr 3, 8:37 PM ET



NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Things did not go well for the so-called "virtual band" Gorillaz at Harlem's Apollo Theater Sunday. The first of five sold-out shows at the historic New York venue was marred by technical problems. Visuals were scrapped, reducing the production to a mediocre revue of the multiplatinum album "Demon Days" (Virgin).


A conciliatory Damon Albarn announced, "We've been trying to rectify the problems, but it really is a dream come true to play the Apollo." Billed as "Demon Days Live," the performance was intended to be a spectacle combining the artistic efforts of illustrator Jamie Hewlett and singer (and Blur frontman) Albarn, who comprise the 2-D pop act. Minus Hewlett's videos, what remained was a lackluster performance that relied on a host of musicians and special guests to perform the album in its entirety.

With almost 30 musicians onstage (including a 14-piece string section and Albarn in silhouette on piano), the show began with "Last Living Souls." The ersatz orchestra delivered a lush sound, but absent the graphics that helped propel the band to worldwide success, much of the music was sadly one-dimensional.

Albarn and company remained seated during the show, focused on playing. There was no levity and seemingly less enthusiasm coming off the stage, as the performance seemed strained and rehearsed. This orchestra without actors was reliant on the arrival of musical guests to uplift the songs beyond mere recitation.

Neneh Cherry disappointed on "Kids With Guns," offering a weak imitation of the chorus of Salt-N-Pepa hit "Push It" and nothing more. De La Soul delivered some welcome relief on the contagious hit "Feel Good Inc.," as they hammed it up on the crowded stage. But a piano solo from R&B legend Ike Turner on "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" was all too brief, and rappers MF Doom and Bootie Brown did little to elevate the evening, as they were quickly hustled on and off for their songs. Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder seemed as lost as Shane MacGowan at an AA meeting on "DARE"; his haphazard staggering was more enjoyable than his muddled vocals.

The show ended after a scant 70 minutes. Gorillaz's ambitious evening of music and visuals, sans the latter, could not live up to its digital cartoon hype and was little more than a tepid talent show. Hopefully the group will rectify the problems for the remaining performances. But for members of the first night's audience, who paid as much as $70 for a ticket, one wonders what might have been.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter