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System Of A Down‘s Daron Malakian has blamed Oasis for England’s World Cup loss at the band’s second Tottenham Hotspur Stadium show.

At the alt-metal band’s gig last night (July 15), the guitarist accused the Britpop legends of causing England’s downfall playing against Argentina at the World Cup semi-finals.

Despite Anthony Gordon scoring an early goal 55 minutes in, England’s substitutions for defenders meant the Argentinians clinched the win, 2-1.

Now, footage of the band commiserating England’s loss at the show has been shared. At the massive gig, Malakian responded to reports England scored a goal by chanting “I heard England just scored” and “Let’s go England” during the middle section of ‘Dreaming’.

He also told the audience: “If you guys lose, I blame Oasis”.

Liam Gallagher later commented on England’s loss through Twitter, despite previously predicting England to win the semifinal. Though he didn’t directly address Malakian’s remarks. “Respect to the lads it’s nobody’s GOD given right to win the WC”, he wrote. Gallagher then congratulated Argentina: “Best team won onwards n sideways LG x”.

He added that England wouldn’t win a World Cup trophy “until we get street wise”, explaining: “That goes for the mangers it’s all got too technical let the kids run wild”.

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Oasis and System Of A Down have sustained a long-running feud, ignited by Noel Gallagher in the early ’00s.

Around the time the band released their classic 2001 album ‘Toxicity’, Noel told US radio: “I’m actually alive to hear the shittiest band of all time”.

When SOAD played their first gig at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 13, they hit back at the band by telling the crowd: “We have a song about a tapeworm. Just for fun today, I’m going to name the tapeworm ‘Oasis’”.

Malakian then encouraged the audience to chant: “Puuull Oasis out of your ass.”

We gave SOAD’s Tottenham gig a five-star review, writing: “Tonight is similar to Oasis only in that every single person in this place is going totally ape-shit from start to finish, but System Of A Down ultimately defy and redefine what stadium rock is and can be.

“The circle pits don’t relent throughout, but we know what we’ve been waiting for.”

System Of A Down hit out at Oasis during their recent Tottenham Hotspur Stadium concert, leading the crowd in a chant of “pull Oasis out of your ass”.

Speaking on stage during their show with Queens Of The Stone Age at the venue on Monday night (July 13), guitarist Daron Malakian introduced the track ‘Needles’ by telling the crowd: “We have a song about a tapeworm. Just for fun today, I’m going to name the tapeworm ‘Oasis’”. He then encouraged the audience to chant: “Puuull Oasis out of your ass.”

It comes after a long running feud which saw Noel Gallagher tell US radio in the early ‘00s around the time of the release of the band’s 2001 album ‘Toxicity’, of his relief after first hearing SOAD. “I’m actually alive to hear the shittiest band of all time,” he said at time.

The Armenian-American metal band have since gone on to enjoy huge success and are currently selling out stadiums across Europe.

When Oasis were on their reunion tour in the US last year, System Of A Down also hit out at the band during one of their own shows at the Soldier Field in Chicago last September.

Upon arriving in Chicago at the time, Malakian took to Instagram to share a photo of himself outside of the venue alongside a sign which he digitally altered to read, “Fuck Oasis”, captioning the post, “Wow!!! I kept ending up at the right place at the right time in Chicago!!!!!”.

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Reviewing SOAD’s concert earlier this week, NME awarded the show five stars and said: “Tonight is similar to Oasis only in that every single person in this place is going totally ape-shit from start to finish, but System Of A Down ultimately defy and redefine what stadium rock is and can be. The circle pits don’t relent throughout, but we know what we’ve been waiting for.

“’I’m sure you’ve seen this part of the show before on Instagram or bullshitgram,’ says Malakian before another viral-worthy series of human whirlpools kick off for ‘Toxicity’ into closer ‘Sugar’. ‘Do you feel the moment?’ he yells. That’s what it’s about. And that you were lucky enough to be alive to see SOAD smash a stadium. Shove that up your ass.”

Elsewhere on the night, Queens Of The Stone Age opened the show with the likes of Sick, Sick, Sick’, ‘My God Is The Sun’ and ‘Little Sister’.

NME said of their performance: “The crowds spiral for the brutal one-two-three punch closing of ‘Go With The Flow’, ‘No One Knows’ and ‘A Song For The Dead’ as an on-fire [Josh] Homme calls upon London to ‘make yourself a night you’ll never remember.’ We oblige.”

“We have a song about a tapeworm,” beams System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian, introducing the wild polka of ‘Needles’. “Today, I’m going to name the tapeworm ‘Oasis’,” he continues, before inciting 50,000 pumped-up fans in a bellowing chant of “PUUUULL OASIS OUT OF YOUR ASS”. It’s a decades-long feud after Noel Gallagher famously told US radio in the early ‘00s of his relief after first hearing SOAD, thinking: “I’m actually alive to hear the shittiest band of all time.” Ouch.

When Noel made those comments at the height of ‘Toxicity’, none could have predicted the trajectory of these Armenian-American political metal weirdos. Disbanding in 2006 after reaching arena level after five acclaimed albums, before returning to endless festival rounds in 2010, we now find ourselves here. With only a couple of new songs and a well-known struggle to make a follow-up album, it’s largely down to TikTok and viral footage of the circle pit mania they inspire that they find themselves selling out stadiums across Europe in 2026 – that same phenomenon that now has Deftones and KoRn back at the top of bills.

Themselves an arena-filling, festival-headlining rock beast, Queens Of The Stone Age acting as opener only heightens the sense of occasion. You’ll rarely catch them on a stage with the sun still beating down, but they seize that moment by coming out to Starlight Vocal Band’s feel-good classic ‘Afternoon Delight’ over footage of Josh Homme and co’s faces warping like a bad acid trip.

They intersperse the hard-raging bangers like ‘Sick, Sick, Sick’, ‘My God Is The Sun’ and ‘Little Sister’ with some of their more desert-wandering esoteric numbers like ‘Regular John’, ‘The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died’ and ‘Run, Pig, Run’, which seems a smart move. It showcases a lesser-sung side of QOTSA while complementing the weirder edges of SOAD and ultimately controls the temperature to keep folk from killing each other. Then, the crowds spiral for the brutal one-two-three punch closing of ‘Go With The Flow’, ‘No One Knows’ and ‘A Song For The Dead’ as an on-fire Homme calls upon London to “make yourself a night you’ll never remember.” We oblige.

“We are System Of A Down from Los Angeles, California via Armenia, and this is the System Of A Down style of rock’n’roll,” offers Malakian. From the soulful lament of fallen warriors on opener ‘Soldier Side’ and the mass furious questioning of “Why do they always send the poor?” on ‘B.Y.O.B.’ atop visuals calling out our modern passive approach to ‘HUMAN SUFFERING, NOW IN 4K!’, it’s clear from the opening that this ain’t gonna be your standard stadium fare.

Whether barking back frontman Serj Tankian’s lines about “abolishing mandatory minimum sentences” in turning the US into one giant prison, or ‘Deer Dance’ calling out police brutality (“Pushing little children with their fully-automatics, they like to push the weak around”), the audience came to mosh to a message – and there aren’t a lot of bands offering that right now. “Pardon us for being angry,” Malakian apologises, “but the world is kinda fucked.”

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Tankian, Malakian and bassist Shavo Odadjian play like they’re all competing to be frontman, with drummer John Dolmayan the stone-faced wall at the back. Spirits are high in the band, with even a tender “I love you man” from the guitarist to the singer. We may not need a new album with enough nights like this. Give us that absolutely crazy reaction to ‘Chop Suey’, the fevered dance of ‘Bounce’ and the spine-chilling respite of ‘Spiders’ over and over.

Tonight is similar to Oasis only in that every single person in this place is going totally ape-shit from start to finish, but System Of A Down ultimately defy and redefine what stadium rock is and can be. The circle pits don’t relent throughout, but we know what we’ve been waiting for. “I’m sure you’ve seen this part of the show before on Instagram or bullshitgram,” says Malakian before another viral-worthy series of human whirlpools kick off for ‘Toxicity’ into closer ‘Sugar’. “Do you feel the moment?” he yells. That’s what it’s about. And that you were lucky enough to be alive to see SOAD smash a stadium. Shove that up your ass.

Queens Of The Stone Age played:

‘Regular John’

‘The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret’

‘Do It Again’

‘Sick, Sick, Sick’

‘The Fun Machine Took a Shit and Died’

‘Paper Machete’

‘My God Is the Sun’

‘Run, Pig, Run’

‘Little Sister’

‘Go With The Flow’

‘No One Knows’

‘A Song for the Dead’

System Of A Down played:

System Of A Down are set to kick off their UK tour dates later today (Monday July 13) with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath. Check out the stage times below.

The shows will be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight and Wednesday (July 15), and follow on from Serj Tankian and co. kicking off the European leg of the tour in Sweden last month, before following it up with shows in Berlin, Dusseldorf and Paris.

These are their first headline tour dates in Europe since 2017, and the upcoming UK shows will mark their first in London in over a decade. Visit here for any remaining tickets.

Ahead of the gig starting tonight, support act Queens Of The Stone Age have shared the official stage times. Doors to the venue open at 5pm, before opening act Acid Bath –who are back after a 17 year hiatus – start their set at 6pm.

Queens Of The Stone Age then take to the stage at 7pm – and are expected to dust off some deep cuts from their 2007 album ‘Era Vulgaris’, as they have been doing at the earlier European shows. System Of A Down will then start their set at 8:30pm.

The full timings for System Of A Down at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium are:

Doors

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Stage times

Acid Bath – 6pm

Queens Of The Stone Age – 7pm

System Of A Down – 8:30pm

At the show in Paris earlier this month, System Of A Down made headlines thanks to the huge circle pits that opened in the audience during their set. They were similar scenes to last year’s concert at the Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, which were so thunderous that Daron Malakian wrote on social media: “This is not a war zone, this is not a riot, this is a System Of A Down style Rock & Roll concert in Brazil!”

For each of the tour dates in the UK and Europe, the metal legends have been launching pop-up shops with exclusive merch and limited edition pressings of their seminal album, ‘Toxicity’ to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and the UK store is open now.

As seen with the earlier shows in Europe, tonight’s setlist in London is expected to be filled with fan favourites including ‘Aerials’, ‘Toxicity’ and ‘Chop Suey!’, as well as some deeper cuts and rarities.

Serj Tankian and co. dropped the singles – ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ – in 2020, which marked their first new music in 15 years, having previously gone on hiatus from 2006 to 2010.

However, they are yet to record a full-length follow-up to their 2005 albums ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’.

Last year, Malakian spoke to NME about the chances of more new music from the group, and said that it was the “album shit that drives wedges between” the members, and the frontman also seemed wary of it in another interview, saying that he had been put off recording after becoming “very passive” while working on ‘Mezmerize’ and ‘Hypnotize’.

He later doubled down on the stance, dismissing rumours that System would be teasing a new album with their tour dates, saying: “There is no album that is written.”

Jay-Z has announced a huge show in London at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – find ticket details below.

The concert is part of a trio of gigs celebrating the rapper’s 30 year “legacy” and will be his first in the UK in over a decade.

He has previously announced concerts in Paris and Los Angeles, on September 10 and October 23.

Now, he has added to that list with a show in London on Friday September 4. Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 10) at 10am BST and can be purchased here.

Before that a pre-sale will also be held at 10am BST on Thursday (July 9). You can purchase tickets here.

It comes after he recently announced three Yankee Stadium concerts which kick off this Friday. Any remaining tickets for those shows can be found here.

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They will celebrate his classic albums ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’ in a year in which they celebrate their respective 30th and 25th anniversaries.

The rapper returned to the stage for a rare solo performance last month, headlining Roots Picnic 2026 as his first festival date in seven years and breaking out some of his biggest hits.

That set also saw him take aim at Nicki Minaj, Drake, Kanye West and more in a freestyle.

There have been rumours that Jay-Z is working on a new album – which will be the follow-up to 2017’s ‘4:44’ – swirling for years now, although friend and collaborator Cash Cobain recently put a dampener on hopes for new material, saying that the rapper told him recently that he is “absolutely not dropping an album” anytime soon (via Variety).

Elsewhere, it was confirmed Jay-Z and Eminem will reunite on Rakim‘s upcoming new album – marking their first collaboration in 25 years.

The two rap legends last appeared on the same track on 2001’s ‘Renegade’ from Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’.

Now, they’re set to join forces once again on a currently untitled song, which will appear on a forthcoming collaborative album from Rakim, Kurupt and Masta Killa, due for release on August 28.

BTS returned to London for the first time in seven years, holding the first of two sold-out shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last night (Monday July 6).

The record-breaking Korean group are currently in the middle of their ‘Arirang’ world tour, in support of their latest album of the same name, and kickstarted the European leg late last month in Madrid and Brussels. Following tonight’s (July 7) final London show, they will move on to Munich and Paris, before continuing the 88-date tour in North America, Latin America, Asia and Australia.

The London shows mark BTS’ first in the UK as a group since they made history at Wembley in 2019, and the members referred to those shows during last night’s performance. “I don’t think you guys have changed in that time,” rapper Suga told the crowd at one point. “I’m still feeling the emotions I felt seven or eight years ago in Wembley.”

Leader RM added: “It gives a lot of reminiscence and memories of when we were at Wembley. [Then], I was [wearing] the cap with Sonny [former Tottenham player Son Heung-min] on it and everything was fine, but then there was COVID, there was military, and now we’re here in 2026, together. I’ve missed you so much.”

The ‘Arirang’ world tour weaves aspects of traditional Korean music, architecture, dance and more into the production. As fans filtered into the venue and awaited BTS’ arrival, traditional music called gukak played over the PA while videos on the screens showed hanji-inspired designs. Performances of ‘Arirang’ songs also incorporated traditional Korean culture, from ‘They Don’t Know ‘Bout Us’ screens based on masks known as tal, and the use of white fabrics to bring inspiration from the seungmu dance into the show.

‘Body To Body’, meanwhile, saw the group and their dancers recreate a traditional circle dance, ganggangsullae, as the crew carried LED flags and ribbons inspired by hat-spinning, or sangmo. As on record, the track also features a snippet of the traditional folk song ‘Arirang’, from which the album and tour take their name.

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For this tour, BTS are performing on a 360-degree stage, allowing them to get closer to the stadium audience than a typical set-up. In keeping with the rest of the production, the stage also draws on Korean culture, inspired by the Gyeonghoeru Pavilion at Gyeongbokgung Palace, and its four runways and central stage representing South Korea’s flag, Taegeukgi, and its four Geongongamri trigrams.

Videos shown on the big screens during breaks in the show also carried symbolism relating to the Taegeukgi, with one using visuals to represent its central yin-yang design, and aspects symbolising heaven, earth, water and fire. A second video, meanwhile, saw intertwining trees (yeonriji) growing across the screen, reflecting a meaning of love and connection.

As BTS brought a taste of their home to the UK, they also mixed in their knowledge of their host country. RM nodded to England’s World Cup victory over Mexico the night before, changing the lyrics to part of ‘Mic Drop’ to “Haters gonna hate / Players gonna play / Congrats on the win for the World Cup”.

Later, he shared that the group have been something of a good luck charm for the countries they’ve visited during the tournament. “We always bring luck to every place – when we were in Belgium, Belgium won,” he said. “Now we’re in London and [England] won.”

Jungkook nodded to the UK’s reputation for bad weather, saying: “They say London is famous for the rain, but tonight you guys are bringing all the heat. Show everyone why London is one of the best crowds in the world.”

V later reflected on London as “the place I like the most”, telling the crowd they “always go above my expectations”, while showing off some of the Britishisms he’s picked up on the trip. “Cheers, mate. Y’know?” he said. “That’s all I know.” Jin, meanwhile, looked back on his last visit to the city as part of his solo tour last year, and shared a story from this visit. “Some of us went to a restaurant yesterday, and it was really nice,” he told the stadium. “I had a waffle with duck on it, and that was really tasty. Do you guys know what that is? You have tasty food here, and I think it’s a good [place].”

Across the ‘Arirang’ tour, BTS have been mixing up the setlist with a section of surprise songs, airing deep cuts and fan favourites that change up every night. “That was just the warm-up, right?” J-hope said after ‘Dynamite’, as the group prepared to launch into the mystery tracks. “We’ve got something real special for you up next.”

“I wanna hear more from ARMY,” Jimin said, referring to their fanbase’s name. “What do you wanna sing?” As he patrolled the stage, he shouted out requests from the crowd, including ‘21st Century Girl’, ‘Pied Piper’ and ‘Just One Day’. While huge cheers rang around the venue for each of those names, it was ‘Life Goes On’, taken from the band’s 2020 album ‘Be’, and ‘Map Of The Soul: Persona’ track ‘Dionysus’ that made the cut for the first London setlist.

As the show came to an end with ‘Into The Sun’, a burst of fireworks decorated the sky, capping a spectacular performance on the stage with a similar extravaganza above.

BTS played:

‘Hooligan’

‘Aliens’

‘Run BTS’

‘They Don’t Know ‘Bout Us’

‘Like Animals’

‘Fake Love’

‘Swim’

‘Merry Go Round’

‘2.0’

‘Normal’

‘Not Today’

‘Mic Drop’

‘FYA’

‘Fire’

‘Body To Body’

‘Idol’

‘Come Over’

‘Butter’

‘Dynamite’

‘Life Goes On’

‘Dionysus’

‘Please’

‘Into The Sun’

As well as continuing their world tour, BTS are also set to perform at the first-ever World Cup Final Halftime Show. The last match in this year’s tournament will take place at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on July 19, and will feature a star-studded live show, similar to the Super Bowl’s traditional Halftime Show.

Gorillaz have confirmed that a documentary about their huge show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is on the way.

Held last Saturday (June 20), the night marked the first ever stadium gig for the Damon Albarn-led collective, and followed on the heels of them releasing the stirring and spiritual new album ‘The Mountain’.

Taking place shortly after they played a handful of UK arena shows earlier this year, Albarn was joined by an impressive number of special guests on the night, including Johnny Marr, Little Simz, Shaun Ryder, The Clash’s Paul Simonon and more.

Now, after fans at the gig noticed a number of cameras in place and overhead drones during the show, Gorillaz have confirmed that they are working on a documentary about the landmark occasion.

Illustrator, visual artist and founding member Jamie Hewlett confirmed the plans to BBC News, revealing that extensive filming took place in all areas of the venue on the night.

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“The aim is to reveal what it takes to put on a show like this,” he told the outlet. “We have artists filming themselves getting on planes from different parts of the world, then everybody coming together here in Tottenham, the arrival of the fans, the Gorillaz show, and the aftermath, when there’s only empty beer cups left.”

According to the report, cameras captured the show as well as the crowd, the crew, and backstage moments. The upcoming documentary will blend that footage with the band’s cartoon performers: 2-D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel.

It isn’t yet clear when the documentary will be available to watch.

As well as the aforementioned special guests, others who took to the stage for the show included Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), Omar Souleyman, Kano, Bashy, Lao, Black Thought, Asha Puthli and Anoushka Shankar.

​One of the most poignant moments on the night came when Gorillaz played ‘The Shadowy Light’ in tribute to the late Bollywood icon Asha Bhosle, who featured on the original recording and died earlier this year, aged 92. Gruff Rhys helped perform the track, while Bhosle’s granddaughter Zanai joined to perform the late singer’s vocal parts.

As well as cuts from the new album, Gorillaz also broke out numerous fan favourites, including ‘Empire Ants’, ‘El Mañana’, ‘Dirty Harry’, ‘On Melancholy Hill’, ‘Clint Eastwood’, ‘Dare’, and ‘Feel Good Inc’. Find NME’s full report from the night, along with footage, photos and the setlist here.

Gorillaz will head back out on the road soon for their first-ever India tour dates. Visit here for tickets to upcoming shows.

‘The Mountain’ was written after both Albarn and illustrator Jamie Hewlett lost their fathers, and given a four-star review from NME, which praised it for its ability to tackle heavy themes with a sense of refinement.

The review described it as “an album that celebrates the love you leave behind, the people you touch, the spirit of giving more than you take, how we’re all the same when it’s done”.

​Gorillaz played a mammoth show at Tottenham Hotspur’s last night (Saturday June 20), and brought out an impressive run of special guests including Johnny Marr, Little Simz, Shaun Ryder and more. Check out footage, photos and the full setlist below.

The night marked the first ever stadium show for the Damon Albarn-led collective, and followed on the heels of them releasing stirring and spiritual new album ‘The Mountain’ and playing a handful of UK arena shows earlier this year.

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“You ready for some silliness?” the frontman asked, kicking off the headline set after support slots from Trueno and Sparks. The stacked 30-song setlist began with Anoushka Shankar joining for ‘The Mountain’ title track – having featured on the original recording – and Sparks returning to the stage for ‘The Happy Dictator’.

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Tracks from Gorillaz’s earlier discography followed, with 2018’s ‘Tranz’, 2001’s ‘Tomorrow Comes Today’ and ‘19/2000’, and 2010’s ‘Rhinestone Eyes’ coming in thick and fast, before being followed by more songs from the latest album.

​Popcaan took to the stage for a lively rendition of ‘Saturnz Barz’, before Black Thought, Asha Puthli and Anoushka Shankar joined Albarn for ‘The Moon Cave’, and both The Smiths turned solo legend Johnny Marr and The Clash’s Paul Simonon came out for ‘Casablanca’.

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Marr and Simonon came out again later in the night for ‘Plastic Beach’, and other earlier fan favourites played on the night included ‘Empire Ants’, ‘El Mañana’, ‘Dirty Harry’, ‘On Melancholy Hill’, ‘Clint Eastwood’ and ‘Feel Good Inc’.

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More special guests joined later on too, with Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) joining for both ‘Stylo’ and ‘Damascus’ alongside Omar Souleyman, Little Simz taking to the stage for ‘Garage Palace’, and Kano, Bashy and Lao performing ‘White Flag’.

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​One of the most moving moments of the gig came when Gorillaz played ‘The Shadowy Light’ in tribute to the late Bollywood icon Asha Bhosle, who featured on the original recording and died earlier this year, aged 92. Gruff Rhys helped perform the track, while Bhosle’s granddaughter Zanai joined to perform the late singer’s vocal parts.

Fans held up their phone torches throughout the rendition, and Zanai said afterwards that the moment was not only a way for fans to say farewell to the late Bollywood star, but the song itself – with themes of loss, acceptance and spirituality – felt like Asha’s way of saying goodbye to them.

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While the tribute to Asha Bhosle was the most touching part of the night, the most intense moment undoubtedly came from Happy Mondays icon Shaun Ryder and Roses Gabor, who helped close out the show with huge hit ‘DARE’.

“Thank you so much for attending this mass gathering of multi-cultural, multi-generational music, we appreciate you,” Albarn told the crowd, also quipping that “the logistics are ridiculous for this band” when he embraced Ryder just before he left the stage.

Introducing his guests all back to the stage after final track ‘Clint Eastwood’, Albarn shared his gratitude for fans for showing up for one of the most memorable shows of Gorillaz’s career, and closed things out by saying: “We love you because we are you”.

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Check out the full setlist and more footage from the show below.

Gorillaz’s Tottenham setlist was:

‘The Mountain’ (Anoushka Shankar)

‘The Happy Dictator’ (Sparks)

‘Tranz’

‘Tomorrow Comes Today’

’19/2000’

‘Rhinestone Eyes’

‘Saturnz Barz’ – (Popcaan)

‘The Moon Cave’ (Black Thought – Asha Puthli – Anoushka Shankar)

‘El Mañana’

‘Empire Ants’ – (Yukimi)

‘With Love to an Ex’ – (Moonchild Sanelly)

‘Casablanca’ (Paul Simonon – Johnny Marr)

‘Delirium’

‘Andromeda’

‘Desolé’ (Fatoumata Diawara)

‘Stylo’ (Yasiin Bey)

‘Damascus’ (Yasiin Bey – Omar Souleyman)

‘Dirty Harry’ (Bootie Brown)

‘Garage Palace’ (Little Simz)

‘White Flag’ – (Kano – Bashy – Lao)

‘The Shadowy Light’ (Gruff Rhys – Zanai Bhosle)

‘The Sad God’ (Black Thought – Anoushka Shankar)

‘Cloud of Unknowing’

‘Plastic Beach’ (Paul Simonon – Johnny Marr)

‘On Melancholy Hill’

‘Orange County’ (Kara Jackson – Anoushka Shankar)

‘The Manifesto’ – (Trueno)

‘DARE’ – (Shaun Ryder – Roses Gabor)

‘Feel Good INC’ (Pos – De La Soul)

‘Clint Eastwood’

Ahead of the colossal gig, Albarn – famously a Chelsea F.C. supporter – appeared on The Graham Norton Show to perform the single ‘Orange Country’, and jokingly refused to say the name of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium the band were playing, simply referring to it as a “large music venue in North London”.

The show at Tottenham came shortly after Gorillaz played a huge set at Primavera Sound Barcelona, joining The Cure and Doja Cat on the bill, and before they head back out on the road for their first-ever India tour dates. Visit here for tickets to upcoming shows.

Gorillaz are set to play their first ever stadium show in London this weekend, and have confirmed an impressive list of guest performers including Johnny Marr, Shaun Ryder, Little Simz and more.

The huge show will be held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday (June 20), and comes in support of their latest album, ‘The Mountain’.

Already, Damon Albarn and co. have kicked off their live dates with some warm-up shows in Bradford, and commenced on their UK and Ireland tour in March, which includes shows in Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and more.

Now, the tour is coming to London, and this weekend’s stop at Tottenham Hotspur stadium will mark the band’s first ever stadium headline show.

Support will come from Sparks and Trueno, and today (Monday, June 15), the band have confirmed a list of guest performers who will join them on stage during their one-off London headline set.

There are 22 artists confirmed as joining Gorillaz during their set, and most collaborated with the band on songs across ‘The Mountain’ tracklist. Names include Johnny Marr – who featured on ‘The Plastic Guru’ and ‘The Empty Dream Machine’ – as well as Black Thought (who featured on ‘The Sad God’ and ‘The Empty Dream Machine’), and Asha Puthli (‘The Moon Cave’).

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Anoushka Shankar will be joining the band on stage too, having featured on ‘The Mountain’, ‘The Moon Cave’, ‘Orange County’, ‘The Empty Dream Machine’, ‘The Plastic Guru’, ‘The Sweet Prince’, and ‘The Sad God’, and so will openers Sparks and Trueno – who featured on ‘The Happy Dictator’ and ‘The Manifesto’ respectively.

Others joining the London show as special guests include Little Simz who featured on ‘Humanz’ song ‘Garage Palace’, The Clash’s Paul Simonon who featured on the ‘Plastic Beach’ title track, and Shaun Ryder who famously starred on fan-favourite track ‘Dare’.

Check out a full list of guest performers below, as well as a new teaser video, and visit here for newly-released tickets.

Special guests at Gorillaz’ Tottenham stadium show are:

Anoushka Shankar

Asha Puthli

Bashy

Black Thought

Bootie Brown

De La Soul

Fatoumata Diawara

Gruff Rhys

Johnny Marr

Kara Jackson

Little Simz

London Arab Orchestra

Moonchild Sanelly

Omar Souleyman

Paul Simonon

Popcaan

Rose

Gabor

Shaun Rider

Sparks (also supporting)

Trueno (also supporting)

Yasiin Bey

Yukimi

Earlier this year, Albarn and co. appeared on The Graham Norton Show to perform the single ‘Orange Country’, and the frontman – famously a Chelsea F.C. supporter – jokingly refused to say the name of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium the band were playing, simply referring to it as a “large music venue in North London”.

As well as headline UK gigs, the band have had festival slots lined up at Electric Picnic, Primavera Sound Barcelona and Porto, and Rock Werchter, and also confirmed their first ever India tour dates.

Damon Albarn has joked about playing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a Chelsea F.C. fan.

In March, Gorillaz will head out on a UK and Ireland tour that includes a one-off headline show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 20 (find any remaining tickets here). It comes in support of their upcoming album, ‘The Mountain‘, which will be released on March 20.

Ahead of the album’s release, Albarn and co. appeared on The Graham Norton Show on Friday (February 13), where they performed the single ‘Orange Country’ alongside Bizarrap, Kara Jackson and sitar player Anoushka Shankar.

Following the performance, Albarn joined the sofa, where he made a dig at rival football team, Tottenham Hotspur. Norton mentioned Gorillaz’s upcoming gigs, asking Albarn specifically about their stop at the 62,850-capacity venue: “You’re doing your biggest ever gig, I think? Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?”

The Chelsea F.C. supporter then jokingly responded: “A large music venue in North London, yeah”, refusing to outright mention the team’s name.

Fans on X/Twitter have compared the moment to when Oasis – famous Manchester City supporters – played Old Trafford Stadium, but had tickets read “Lancashire County Cricket Club” to avoid naming their rival team Manchester United’s home ground.

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Before the Tottenham gig, the band will also play some warm-up shows in Bradford, and from there will make stops at numerous European festivals over the summer, including Electric Picnic, Primavera Sound Barcelona and Porto, and Rock Werchter. Visit here for tickets.

‘The Mountain‘ has so far been previewed by six singles: ‘The Hardest Thing’, ‘Orange County’, ‘The God Of Lying’ (featuring Idles), ‘The Happy Dictator’ (feat. Sparks), ‘The Manifesto’ with Trueno and late D12 member Proof, and ‘Damascus’.

The latter features Syrian superstar of Bedouin music Omar Souleyman and rapper/singer Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def), and was also given a live preview at the huge Together For Palestine charity gig at Wembley Arena, organised by Brian Eno last year.

Other artists who have joined Albarn and Jamie Hewett for the record include Black Thought, Asha Puthli, Asha Bhosle, Gruff Rhys, Paul Simonon, Johnny Marr, The London Arab Orchestra, Demon Strings, Chris Storr, James Copus and Matthew Gunner.

Last year, Albarn opened up about how the record was partly inspired after both he and Jamie Hewlett lost their fathers and went to India to cope with the grief.

“I did things I’d never done before. I swam in the Ganges in Varanasi. I watched the bodies being burnt on the banks of the Ganges. I took my dad’s ashes there and I cast them in the river. It was very beautiful.”