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NINETIES REVIVAL

Britpop’s returning heroes remain a different class

There was a joyous moment at one of Blur’s two Wembley Stadium shows earlier this month, when frontman Damon Albarn and guitarist Graham Coxon shared a cheeky kiss on the lips between songs. A slightly oversentimental show of unity, perhaps. But as plain and earnest proof as you could hope to witness that the heart of one of Britain’s greatest ever bands has healed after so much bad blood, and that Blur’s happy resumption of business can be celebrated without cynicism.

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