Blur have announced that Sleaford Mods and Phil Daniels will be the latest acts joining them at their upcoming shows at Wembley Stadium.The long-awaited shows are set to take place on Saturday July 8 and Sunday July 9, and come ahead of the band’s upcoming ninth studio album ‘The Ballad Of Darren’ — set for release on July 21 via Parlophone and Warner (pre-order here).The first of the two new acts joining the bill is Nottingham post-punk band, Sleaford Mods.

Announced today (June 13), the duo — comprised of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn — will join Damon Albarn and co for their Saturday show.Now sold-out, other acts supporting the Britpop legends at the Saturday gig include English singer-songwriter and Mercury Prize nominee Self Esteem, and London-based electro-pop duo Jockstrap.Paul Weller, the second of the newly announced artists joining the bill, will perform at both the Saturday and Sunday shows in the capital.

Playing with The Selecter, Weller will join DJs Steve Davis and John Doran & Kavus Torabi, who are also set to entertain the crowd at the latter gig.

Find any remaining tickets for the upcoming shows here.After announcing their upcoming album last month, Blur kicked off their electric live return to the stage with a series of warm-up shows in the UK last month, including a gig in their Colchester hometown (May 20) and a set in Eastbourne the following day– which also featured a guest appearance from Daniels.The band also performed recently at the recent Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, where they treated fans to their first live performance of ‘Country House’ in eight years.They also played ‘Luminous’ for the first time in 24 years at the set —a lesser-known track which acts as a b-side for the.

Blur add Sleaford Mods and Phil Daniels to Wembley shows

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