Blur’s Alex James “delighted” that he and Liam Gallagher would possibly turn into neighbours

Blur bassist Alex James has revealed he was “delighted” by stories that Liam Gallagher would possibly turn into his neighbour.

James — who lives in Chipping Norton as a cheese farmer — made the feedback throughout a current interview with Radio X‘s Johnny Vaughan, saying he was “delighted to listen to” that Gallagher had been taking a look at a close-by £3.5million property within the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire.

“I hope he does make the leap, however farms are the closest factor there may be to a pure habitat for the rock gents,” he stated of his former musical rival. “I don’t assume anybody ever purchased a farm and stated ‘oh no’.”

Talking about his personal life-style on the farm, James added: “It’s only a strolling, residing, respiration cliché I’m afraid.”

Earlier this week, Blur introduced they’ll be performing a reunion present at Wembley Stadium subsequent yr, marking their first headline present since 2015. It was introduced as a one-off efficiency for July 8, 2023, however the band have additionally added a second date (July 9), as a result of excessive demand.

They’ll be joined by Slowthai, Self Esteem and Jockstrap for the primary present, nevertheless it’s not but confirmed in the event that they’ll even be helps for the second.

Blur’s setlist will comprise their biggest hits, with frontman Damon Albarn saying: “We actually love taking part in these songs and thought it’s about time we did it once more.” Discover tickets here.

It comes after NME sat down with Albarn earlier within the yr, who on the time stated the band had been in talks concerning the thought of a reunion present.

“Properly, we did have a chat lately, however we haven’t actually progressed additional than that,” he stated again in June. “We did have an thought although; I’ve simply been a bit busy in the mean time clearly. When it occurs, I’ll be made up.”