Английская Википедия:Gorillaz Live
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Gorillaz Live was the first concert tour by the British alternative rock virtual band Gorillaz, in support of their self-titled debut album.[1]
Personnel
- Damon Albarn – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, piano, acoustic guitar, melodica
- Junior Dan – bass guitar
- Roberto Occhipinti – bass guitar (only during North American tour, replacing Junior Dan)
- Simon Katz – lead guitar
- Cass Browne – drums, percussion, drum machine
- Mike Smith – keyboards
- Darren Galea "DJ D-Zire" – turntables
- Phi Life Cypher – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House" (Non-North American tour dates)
- Jamal Gray – vocals on "Clint Eastwood" and "Rock the House" (only during North American tour)
- D12 – vocals on "911" (New York City only)
- Sweetie Irie – vocals on "Clint Eastwood (Ed Case Refix)"
- Haruka Kuroda – backing vocals, speaking voice of Noodle (miming playing the second guitar to look like Noodle with the helmet; intermissions)
- Remi Kabaka Jr. – speaking voice of Russel (intermissions)
- Phil Cornwell – speaking voice of Murdoc (intermissions)
- Nelson De Freitas – speaking voice of 2-D (intermissions)
Opening acts
Dan Nakamura (select dates)[2]
Visuals and production
The logistics of an animated band going on tour proved problematic, with Jamie Hewlett saying in a mid-2001 interview: "We've come to realize that we've come up with something that's a bit ahead of its time and the technology doesn't exist to do everything we want to do, so the live show was something we had to really think hard about."[3] As a compromise between having a live and virtual stage presence, the band's musicians played behind a giant cinema screen, which projected music videos and visuals to the crowd. Lead singer Damon Albarn later expressed discomfort at this setup, confessing that he "was frustrated" behind the screen.[4] Later still, Albarn called the screens "obtuse",[5] believing the human element of the band necessitated a change. In a 2010 interview, Albarn voiced distaste at the concept of hiding collaborators behind a screen on the then-upcoming Escape to Plastic Beach Tour: "I couldn't entertain the idea of putting Lou Reed or Bobby Womack behind a screen. I'm not that daft."[6] Gorillaz Live was ultimately the only tour to have the musicians silhouetted behind a screen.
The voice actors of the virtual band toured alongside the real band, speaking to the crowd and each other in-between songs. However, according to Haruka Kuroda, budgeting issues prevented most of the voice actors from participating in the concert's international legs; Kuroda was the only voice actor to tour with the band beyond Europe.[7][8]
Set list
The following setlist is obtained from the concert held in London on 22 March 2001. It is not a representation of all shows on the tour.
- "M1 A1"
- "Tomorrow Comes Today"
- "Slow Country"
- "5/4"
- "Starshine"
- "Man Research (Clapper)"
- "Sound Check (Gravity)"
- "Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)"
- "Re-Hash"
- "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Phi Life Cypher)
- "Rock the House" (featuring Phi Life Cypher)
- "Dracula"
- "19-2000"
- "Punk"
- Encore
- "Clint Eastwood" (featuring Sweetie Irie)
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe[9] | |||
| 22 March 2001 | London | England | Scala |
| 22 June 2001 | Paris | France | La Cigale |
| 24 June 2001 | Dublin | Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
| Asia[10] | |||
| 16 August 2001 | Osaka | Japan | IMP Hall |
| 18 August 2001Шаблон:Efn | Tokyo | Chiba Marine Stadium | |
| Europe[9] | |||
| 25 August 2001Шаблон:Efn | Liverpool | England | Old Liverpool Airfield |
| 24 September 2001 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Corn Exchange |
| 25 September 2001 | Birmingham | England | Birmingham Academy |
| 26 September 2001 | Manchester | Manchester Academy | |
| 28 September 2001 | London | London Forum | |
| North America[11] | |||
| 23 February 2002 | Toronto | Canada | Toronto Docks |
| 25 February 2002 | Boston | United States | Avalon Ballroom |
| 26 February 2002 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club | |
| 28 February 2002 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | |
| 1 March 2002 | Philadelphia | Electric Factory | |
| 3 March 2002 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | |
| 5 March 2002 | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | |
| 7 March 2002 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | |
| 8 March 2002 | Los Angeles | Hollywood Palladium | |
| 9 March 2002 | |||
| 11 March 2002 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes |
| Europe[12] | |||
| 20 July 2002Шаблон:Efn | Lisbon | Portugal | Torre de Belém |
Notes
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite magazine
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- ↑ 9,0 9,1 Шаблон:Cite magazine
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- ↑ Sources for shows in North America:
- US and Canada (except 2nd Los Angeles date): Шаблон:Cite magazine
- 2nd Los Angeles date: Шаблон:Cite web
- Mexico: Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
