"We did feel at Coachella, when we came over with Blur, that maybe it was a slight mismatch, us being at that festival,"
"It's kind of the embodiment of social media now, isn't it?"
"Something like that's more possible, yeah. The only problem with bloody playing Madison Square Garden, and I've done it a few times, is that there's all these banners for flipping ... what's his name?"
"Sir, it's Billy Joel, and he sold out 150 shows, which is 149 more than Blur."
Blur appeared as a top-billed act at Coachella but experienced a mismatch with the festival crowd, which responded apathetically during call-and-response sections of "Girls & Boys." The festival atmosphere was described as emblematic of social-media-era culture. The band recognizes that its cachet in the United States is weaker than in England. A U.S. arena tour is considered possible. Gorillaz have an upcoming SNL debut. Performing at venues like Madison Square Garden presents challenges due to prominent banners celebrating long-running artists, which can deflate any sense of achievement.
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