Add to your event list
Caitlin Moran joins Blur’s legendary bassist Alex James for a heartfelt and hilarious account of what it feels like to be catapulted back into the limelight with one of the world’s biggest bands.
One winter’s night, Alex James received an unexpected call. Blur had been invited to play their biggest gig ever: Wembley Stadium. The only trouble was, he and his bandmates hadn’t spoken to – or even shouted at – each other for years. And he now had five children, an out-of-control menagerie of cats, and a sprawling farm to run. This is the story of what happened next.
Taking us behind the scenes of a raucous, rollercoaster year, Alex will tell Times journalist and bestselling author Caitlin Moran how the band made a surprise – and emotional – return, recording an acclaimed album and playing sold-out shows around the world, from Colchester to Colombia and beyond. Plus: how he went on a crash diet to fit back into his ‘Britpop Trousers,’ somehow organised an entire festival of his own, and tried to perfect the recipe for a giant Frazzle.
Don’t miss this love letter to Blur, to friendship and to music. Alex is here to show us all that, however old – or hungover – we might feel, nothing’s ever truly over: it’s always just the start of the next thing.
Caitlin Moran
The award-winning columnist and critic for the Times, Caitlin Moran was named the Observer’s Young Reporter of the Year at just 15. Shortly afterwards…
See Caitlin Moran tour dates
Alex James
The multi-talented man known best as the effeminate bassist in sensational 90s Britpop act Blur, and also a member of Fat Les (responsible for #2…
See Alex James tour dates
Emmanuel Centre
See all events at Emmanuel Centre
Emmanuel Centre
See all events at Emmanuel Centre
Find places to stay near Emmanuel Centre
on Wed 4 December 2024