Gorillaz - Live at Utilita Arena, Cardiff - 27th March

Never believe it when someone tells you that you can’t have it both ways.

Just look at Damon Albarn; in a couple of months, Gorillaz will perform at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, meaning Albarn officially fronts two stadium bands, his ‘other band’ having already played two nights at Wembley Stadium in 2023.

One suspects the ultra-competitive Albarn is fully (and justifiably smugly) aware of that.

For now though he must make do with arenas. The most striking thing about tonight’s crowd is how mixed it is.

With over a quarter-century’s worth of material, those in their twenties and thirties are expected, and the nineties’ faithful remain as loyal as ever, but there are also countless teenagers.

Admittedly, Gorillaz are ostensibly a cartoon band (indeed, the loudest cheers are reserved for when images of 2-D, Murdoc, Russel and Noodle appear on the screens), but given that Albarn and Jamie Hewlett dropped the façade years ago, it still comes as a surprise.

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