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Blur, New Order to Play Olympics Closing Ceremony

Blur, New Order to Play Olympics Closing Ceremony

The Specials will open Hyde Park concert

On Sunday night, Damon Albarn and Graham Coxon performed a new Blur song in London, hinting more at a full-fledged revival of the band. (Blur will also perform at the BRIT Awards tonight.)

Now, it's been announced that Blur will headline the closing ceremony at the Olympic Games in London on August 12. The BT London Live Closing Ceremony, taking place in Hyde Park, features a "Best of the British" lineup  that also includes New Order and the Specials.

Watch Albarn and Coxon's performance of the ballady new song "Under the Westway".

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