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Damon Albarn will play two intimate dates to coincide with the release of his debut solo album Everyday Robots.<\/p>\n

The news comes hot on the heels of the announcement that Albarn will be headlining Latitude Festival’s Saturday night in July. Albarn will perform at The Rivoli Ballroom on 30th April and The Great Hall, Queen Mary University of London on 1st May.<\/p>\n

Everyday Robots is produced by XL’s Richard Russell and was recorded at West London’s 13 Studio. The album features cameo appearance by Brian Eno and Natasha Khan and is Albarn’s most autobiographical to date. It will be released on 28th April by Parlophone.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the shows are \u00a335 each (plus booking fees) and will be available from 9am on Friday. You can get them from www.gigsandtours.com\/go\/damonalbarn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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