Blur at Hyde Park TONIGHT

It's here! The first of two epic Hyde Park shows is tonight. I'll be keeping a running ticker of the latest news coming from Park Lane.
To start with, perennial source for soundbites, the NME.

Blur to put 'heart and soul' into tonight's (Jul 2,3) Hyde Park(life) gigs [NME]

Blur Braced For Start Of London Hyde Park Residency...It gets under way tonight [Festival Wise]



Watch the announcement video again:

• Remember, Absolute Radio will be replaying an entire show starting at 5pm GMT, on July 5th HERE.

• Remember, you can pre-order the live album recorded at the Hyde Park shows. Get a four disc set for both nights, or just a single night. Also available- Mp3's.

• From Parlophone's twitter, a real-time photo from Hyde Park:

• From Eddiecurry's twitter, opening band Foals on the stage. I love them:

The stage design seems to be very Anglocentric. Map of London one side, map of Britain the other. Hmm. Doesn't seem to bode well for future American shows.