{"id":187,"date":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/03\/07\/gorillaz-announce-demon-dayz-festival\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T00:00:00","slug":"gorillaz-announce-demon-dayz-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2017\/2017\/03\/07\/gorillaz-announce-demon-dayz-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Gorillaz Announce Demon Dayz Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gorillaz, the Grammy-winning virtual band co-created by multi-instrumentalist Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett in 1998, has laid plans for its own festival, which is to be called Demon Dayz Festival, after its second album. While the lineup has yet to be released, this is slated to be <a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/tag\/gorillaz\">Gorillaz<\/a>\u2019 first live performance since the conclusion of 2010\u2019s <em>Escape to Plastic Beach Tour <\/em>in Auckland, New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-268720\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/demondayz.jpg\" alt=\"demon days festival\" width=\"637\" height=\"900\" data-wp-pid=\"268720\" \/>At that show Albarn warned fans that it might be the last ever for Gorillaz, so today\u2019s news comes as a sigh of relief for Gorillaz fans worldwide, who, for several years now, have been inundated with rumours of Albarn and Hewlett\u2019s falling-out, delayed releases, and other speculation.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes following an increase in social media activity by the band, which has included biographies for the band\u2019s four virtual members\u20142D, Murdoc Niccals, Russell Hobbs, and Noodle\u2014a revised timeline of the band\u2019s history, and the January release of \u201cHallelujah Money,\u201d a single featuring Benjamin Clementine. While an album of new material has been in the works for a couple of years, a 2017 release now appears to be imminent. Check out the video for &#8220;Hallelujah Money&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eMZSc3-X5i8\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The single-day Demon Dayz Festival is scheduled for June 10 in Margate, England at the Dreamland amusement park. Tickets are now available starting at \u00a360.00, with priority entry tickets for \u00a370.00. Tickets include full access to the park\u2019s rides. RedBull TV will also live stream the festival. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.demondayzfestival.co.uk\/\">here<\/a> to visit the Demon Dayz website for tickets and more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorillaz, the Grammy-winning virtual band co-created by multi-instrumentalist Damon Albarn and comic book artist Jamie Hewlett in 1998, has laid plans for its own festival, which is to be called Demon Dayz Festival, after its second album. 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