Live at the Budokan (Blur album)

Live at the Budokan
Live album by
Blur
Released22 May 1996
Recorded8–9 November 1995
VenueBudokan, Tokyo
GenreBritpop
Length96:24
LabelFood/EMI
Blur chronology
The Great Escape
(1995) 		Live at the Budokan
(1996) 		Blur
(1997)

Live at the Budokan is a two-disc live album by English band Blur, recorded during the 1995 tour for their album The Great Escape, at the Budokan on 8 November 1995. Until 2009, it was the only official standalone live Blur album.

Two songs performed at concert that didn't make the cut for the album can be found on the Japanese single, "It Could Be You": "Charmless Man" (originally performed before "Jubilee") and "Chemical World" (originally performed before "Coping").[1] The version of "She's So High" is an anomaly, as it is actually the 9 November 1995 performance from the NHK Hall in Tokyo.

It was originally released only in Japan, where it peaked at 36 on the Oricon albums chart, but was released internationally via iTunes in 2014.[2][3][4] To commemorate the album's 30th anniversary, a two LP vinyl release is planned for Record Store Day 2026.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[7]

Writing for AllMusic, Ned Raggett found that the album "conclusively demonstrates that in concert Blur is Coxon's band, not Albarn's" with the latter seeming "somewhat tired at points and a parody of himself at his most English at others." In their mini-review, CDJournal called the release of the band's Budokan performance "proof of their importance."[8]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleLength
1."The Great Escape"1:37
2."Jubilee"3:13
3."Popscene"3:11
4."End of a Century"2:56
5."Tracy Jacks"4:09
6."Mr. Robinson's Quango"5:02
7."To the End"4:18
8."Fade Away"4:20
9."It Could Be You"3:13
10."Stereotypes"3:29
11."She's So High"5:26
12."Girls & Boys"4:50
13."Advert"3:28
14."Intermission"1:39
15."Bank Holiday"1:51
16."For Tomorrow"6:26
17."Country House"4:40
18."This Is a Low"5:12
19."Supa Shoppa"3:23

Disc two

No.TitleLength
1."Yuko and Hiro"4:44
2."He Thought of Cars"5:03
3."Coping"3:23
4."Globe Alone"2:43
5."Parklife"3:37
6."The Universal"5:11

References

  1. ^ "ブラー / イット・クド・ビー・ユー [廃盤]". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2025. 日本のみリリースのニュー・シングルに、武道館ライヴ・アルバム未収録のライヴ・トラックをカップリング。
  2. ^ Renshaw, David (28 July 2014). "Blur to release 'Live At The Budokan' album recorded at 1995 Japan gig". NME. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Blur / ブラー「Live At the Budokan / ライヴ・アット・ザ・武道館」". Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). 11 August 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2025. その作品が遂に、全世界に向けてiTunes Store限定で配信されることになった。
  4. ^ "ライブ・アット・武道館～ジャパン・オンリー・オフィシャル・ライブ・アルバム～ | ブラー". オリコンニュース（ORICON NEWS） (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  5. ^ Skinner, Tom (4 February 2026). "Blur's classic 'Live At The Budokan' set for 30th anniversary vinyl re-release on Record Store Day 2026". NME. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  6. ^ Live at the Budokan at AllMusic
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
  8. ^ "ブラー / ライヴ・アット・ザ・武道館～ジャパン・オンリー・オフィシャル・ライヴ・アルバム [2CD]". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 January 2026. 武道館ライヴを発表するとは大物の証拠。
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