{"id":2123666,"date":"2025-10-29T23:12:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2123666"},"modified":"2025-10-29T23:12:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T23:12:27","slug":"somehow-all-of-these-songs-mean-more-to-people-now-than-they-did-when-they-were-first-released-britpop-becomes-the-latest-genre-to-get-a-classical-makeover-courtesy-of-blurs-alex-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/somehow-all-of-these-songs-mean-more-to-people-now-than-they-did-when-they-were-first-released-britpop-becomes-the-latest-genre-to-get-a-classical-makeover-courtesy-of-blurs-alex-james\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSomehow all of these songs mean more to people now than they did when they were first released”: Britpop becomes the latest genre to get a classical makeover, courtesy of Blur’s Alex James"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These days no genre is complete without the addition of an orchestra. House, techno, grime, metal \u2013 they have all been subjected to well-intentioned but often ill-conceived fusions with classical music. So it was probably only a matter of time before some bright spark came up with the idea of applying the same concept to Britpop. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, that bright spark is Blur bassist Alex James, who put together such a show, called, ahem, Britpop Classical, for his own event, the Big Feastival, this year. Now it\u2019s been announced that he is taking it to London\u2019s Albert Hall next spring before embarking on a full UK tour.<\/p>\n

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