Gorillaz returned to the Hollywood Palladium for a two-night stand Sunday (2/22) and Monday (2/23) for a pair of very special concerts where they played the entirety of their forthcoming album, The Mountain during the first set and the bangers from their catalogue in the second half.
The British outfit fronted by Damon Albarn (vocals, keyboards) which currently includes Jeff Wootton (guitar), Seye Adelekan (bass), Mike Smith (keyboards), and Karl Vanden Bossche (drums, percussion), held a two-night engagement 24 years ago at the legendary Sunset Blvd. venue during their 24-date Debut Album Tour.
The only major similarities between the gigs in 2002 and 2026 were Albarn, two songs (“Clint Eastwood” and “Rock the House”), and the cartoon characters on the tshirts and video screens. One giant difference was in 2002, the band played behind a curtain only casting shadows on the screen the entire night.
Opened on Halloween night in 1940 with a concert by Tommy Dorsey and his band which featured a 24 year-old vocalist named Frank Sinatra, the Art Deco ballroom has hosted pop, punk, and hip-hop acts throughout the decades.
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