Parklive

Parklive
Live album by
Blur
Released13 August 2012 (2012-08-13) (iTunes Store)
20 August 2012 (2012-08-20) (CD)
3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) (DVD) (Special Edition)
Recorded12 August 2012
VenueHyde Park, London
GenresBritpop, alternative rock
Length125:13
LabelsEMI, Parlophone
Blur chronology
Blur 21
(2012)		 Parklive
(2012)		 The Magic Whip
(2015)
Damon Albarn chronology
Blur 21
(2012)		 Parklive
(2012)		 Maison Des Jeunes
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Drowned in Sound8/10
Pitchfork8.5/10
Record CollectorStarStarStar
Uncut8/10
Under the Radar7.5/10

Parklive is the third live album by British rock band Blur, released on 13 August 2012. The live album recorded the band's performance at Hyde Park, London on 12 August 2012, as part of the companion concert to the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. The title is a play on their 1994 album Parklife.

The digital download was released onto the iTunes Store within a day of the band's performance. The CD version was released the following week, with a bonus disc of live unreleased rarities. A deluxe edition was released in December 2012, which, in addition to the three CDs in the CD edition, contains the Hyde Park performance on DVD and a CD of the band's performance at the 100 Club.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Girls & Boys"Parklife5:07
2."London Loves"Parklife3:32
3."Tracy Jacks"Parklife4:26
4."Jubilee"Parklife3:00
5."Beetlebum"Blur6:00
6."Coffee & TV"134:58
7."Out of Time"Think Tank4:42
8."Young and Lovely""Chemical World" (single)5:12
9."Trimm Trabb"135:28
10."Caramel"135:04
11."Sunday Sunday"Modern Life Is Rubbish3:34
12."Country House"The Great Escape4:28
13."Parklife" (featuring Phil Daniels)Parklife3:44
Total length:59:15
Disc two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Colin Zeal"Modern Life Is Rubbish3:18
2."Popscene""Popscene" (single)3:50
3."Advert"Modern Life Is Rubbish4:28
4."Song 2"Blur2:50
5."No Distance Left to Run"133:57
6."Tender"139:09
7."This Is a Low"Parklife7:58
8."Sing"Leisure5:49
9."Under the Westway / Intermission""Under the Westway" (single) / Modern Life Is Rubbish6:33
10."End of a Century"Parklife3:39
11."For Tomorrow"Modern Life Is Rubbish6:42
12."The Universal"The Great Escape4:45
Total length:65:58
Disc three (CD only)
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Under the Westway (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)""Under the Westway" (single)4:21
2."The Puritan (Live from 13 – Matt Butcher Mix)""Under the Westway" (single)3:16
3."Mr Briggs (BBC Maida Vale session)""There's No Other Way" (single)3:30
4."London Loves (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"Parklife3:41
5."Young and Lovely (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)""Chemical World" (single)4:39
6."Colin Zeal (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"Modern Life is Rubbish3:09
7."The Puritan (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)""Under the Westway" (single)4:39
8."No Distance Left to Run (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"133:51
9."This Is a Low (Live at Wolverhampton Civic Hall 6 August 2012)"Parklife6:57
Total length:37:12

Personnel

Blur

with

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for Parklive by Blur". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Parklive – Blur". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Loucaides, Darren (4 December 2012). "Blur - Parklive". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Lindsay Zoladz (20 August 2012). "Blur: Parklive". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Kennedy, Jake (30 December 2012). "Parklive: Deluxe Edition - Blur". Record Collector. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  6. ↑ O'Connell, Sharon (7 February 2013). "Blur - Parklive". Uncut. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Davis, Hays (4 January 2013). "Blur - Parklive (Deluxe Edition)". Under the Radar. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Parklive (Live)". iTunes Store. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.[dead link]
  9. ↑ "Live Here Now". Abbey Road Live. Retrieved 14 August 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  10. ↑ "Blur announce 'Parklive' album will be released after Hyde Park show". Electric Banana. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  11. ↑ Just like in Blur's original setlists for the 2012 shows, "Intermission" is titled wrongly as "Commercial Break" on the album. http://vblurpage.com/discography/albums/parklive.htm